Charged car park outside the south entrance, 100m from the Abbey, run by Scarborough Borough Council. Disabled visitors can be set down by the entrance to the visitor centre, where there’s a small number of accessible parking spaces here.
There’s also accessible car parking in the main car park.
Whitby Abbey is just ½ mile from the Town Centre, a 15-minute walk up the famous 199 steps – there are resting points on the way up.
Plan your route with what3words.com/worksheet.renamed.obstruct
Find the nearest EV charger to Whitby Abbey at zap-map.com/live/
Whitby is served by regular bus X93 from Middlesbrough via Guisborough. Buses run hourly (every 2 hours on Sundays), taking 70 minutes.
Bus X4 and bus X4A also run from Middlesbrough to Whitby, on a longer route via the coastal towns of Redcar and Saltburn. Buses run every 30 minutes (hourly on Sundays).
Bus 93 runs hourly every day from Scarborough via Robin Hood’s Bay to Whitby, taking just one hour.
Coastliner Bus 840 runs from Leeds, via York, Malton and Pickering to Whitby 4 times a day Monday to Saturday (fewer on Sundays).
From Whitby train station the walk to Whitby Abbey takes about 15 minutes (1/2 mile), via the 199 steps.
National Routes 1 and 165 meet in Whitby.
Find your cycling route to Whitby Abbey at sustrans.org.uk, the National Cycle Network. There are bike racks available at this site.
Escape the traffic and travel to Whitby Abbey by train, bus or bicycle and be rewarded with 20% off your walk-up ticket. Show your bus or train ticket, or bike helmet, at the point of purchase to receive your discount. English Heritage are working with Good Journey to encourage sustainable travel to Whitby Abbey, click here to find out more and for help planning your route.