Durham is a very small town that you can easily explore on foot.

Nevertheless, it does have its own city bus service, which is very useful for travellers with reduced mobility.

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On foot

The best and quickest way to get around is on foot. The distances really aren’t that great, and you’ll get to see all of Durham’s interesting sights.

Here are some examples of maps and distances for the most common walking routes:

• Railway station – cathedralor castle
  • 1 km
  • map of the route
• Cathedral or castle – Crook Hall Gardens
  • 1.3 km
  • route map
• Crook Hall Gardens – railway station
  • 1.4 km
  • route map

Public transport – buses

Most bus routes are primarily designed to take passengers from Durham to neighbouring towns, but you can also use two tourist city routes known as Cathedral Bus.

The buses are operated directly by Durham City Council, and you can find information on the websitedurham.gov.uk/CathedralBus

• Route 40: runs from the railway station via the regional coach station and Market Place to the castle and cathedral
  • Runs once every 20 minutes from approximately 10.00 to 17.15
  • It runs only from Monday to Saturday; it does not run on Sundays or public holidays
• Route 40A: runs from the Radisson Hotel to the castle and cathedral
  • Runs once every 30 minutes from approximately 10:00 to 16:00
  • Runs only from Monday to Saturday; does not run on Sundays or public holidays

An all-day ticket costs 1 gbp and can be purchased from the driver. You can pay by card or in cash.