Why go
- City in Delaware, United States.
- Served by Wilmington Airport (ILG).
History
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The city is located six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington and is situated on the Delaware River. As of 2020, the city's population was 5,551. New Castle constitutes part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Where to stay
130 Delaware St, New Castle, DE 19720 · theterryhouse.com
1201 Christiana Rd, Newark, DE 19713 · ihg.com
506 S Pennsville Auburn Rd, Carneys Point Township, NJ 08069 · ihg.com
48 Geoffrey Dr, Newark, DE 19713 · sonesta.com
333 Continental Dr, Newark, DE 19713 · extendedstayamerica.com
133 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720 · relaxinnde.com
413 N Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070 · wyndhamhotels.com
260 Chapman Rd, Newark, DE 19702 · wyndhamhotels.com
100 Continental Dr, Newark, DE 19713 · hilton.com
232 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720 · travelinnnewcastle.com
3 Memorial Dr, New Castle, DE 19720 · budgetinnnewcastle.com
2117 N Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720 · marriott.com
1008 Old Churchmans Rd, Newark, DE 19713 · hilton.com
Exit 5A to Rt, 215 S Dupont Hwy I-95, #141, New Castle, DE 19720 · wyndhamhotels.com
2180 New Castle Ave, New Castle, DE 19720 · marriott.com
900 Churchmans Rd, Newark, DE 19713 · wyndhamhotels.com
56 S Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE 19702 · marriott.com
429 N Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070 · hilton.com
410 Eagle Run Rd, Newark, DE 19702 · marriott.com
875 Pulaski Hwy, Bear, DE 19701 · bestwestern.com
1612 N Dupont Hwy Building B, New Castle, DE 19720 · redroof.com
1213 West Ave, New Castle, DE 19720 · superlodgenewcastle.com
634 Soders Rd, Carneys Point, NJ 08069 · choicehotels.com
140 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720
591 N Hook Rd, Pennsville, NJ 08070 · whiteoaksmotel.com
145 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720 · thehollywoodmotel.com
1200 West Ave, New Castle, DE 19720
Restaurants & places to go
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: 10:45-22:00 Features: takeaway · 2150 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · cava.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-22:00; Su off Features: takeaway, delivery · 107 South Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · chick-fil-a.com
Tex-Mex, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00 · 3220 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · chilis.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 07:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-22:00 · 427 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070 · crackerbarrel.com
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 04:30-20:00; Sa-Su 05:00-20:00 Features: takeaway · 905 East Basin Road, New Castle, 19720 · locations.dunkindonuts.com
Breakfast, Pancake, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00 · 148 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · restaurants.ihop.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 3250 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · jerseymikes.com
Chinese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:30-21:00; Fr-Su 11:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 113 South Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · pandaexpress.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Th,Su 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00 Features: takeaway · 529 East Basin Road, New Castle, 19720 · locations.papajohns.com
Mexican, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:30-22:00 Features: takeaway · 3230 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · locations.qdoba.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 2120 Fashion Center Boulevard, 19702 · shakeshack.com
Juice, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 09:00-20:00 Features: takeaway · 3252 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · locations.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com
Soup, Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off Features: takeaway · 2136 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · restaurants.eatzeats.com
Barbecue, Filipino, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-20:00 · 87 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070 · famoussgtbobbbqandgrill.com
Moroccan, Restaurant · Opening hours: 17:30-23:30 · 4010 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · casablancade.com
Diner, American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:30-21:00 · 201 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · thelegendnc.com
Hot Dog, Pizza, Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · 900 Center Boulevard South, Newark, 19702-3221 · costco.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Features: takeaway · 3240 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · starbucks.com
Bagel, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo,We 05:00-16:00; Tu,Th 05:00-17:00; Fr 05:00-18:00; Sa 05:00-15:00; Su 06:00-14:30 · 1420 North Dupont Highway, New… · newcastlebagels.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-22:30; Su 11:00-21:00 · 185 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070 · silvanasitalianrestaurant.com
Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-20:00; Sa-Su 12:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating · 277 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070
Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-17:00 · 317 South Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · l-gsoulfood.com
Italian Pizza, Pizza, Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-20:45 · 488 Moores Lane, 19720
Fried Chicken, Middle Eastern, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00; Su 11:00-22:00; Mo-Th 11:00-23:00 · 3900 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating
Wings, Fast Food · Opening hours: We-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-20:00 · 1404 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720
International, Restaurant · International restaurant · karibbeandelight2.com
Caribbean, American, Restaurant · Caribbean/American restaurant · 414 Delaware Street, New Castle, 19720 · zolliesjazzcucina.com
Asian, Japanese, Restaurant · Asian/Japanese restaurant
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-21:00 Features: takeaway · 112 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · locations.kfc.com
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo,We-Su 10:00-22:00; Tu 09:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 1059 South Market Street, Wilmington, 19801 · locations.tacobell.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00 · 3194 Fashion Center Boulevard, Newark, 19702 · tedsmontanagrill.com
