Location
So where is it? The airport is several miles South East of Doncaster and 18 miles East of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is neither near Nottingham nor Robin Hood's Royal Oak.Bus Routes, Cycle Routes, Train Route
Road Routes from: North, South, East, West, Doncaster
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There are 4+ services to the airport per hour. All leave Doncaster Transport Interchange and take between 25 minutes and 1 hour depending upon traffic. So please allow some spare time; whether this will improve with the current "A638 Quality Bus corridor Scheme" remains to be seen!
All the bus stops are down stairs and the buses are the quick 707 (Green Airport Arrow), X19 (from Barnsley) the 91 and 230. The 707 and X19 tend to be on Stand 1 A with the 91 and 230 on Stand 2 A. Please check when you get there. It's a good overall service.
Those travelling from Worksop, Retford and Bawtry can use the hourly X29 and X30 Lynx services to the Airport; a pleasant ride on a new bus!
The airport car park has a limited number of lockable bicycle pens but please contact Reception in the terminal building before you depart for the airport! Vacancies are rarely guaranteed.
From personal experience I can state that all of the cycle routes to the airport are best described as dangerous and not worth using as they are a mix of road, track and show incongruence at junctions with roads. (DMBC does have a Cycling Action Plan but I have only read about it in a FARRR Study paper entitled the Do Minimum Scenario! Worrying?)
Arrive alive leave your bicycle at home! Just a personal opinion from a keen cyclist.
That said the new access road from Hurst Lane has a fantastic cycle route into the airport. Sadly it links up to nothing as the Council have not created any cyclist safe infrastructure in the wider area. If DMBC where as slick as the airport owners then life would be even greener in this Parish!
The nearest station is Doncaster. It is about 8 miles NW of the airport and is a major station on the East Coast Main Line. Currently there is some disruption at this station due to major rebuilding of the transport interchange. It will be very traveller friendly when finished!
From the rail station take a bus or taxi, see buses above. If you know at what time you will be needing the transfer I suggest that you pre-book a Private Hire service, as they offer good cars at competitive, if not the cheapest prices, try 07931950756.
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Within the vicinity of the airport there are many road signs giving directions. The following routes are helpful when pre-planning your road journey. Please drive safely there are many schools on route. A new access link road opened on 12 Dec 07 although it is not the only access route. The closest postcode for the GPS endowed is DN9 3RH close but not the centre of the runway.
North or South approach via the A1
1. Leave the A1(M) at J34 (Blyth). At this large roundabout take the A614 heading towards Bawtry. Proceed North through Bawtry heading towards Doncaster, this road becomes the A638 when North of Bawtry. Good luck lots of ongoing restructuring at J34.
2. Approximately 3.5 miles after leaving Bawtry, turn right into Hurst Lane, signposted to Auckley and airport.
3. Proceed along Hurst Lane for about 1.1 miles until the traffic lights at the crossroads, turn into the airport on the new access road. If you miss this turning I suggest that you turn around ASAP but please watch for the 40 mph zone and the occasional Mobile Safety Camera van.
1. Take the M62 Eastwards in the direction of Hull.
2. Turn off the M62 at J35 and follow the M18 Southbound.
3. Leave the M18 at J5 (Services) and head East on the M180. Keep left. Immediately leave the M180 at J1 do not follow the Humberside Airport sign along the M180.
4. At the bottom of the slip road is a roundabout. In the Summer you view to the right can be obscured due to tall grass. Turn right here towards the A614 signposted to Bawtry.
5. Follow the signposts for the A614 and Bawtry turning left directly opposite the "Green Tree" public house.
6. Drive past the former RAF Lindholme and at Blaxton village roundabout, turn right. 100m or so on your left is the end of the runway. Proceed past Walkers Nursery and Garden Centre on the left. Impressive displays of extensive flower beds throughout the year.
7. At the traffic lights turn left on to Gatehouse Lane and over the level crossing. Beware!
8. Follow Gatehouse Lane to a mini roundabout. Turn right at roundabout onto Hayfield Lane.
9. The entrance to the airport is to the left of the traffic lights. This is the easiest and quickest route not the one recommended by some agencies.
1. When traveling from the East follow the M180 to the big roundabout at the end.
2. At the roundabout, take the right hand lane. Follow all the way around; coming back on yourself. Beware of the traffic lights on the roundabout. Head Eastbound on the M180.
3. As you rejoin the M180 heading back towards Scunthorpe, immediately leave the M180 at J1 do not follow the Humberside Airport sign along the M180.
4. At the bottom of the slip road is a roundabout. In the Summer your view to the right can be obscured due to tall grass. Turn right here towards the A614 signposted to Bawtry.
5. Follow the signposts for the A614 and Bawtry turning left directly opposite the "Green Tree" public house.
6. Drive past the former RAF Lindholme and at Blaxton village roundabout, turn right. 100m or so on your left is the end of the runway. Proceed past Walkers Nursery and Garden Centre on the left. Impressive displays of extensive flower beds throughout the year.
7. At the traffic lights turn left on to Gatehouse Lane and over the level crossing. Beware!
8. Follow Gatehouse Lane to a mini roundabout. Turn right at roundabout onto Hayfield Lane.
9. The entrance to the airport is to the left of the traffic lights. This is the easiest and quickest route not the one recommended by some agencies.
There are numerous options from Doncaster via Armthorpe, Hatfield Woodhouse etc. If you do not know where you are going the best route starts at the Racecourse roundabout.
1. From the Racecourse roundabout head South on the A638 towards Bawtry and take the left turn for the airport at the Hurst Lane traffic lights.
2. Proceed along Hurst Lane for about 1.1 miles until the traffic lights at the crossroads, turn into the airport on the new access road. If you miss this turning I suggest that you turn around ASAP but please watch for the 40 mph zone and the occasional Mobile Safety Camera van.