Newcastle: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Newcastle is a city of 508,437 people in Australia (New South Wales), 48 m (157 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Newcastle Airport (NTL), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 135 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Newcastle runs from about 10 h 1 min a day in late June to 14 h 22 min in late December (computed for -32.93° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Newcastle is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Newcastle Airport (NTL), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre, whose 10,033-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Newcastle: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Newcastle · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 135 places to stay in Newcastle. Of the 101 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (59), and 14 are five-star. Across 74 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 100,956 reviews in total.
Hotels in Newcastle: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Sydney, 117 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Canberra, 358 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Central Coast, 67 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Wollongong, 185 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Newcastle upon Tyne, Ube, Arcadia.
Common questions
Which airport serves Newcastle?
Newcastle Airport (NTL), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre.
How big is Newcastle?
About 508,437 people live in Newcastle, across 262 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Newcastle in?
Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10.
What currency is used in Newcastle?
The Dollar (AUD). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Newcastle?
Our booking partner lists 135 places to stay in Newcastle, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Newcastle?
Sydney (117 km), Canberra (358 km), Central Coast (67 km), Wollongong (185 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.