Barnsley Town

Sunday, 17 June 2007

» Getting to Barnsley

Redevelopment of Barnsley's transport interchange will see existing bus and rail facilities brought together through a unique, ground-breaking design and will provide a dramatic gateway into the town centre. A new footbridge in the interchange will start to form the link in the development of the ‘Green Sprint’, a footpath linking the urban centre to the surrounding outstanding countryside.


BY ROAD


The town has excellent access to the national motorway network with Junction 37 of the M1 only 1 mile to the west of the town centre and Junctions 36 and 38 also serving Barnsley. The M18 and M62 are both within 20 miles of the town centre.


BY RAIL


Barnsley has frequent passenger services to mainline stations at Sheffield, Wakefield and Doncaster. London can be reached in 90 minutes from nearby Wakefield or Doncaster stations.


BY AIR


There are five international airports within 60 minutes drive of Barnsley.
Manchester International Airport serves over 150 international destinations, including North America (daily flights), Europe (regular daily flights), Asia and the Middle East (daily flights). Major airlines serving Manchester International Airport include: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, US Airways, Singapore Airlines and BMI.


Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield, Leeds Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands and Humberside Airports have direct daily flights within the British Isles, and to many European destinations and connections worldwide.


Useful Contacts


Manchester Airport Tel: 0161 489 3000
Humberside Airport Tel: 01625 688 456
Leeds/ Bradford Airport Tel: 0113 250 9696
Nottingham East Midlands Airport Tel: 01332 852 852
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport Tel: 01302 801 010

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