ROAD
Amble is situated on the A1068 road. This was originally an old corn trading road and it links the town to Alnwick in the north and (via the A189) to Ashington in the south of the region.
The A1 is less than a 15 minute drive from Amble and gives easy access to Edinburgh and the north and Newcastle upon Tyne and the south of England.
Bus Services
As of 16 September 2012 Amble is served by two bus services run by Arriva. The first is the hourly X18, running between Newcastle and Berwick upon Tweed via Alnwick, Amble and Morpeth. The second bus service is the new number 20 which also runs hourly between Amble, Widdrington and Ashington.
Timetable link: http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/ServiceSearchResults.aspx?regid=125&txt=Amble
There is also the hourly 472 service between Alnwick and Amble which is run by Travelsure
Timetable link: http://www.travelsure.co.uk/PDF/472.pdf
National Express coaches to London can be joined daily at nearby Alnwick, Ashington, Morpeth and in Newcastle.
http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx
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Based in Alnmouth, Alnwick and Amble we have two 7 seater mini buses with wheelchair access and a Mercedes Benz Limo for weddings and special occasions.
For bookings and more information please telephone: 07760 751 667
J L Taxis
Based in Amble, we offer a prompt reliable service in clean and tidy vehicles!
Both local and long distance journeys undertaken – no job is too small!
For further details click here
To book or for a quotation call Katy or Laurie on 01665 713800
Email grumpyoldtaxidriver@yahoo.co.uk
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Rail Services:
Alnmouth Rail Station on the east coast mainline is approximately six miles to the north of Amble along the A1068 road. Both local (Northern Trains) and mainline trains – East Coast services to Edinburgh and London and CrossCountry services to Aberdeen, Birmingham and Plymouth stop regularly at the station. Newcastle Central Station is also within easy reach of Amble (about 1hr by road)
Station link:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/alm/details.html
East Coast timetable:
http://www.eastcoast.co.uk/travel-information/timetable-information/
Cross Country timetable:
http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/Tickets_and_timetables/Train_timetables.aspx
Northern Trains timetable:
http://www.northernrail.org/travel/timetables/778700
Sea
Amble has good road links to the International Ferry Terminal at North Shields via the A1068, A189 and A19 roads. DFDS operate a number of services from the port including daily ferries to Amsterdam, Holland and Mini Cruise breaks. A number of other companies also operate Cruise Liners out of the port – mainly to Scandinavia.
Air
Newcastle upon Tyne International Airport is approximately 25 miles away from Amble and can be reached via the A1.
The airport offers holiday/charter flights from all the major tour operators, to Europe, USA, Canada, Dubai, Egypt and Cancun also scheduled services via BA, KLM etc to London airports and others in the UK, and Europe as well as a large number of flights via ‘budget airlines’ such as Easyjet, Ryanair and Jet2.
http://www.newcastleairport.com/
Eastern Airways offers flights to Newcastle from a number of locations throughout the UK including Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Stornoway and Wick. Visit their site for more information;
http://www.easternairways.com/