Great North 10k

**Car:
**Limited car parking is available at Bede School and Community Centre, Old Fold Road, Gateshead. NE10 0DJ. The car park is operational from 8am-2pm at a cost of £3 per car.

**Train:
**Take the train to your event and arrive in the heart of the city, ready to hit the Great Run starting line right on time. Book your travel to your Great Run event with TransPennine Express and get an extra 10% off Advance Purchase fares.

**Metro:
**The start and finish areas are a short walk from Gateshead Stadium Metro station. Metro trains provide a frequent service through the station providing links from Newcastle and Gateshead centres and from Heworth. And there’s a Metro from South Tyneside, from Sunderland, Newcastle Airport and from North Tyneside about every 30 minutes from around 07:00. This increases to every 15 minutes by about 10:00, depending on location.

**Metro park and ride:
**You can Park and Ride to Gateshead Stadium Metro station from the following main Park & Ride stations on the Metro system:

**Bus:
**The event is easily accessible by bus, with a variety of routes servicing Gateshead International Stadium. Go North East Service 27 from bus stops on Sunderland Road (Felling) provides a link to Gateshead Stadium about every 20 minutes from Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields. Quaylink Services Q1 and Q2 provide a link from Gateshead Metro and Newcastle City Centre to the Gateshead Quayside area, but they will be disrupted by road closures for the event so you are recommended to use Quaylink service Q3 from Newcastle City Centre to Newcastle Quayside and cross the Millennium Bridge to Gateshead. It is possible to get many bus services to Newcastle City Centre, Gateshead or Heworth Metro Stations then use the Metro to get to the event from Gateshead Stadium Metro Station.

**Fare Information:
**If you are travelling by more than one form of public transport the best ticket to buy is a Day Rover ticket. It gives you unlimited travel all day on Metro, most buses in Tyne and Wear, the Shields Ferry and the Sunderland - Blaydon rail line. Tickets are available from Metro station ticket machines and bus drivers - adult £7.20, child £3.60. Children who have an Under 16 Pop Card can travel all day for just £1.10 with a Child All-day Ticket (CAT) available from ticket machines or bus drivers. If you are using Metro only, or travelling on buses from just one bus company, buy one of their day tickets, or a return where available.