Car Hire at Newcastle Airport (NCL)

Part of our guide to car hire in Newcastle.

How to Find Your Car Hire Desk at Newcastle Airport (NCL)

• Book through eCarBookers first: Your booking confirmation from eCarBookers locks in your price and your vehicle class before you arrive. You pay the balance at the desk on collection, and the terms confirmed at booking are the terms you receive. Always confirm your hire in advance to guarantee your price from the moment you collect the keys.
• Where the airport is: Newcastle Airport lies at Woolsington, about 7 miles north-west of Newcastle city centre, and the Tyne and Wear Metro serves it directly.
• Where the desk is: Green Motion lists its branch at Unit 6, Browns Park, Brunswick Industrial Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 7GD, which is off the airport campus. Three listings describe a shuttle: call the branch when you land, follow the express pick-up and drop-off signs from the doors next to the Jet2 ticket desk, cross at the zebra crossing to the express pick-up shelter nearest the exit barriers, and wait for a Green Motion representative. The listings give an arrival time of about 15 minutes, though one recent review reports a longer wait. One listing describes alternative pick-up points at Callerton Parkway and the Short Stay 2 car park, which may carry a fee, and states that the shuttle is for customers arriving by air on the day the rental starts. The exact meeting point and contact number for your hire are shown on your booking voucher, which is the definitive source, so check it before you travel and follow it on arrival.
• Opening hours: The listings show the branch open daily from 07:00 to 20:00. Choose a flight that lands comfortably inside those hours, and confirm them in your booking confirmation.
• Arriving by Metro: The Metro runs from the airport to Monument in the city centre in about 24 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes. Callerton Parkway is also on the line.
• What to bring: The main driver should carry a valid driving licence, photo identification and a credit card in their own name with a limit high enough to cover the excess hold. Visitors from outside the UK should also carry their passport and, where required, an international driving permit. One listing states that identity documents must be printed copies, that proof of address no more than four months old may be requested, and that a UK licence holder may need a DVLA licence check code, so keep these available.

Pick-Up, Drop-Off, and Refuelling at Newcastle Airport (NCL)

• Returning the car: Return the car within the branch's opening hours shown in your booking confirmation, and confirm the drop-off instructions with the supplier at collection. One listing states that there is no key box, so plan your return for a time when the branch is open. Allow time for the shuttle back to the terminal.
• Nearest petrol stations: Esso Skyway (Newcastle Airport, NE13 8BZ) and Esso Airport Way (Ponteland Way, Cowgate, NE5 3HX) are both listed as open 24 hours a day. Refuel before you return the car, and allow time to do so before the branch closes.
• Fuel policy: Confirm the fuel type shown on your booking confirmation before you refuel, and ask at collection which fuel policy applies to your hire, so that you return the car as the supplier expects.
• Before you drive away: Photograph the vehicle thoroughly at collection and again at return, including all four sides, the wheels, the windscreen and the interior. Dated photographs give you a clear record of the condition you received.
• Clean air zone: The Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone is a Class C zone covering the city centre and the bridges over the Tyne. It charges older taxis, vans, buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles, and private cars are not charged, so no sticker, permit or payment applies to a hire car. There is no ULEZ or Congestion Charge.
• Tyne Tunnel: The Tyne Tunnel is tolled and operates 24 hours a day. From 1 May 2026 the Class 2 toll, which covers cars, is £2.60, or £2.34 with a pre-paid account. Payment options and deadlines are set by the operator at tt2.co.uk, so check them before you cross.

Top Car Hire Agencies at Newcastle Airport (NCL)

Car hire at Newcastle Airport (NCL) is available through Green Motion.

Every booking through eCarBookers shows the excess amount and full price before you confirm, and the balance is paid on arrival at the desk. Optional extras — such as additional drivers, supplemental tyre and glass cover, child seats, or out-of-hours fees — may be available at the desk if required.

Getting from Newcastle Airport (NCL) to Key Destinations

• Newcastle city centre — about 7 miles south-east, in roughly 9 minutes depending on traffic. Many visitors take the Metro into the centre and collect a car only for Northumberland and Durham.
• Hexham — about 20 miles west, in roughly 23 minutes. The market town is the usual base for Hadrian's Wall.
• Durham — about 24 miles south, in roughly 29 minutes. The cathedral city suits a day trip.
• Alnwick — about 30 miles north, in roughly 36 minutes. The route leads into Northumberland and its coastline.

How Payment Works for Car Hire at Newcastle Airport (NCL)

Payment is made in two steps. A rental prepayment confirms your booking online, with Instant Confirmation from the supplier. You then pay the balance directly to the supplier on arrival, when you collect the car.

The price and vehicle class shown at booking are the terms you receive at the desk. Because the full rental amount is not charged at the time of booking, you keep flexibility if your plans change, and cancellation is free.

The supplier may place an excess hold on the main driver's credit card at collection, so check that the card in the driver's name has enough available limit. The amount is shown in your booking confirmation.