Coventry: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Coventry is a city of 345,324 people in United Kingdom (England), 89 m (292 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Coventry Arena railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Coventry runs from about 7 h 45 min a day in late December to 16 h 53 min in late June (computed for 52.41° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Coventry is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre, whose 10,013-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are East Midlands Airport (EMA, 49 km), London Luton Airport (LTN, 98 km).
Flights to Coventry: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Coventry Arena railway station, Coundon Road railway station, Foleshill railway station, Longford and Exhall railway station. Trains to Coventry
Buses to Coventry · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | 300,000 | 2010 |
The busiest is Herbert Art Gallery and Museum at 300,000 visitors in 2010. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Coventry
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 138 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 28 km — car rental · tours
- Dublin, 334 km (Ireland) — flights
- Manchester, 129 km — tours
- Sheffield, 109 km — tours
- Leeds, 155 km — tours
- Liverpool, 149 km — tours
- Bristol, 129 km
- The Hague, 397 km (The Netherlands)
- Cardiff, 154 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Volgograd, Dresden, Lidice, Granby, Galați, Kiel, Ostrava, Sarajevo, Graz, Kingston, Cork, Caen, Saint-Étienne, Kecskemét.
Common questions
Which airport serves Coventry?
Birmingham Airport (BHX), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Coventry?
About 345,324 people live in Coventry, across 98,640,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Coventry in?
Europe/London, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Coventry?
The Pound (GBP). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Coventry?
London (138 km), Birmingham (28 km), Dublin (334 km), Manchester (129 km), Sheffield (109 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.