How To Get To The Gathering - York Travel Information

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The venue for the EFT Gathering 2012 is The Royal York Hotel adjacent to York railway station.

Lots to See and Do in York:

York is a historic and beautiful city, the centre is compact and there is lots to see and do within easy walking distance of our venue.  York is quiet and safe and a great city to spend an extra day or bring the family, see www.VisitYork.com

 
Where to Stay in York:

The Royal York Hotel tel 01904 653681 our conference venuue is immediately adjacent to York Railway Station and an easy walk from the Minster and museums.  A four star hotel it is priced accordingly and the bedrooms are expensive.   There are many other hotels, guest houses and B&Bs in York see www.VisitYork.com, budget B&Bs and hostels on Hostel World.  Or use TravelSupermarket.com for good deals.

Acer Guest House has had excellent reports

Park Inn by Radisson large hotel on the river, 10 minutes walk from the Royal York. 

The Lady Anne Middleton Hotel on the river and 10 min walk.

York City Blossom Street Premier Inn is about 10 minutes walk  (other York Premier Inns are several miles distance)

EFTer Alison Watson who lives in York has complied this list of guest houses for you. 

York has an excellent city bus service and there are frequent buses from the B&B areas which stop at the Railway Station for our Royal York conference venue.   When booking a hotel or B&B ask them how far they are from the Railway station and  how to get to the Railway station.  Our venue is right next door to the mail rail station.

Travel to York by Rail:

The easy way to get there because our venue The Royal York Hotel is right at York Railway Station which is the rail hub of the north. There is an entrance into the hotel from platform 3.  Regular, fast and direct trains serve York from London Kings Cross (2hrs), Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and other major cities.  Step off the train and step straight into the Gathering!  See www.nationalrail.co.uk for train times and tickets.

Travel to York by Road:

The The Royal York Hotel is 20 minutes from the A1 and has limited on-site parking available on a first-come first-served basis.  For driving directions click the map or enter the postcode YO24 1AA into the AA Route Finder or your Satnav.  If the Royal York parking is full then use the long stay car park at the Railway station.  Or to avoid traffic use the Park&Ride car parks on the York ring road.

Travel to York by Air:

Leeds-Bradford International LBA airport has daily flights from most UK regional airports and many European cities.  To get to York you need to take a bus to Leeds railway station and then a train to York.  Though Leeds is closer to York the train service direct from Manchester airport to York rail station is more convenient. 

Among the Airlines serving LBA are:

www.jet2.co.uk Jet2 has flights from Paris, Amsterdam, Dussledorf, Barcelona, Malaga and other Spanish destinations, Prague, Pisa, Belfast, Cork and many other European cities

www.KLM.com  KLM has daily flights to Amsterdam and connections worldwide

www.flybmi.com BMI has flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels

www.southwestair.com South West Air has flights from Plymouth, Newquay and Bristol

www.ryanair.com Ryan Air has flights from Dublin and Shannon

www.flybe.com FlyBe has flights from Aberdeen, Exeter, Southampton, Belfast, Bergerac and Gatwick

Unfortunately there are no flights with Yorkshire Airlines

Manchester International Aiport MAN is served by major international airlines and has direct flights from several US cities and most European airports. Manchester airport rail station is within the airport and trains to York take about an hour and a half direct to the hotel. Enter “Manchester Airport” into the journey planner on www.nationalrail.co.uk for train times.

London Airports.  From Heathrow and Gatwick travel into central London by tube or train then take the train to York from Kings Cross station see Travel to York by Rail

Leeds City Centre Hotels

If hotels in York are too full or too pricy then there are a dozen hotels in Leeds City Centre within a few minutes walk of the Leeds City Square railway station and frequent express trains direct to the Masterclass venue at York station take about 25 minutes www.nationalrail.co.uk for timetables. We suggest you book Leeds hotels through www.laterooms.com or www.superbreak.com to get a good rate, there are often special deals at weekends. 

The following, in no particular order, are a short walk from Leeds City railway station:

The Malmaison

Travelodge Leeds Central

The Queens Hotel

City Inn Leeds Hotel
The Ellington

Park Plaza Hotel
The Novotel
Hotel Ibis
Quebecs
The Met Hotel
The Marriott
Radisson SAS
42 The Calls
Jury's Inn
The Golden Lion