Donut, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 06:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 06:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 114 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720 · site.krispykreme.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00 · 624 East Basin Road, New Castle, 19720 · ioannonis.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant · 251 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070 · chinainnpennsville.com
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00 · 269 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070 · locations.pizzahut.com
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-21:00; Su 15:00-21:00 · 234 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070
Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · checkersandrallys.com
Hot Dog, Restaurant · Hot Dog restaurant · 1200 North Dupont Highway
Coffee Shop, Pastry, Bakery, Cafe · Coffee Shop/Pastry cafe · 222 Delaware Street, New Castle, 19720 · boothhousetavern.com
Italian, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00 · 1505 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, 19720
Ice Cream · Features: outdoor seating · 338 North Broadway, Pennsville, 08070
Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-23:00 · 500 Center Boulevard South, Newark, 19702 · bahamabreeze.com
Indoor
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Airports
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 23 mi to the centre
Philadelphia, PA, US — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 23 airlines (American Airlines, US Airways, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines…) · direct flights to 122 destinations incl. Atlanta, Denver, London, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 23 airlines, 122 direct destinations
- American Airlines AA (CRJ, Dash 8-300, A319, A320, Embraer 190, A321…) · 118 routes: Akron*, Albany, Allentown, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta*, Austin, Baltimore, Bangor*, Barcelona, Bermuda, Binghamton, Birmingham*, Boston, Brussels, Buffalo, Burlington, Cancun, Charleston*, Charlotte, Charlottesville VA, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland*, Columbia*, Columbus*, Dallas-Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Doha, Dublin, Elmira, Erie, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Georgetown, Glasgow, Greensboro* … +78 more
- US Airways US (CRJ, A319, A320, DH8, Embraer 190, Embraer 175…) · 117 routes: Akron, Albany*, Allentown*, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Bangor*, Barcelona, Bermuda, Binghamton*, Birmingham, Boston, Brussels, Buffalo*, Burlington, Cancun, Charleston, Charlotte, Charlottesville VA*, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland*, Columbia*, Columbus*, Dallas-Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Elmira*, Erie*, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Georgetown, Glasgow, Greensboro*, Greenville* … +77 more
- Southwest Airlines WN (737-700, 73C, 737-300, 717, 737-800) · 11 routes: Atlanta*, Chicago, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, St. Louis, Tampa
- Delta Air Lines DL (A320, M90, ERJ, MD-88, 737-800, A319…) · 8 routes: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, Paris, Raleigh-durham*, Salt Lake City
- AirTran Airways FL (737-700, 737-800, 73C, 717) · 7 routes: Atlanta, Chicago*, Denver*, Fort Lauderdale*, Orlando*, Phoenix*, Wichita*
- United Airlines UA (A319, 737-800, 737-900, A320, 757-200, 737-700…) · 6 routes: Chicago, Denver, Houston, San Francisco, Toronto*, Washington*
- Spirit Airlines NK (A320) · 3 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach
- Air France AF (A320, 737-800, 757-200, M90, 737-800) · 2 routes: Atlanta*, Paris*
- Frontier Airlines F9 (A320) · 2 routes: Cancun, Punta Cana
- Virgin America VX (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Los Angeles, San Francisco
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A330-200) · 1 route: Athens*
- AeroMéxico AM (757, MD-88, M90) · 1 route: Atlanta*
- Air Canada AC (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Toronto
- Alaska Airlines AS (73J, 737-800) · 1 route: Seattle
- Alitalia AZ (737-800, MD-88, M90) · 1 route: Atlanta*
- British Airways BA (767, 777) · 1 route: London
- Finnair AY (767, 777) · 1 route: London
- Iberia Airlines IB (767, 777) · 1 route: London*
- JetBlue Airways B6 (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Boston
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A320, M90, MD-88, 737-800) · 1 route: Atlanta*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-300) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Qatar Airways QR (777-200LR) · 1 route: Doha
- TAP Portugal TP (757-200) · 1 route: Lisbon*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Wilmington Airport (ILG) 2.2 mi to the centre
Wilmington, DE, US — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 1 airline (Frontier Airlines) · direct flights to 6 destinations incl. Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Orlando… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 6 direct destinations
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Rainbow's End Airport 5.6 mi to the centre
Salem, NJ, US
Salem Airfield 9.4 mi to the centre
Salem, NJ, US
Getting there by ferry
Fort Mott Ferry Landing
Ferry terminal · 4.3 mi from the centre
Fort Delaware Ferry Landing
Ferry terminal · 5.4 mi from the centre
Delaware City Ferry Landing
Ferry terminal · 5.9 mi from the centre
Fort Mott - Fort Delaware
Ferry route
Delaware City - Fort Delaware
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Wilmington Airport (ILG); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: ILG has direct flights to 6 destinations on 1 airline (incl. Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Orlando…). By water: 3 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Fort Mott Ferry Landing, 4.3 mi); routes include Fort Mott - Fort Delaware, Delaware City - Fort Delaware.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for New Castle, Delaware. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Bus · Delaware · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Semi-private scheduled · Embraer 135 (16 seats) · First-class-only scheduled flights from Van Nuys to Aspen, Sun Valley, Cabo and Europe in summer.
Charter, management, FBO · Managed fleet, light to ultra-long-range · Charter, management and FBOs at Van Nuys and Orange County; the original Hollywood jet operator.
Semi-private scheduled · Pilatus PC-12, King Air · Subscription and per-seat regional flights in California, Texas and Hawaii.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Phenom 300, Challenger 350 · Fractional and jet card programme centred on the US Midwest and East.
Charter, shared flights · Light to large-cabin via partner fleet · Vista Global's on-demand charter and by-the-seat shared flights, app-based.