By plane
Sunderland is serviced by both Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle International Airports. Both airports provide services to all major European cities and many destinations further a-field. There is a direct light rail Metro link with Newcastle International airport.
By train
Sunderland Central station offers services to London via York, operated by Grand Central (http://www.grandcentralra...); travellers can also change at Newcastle upon Tyne Central Station and get a connection with the light rail Metro link, or get off the train at Durham and travel into Sunderland by bus 20/X20 (http://www.simplygo.com/t...) which operates from 6am to 11pm. North East coastal trains travelling between Middlesbrough and Newcastle and the Metro Centre (http://www.northernrail.o...), and trains to Carlisle (http://www.northernrail.o...) stop here.
The Tyne and Wear Metro (http://www.tyneandwearmet...) has a number of stops throughout Sunderland City Centre and some suburbs. Disembark at Sunderland Central Station for rail connections, and Park Lane for the Park Lane Bus Interchange. Alight at St. Peter's for the riverside, National Glass Centre and University of Sunderland St. Peter's Campus, Sunderland Central or Park Lane for the city centre, and University for the City Campus.
By car
From South A1(M):Leave the A1M at the Junction 62 Durham and head East toward Sunderland along the A690. At the A19 roundabout, continue on the A690 for South or central Sunderland. For North Sunderland e.g. Stadium of Light, Seaburn, head north up the A19 to the A1231 Wessington Way junction, turn off the A19 then head East into Sunderland.
From North A1:Pass the Angel of the North heading south along the A1. Leave at the junction signposted A1231. Follow the road on through Washington onto the A1231. At the A19 roundabout, head straight on for North Sunderland. For South or central Sunderland, turn South onto the A19 and take the first turn-off. Head East Chester Road into Sunderland.