Illness prevention

    Motion Sickness

    Affects many travellers on boats, long car journeys and flights — several simple measures and over-the-counter options can help.

    At a glance

    What travellers should know

    • More common on boats and winding roads than on flights
    • Sitting where movement is felt least (e.g. over the wing on a plane, mid-ship on a boat) can help
    • Several over-the-counter and prescription options are available

    Practical tips

    Focus on the horizon rather than a book or screen, get fresh air where possible, and avoid heavy meals or alcohol shortly before travelling.

    Common questions

    Motion Sickness FAQs

    Continue your travel health planning

    Based in Cramlington

    Travel vaccinations for Newcastle and Northumberland

    Newcastle Travel Clinic is operated from Northumbria Way Pharmacy & Clinic in Cramlington. We provide pharmacist-led travel vaccinations and personalised travel-health advice for patients travelling from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and surrounding communities.

    Clinic address
    Unit 1, Northumbria Health & Care Academy, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ
    Free parking
    40 minutes free parking immediately outside.
    Open seven days a week
    Including Saturday and Sunday appointments.