Visiting Whitehaven

Driving directions to Whitehaven:

1. From Carlisle: Take the A595 and follow the signs for Whitehaven. The journey takes approximately 40 minutes
2. From Newcastle: Take the A1(M) and then the A69 towards Carlisle. Follow the A689 and then the A595 towards Whitehaven. The journey takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes
3. From Manchester: Take the M6 towards Kendal and then exit onto the A590 towards Barrow-in-Furness. Follow the signs for Whitehaven on the A5093 and then the A595. The journey takes approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes

Rail directions to Whitehaven:

1. From Carlisle: Take the train towards Barrow-in-Furness and get off at Whitehaven station. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes
2. From Manchester: Take the train towards Windermere and change at Oxenholme Lake District onto a train towards Barrow-in-Furness. Get off at Whitehaven station. The journey takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes
3. From Newcastle: Take the train towards Carlisle and change at Carlisle onto a train towards Barrow-in-Furness. Get off at Whitehaven station. The journey takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes

For visitors to the Lake District National Park, it may be more convenient to stay in Ambleside or Keswick and take the bus towards Whitehaven. There are also bus services from nearby towns such as Cockermouth and Workington.

The closest airport to Whitehaven is the Carlisle Lake District Airport, which is approximately 28 miles away from Whitehaven. The suggested route from the airport to Whitehaven is to take the A595 southbound. Alternatively, you can take a train from the airport to Whitehaven, with the journey taking approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.