Destinations
United Kingdom: cities and how to get around
102 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
United Kingdom has 102 cities on this site, including the capital, London. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalLondon
Population66.5 million
Area244,820 km²
CurrencyPound (GBP)
Dialling code+44
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesBS 1363
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706
Official languagesEnglish
Internet domain.uk
Cities in United Kingdom
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | England | 8,961,989 | LHR (24 km) | 19,281+ |
| Birmingham | England | 1,157,603 | BHX (11 km) | 2,269+ |
| Glasgow | Scotland | 626,410 | GLA (11 km) | 762 |
| Manchester | England | 568,996 | MAN (15 km) | 2,251+ |
| Sheffield | England | 556,500 | MAN (54 km) | 665 |
| Leeds | England | 536,280 | LBA (11 km) | 785 |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 514,990 | EDI (11 km) | 2,102+ |
| Liverpool | England | 496,770 | LPL (12 km) | 1,732+ |
| Bristol | England | 479,024 | BRS (12 km) | 1,121+ |
| Cardiff | Wales | 372,089 | CWL (15 km) | — |
| Leicester | England | 368,600 | EMA (25 km) | — |
| Bradford | England | 366,187 | LBA (10 km) | — |
| Belfast | Northern Ireland | 348,005 | BFS (20 km) | — |
| Coventry | England | 345,324 | BHX (17 km) | — |
| Birkenhead | England | 325,264 | LPL (13 km) | — |
| Nottingham | England | 323,632 | EMA (18 km) | — |
| Islington | England | 319,143 | LHR (26 km) | — |
| Reading | England | 318,014 | LHR (35 km) | — |
| Kingston upon Hull | England | 314,018 | LBA (88 km) | — |
| Preston | England | 313,332 | LPL (49 km) | — |
| Swansea | Wales | 300,352 | CWL (48 km) | — |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | England | 300,125 | NCL (9 km) | — |
| Southend-on-Sea | England | 295,310 | STN (51 km) | — |
| Brighton | England | 283,870 | LGW (36 km) | — |
| Derby | England | 270,468 | EMA (14 km) | — |
| Southampton | England | 269,781 | LGW (89 km) | — |
| Wolverhampton | England | 263,700 | BHX (29 km) | — |
| Plymouth | England | 260,203 | NQY (61 km) | — |
| Stoke-on-Trent | England | 258,366 | MAN (39 km) | — |
| Milton Keynes | England | 256,385 | LTN (32 km) | — |
| City of Westminster | England | 247,614 | LHR (23 km) | — |
| Northampton | England | 245,899 | LTN (55 km) | — |
| Oldham | England | 237,110 | MAN (24 km) | — |
| Luton | England | 225,262 | LTN (3 km) | — |
| Barking | England | 218,534 | LHR (38 km) | — |
| Portsmouth | England | 208,100 | LGW (74 km) | — |
| Swindon | England | 201,669 | BRS (68 km) | — |
| Dudley | England | 199,059 | BHX (23 km) | — |
| Aberdeen | Scotland | 198,590 | ABZ (9 km) | — |
| Sutton | England | 187,600 | LGW (22 km) | — |
| St Helens | England | 183,200 | LPL (15 km) | — |
| Ipswich | England | 178,835 | STN (66 km) | — |
| Wigan | England | 175,405 | LPL (27 km) | — |
| Croydon | England | 173,314 | LGW (27 km) | — |
| Warrington | England | 172,330 | LPL (19 km) | — |
| Walsall | England | 172,141 | BHX (22 km) | — |
| Mansfield | England | 171,958 | EMA (35 km) | — |
| Sunderland | England | 170,134 | NCL (25 km) | — |
| Ilford | England | 168,168 | LHR (38 km) | — |
| Slough | England | 164,793 | LHR (10 km) | — |
| Bournemouth | England | 163,600 | BRS (94 km) | — |
| Peterborough | England | 163,379 | LTN (78 km) | — |
| Oxford | England | 162,100 | LHR (63 km) | — |
| Newport | Wales | 161,506 | BRS (30 km) | — |
| Enfield Town | England | 156,858 | LTN (32 km) | — |
| York | England | 156,135 | LBA (39 km) | — |
| Telford | England | 155,570 | BHX (53 km) | — |
| Poole | England | 151,500 | BRS (90 km) | — |
| Burnley | England | 149,422 | LBA (38 km) | — |
| Harrow | England | 149,246 | LHR (15 km) | — |
| Huddersfield | England | 149,017 | LBA (25 km) | — |
| Dundee | Scotland | 148,210 | EDI (63 km) | — |
| Blackburn | England | 146,521 | MAN (47 km) | — |
| Cambridge | England | 145,674 | STN (36 km) | — |
| Blackpool | England | 145,007 | LPL (55 km) | — |
| Basildon | England | 144,859 | STN (38 km) | — |
| Norwich | England | 143,135 | NWI (5 km) | — |
| Middlesbrough | England | 142,707 | NCL (59 km) | — |
| Bolton | England | 141,331 | MAN (28 km) | — |
| Stockport | England | 139,052 | MAN (11 km) | — |
| High Wycombe | England | 133,204 | LHR (27 km) | — |
| Gloucester | England | 132,416 | BRS (63 km) | — |
| Exeter | England | 130,709 | CWL (76 km) | — |
| Colchester | England | 130,245 | STN (46 km) | — |
| Tottenham | England | 130,000 | LHR (31 km) | — |
| Salford | England | 129,794 | MAN (15 km) | — |
| Newcastle under Lyme | England | 127,727 | MAN (39 km) | — |
| Solihull | England | 126,577 | BHX (5 km) | — |
| Watford | England | 125,707 | LHR (21 km) | — |
| Saint Peters | England | 125,370 | STN (100 km) | — |
| Crawley | England | 124,008 | LGW (4 km) | — |
| Burton upon Trent | England | 122,199 | EMA (21 km) | — |
| Cheltenham | England | 118,836 | BHX (66 km) | — |
| Rotherham | England | 117,618 | LBA (52 km) | — |
| Worthing | England | 113,866 | LGW (39 km) | — |
| Doncaster | England | 113,566 | LBA (52 km) | — |
| Chesterfield | England | 113,057 | EMA (47 km) | — |
| Chelmsford | England | 111,511 | STN (23 km) | — |
| Sutton Coldfield | England | 109,899 | BHX (13 km) | — |
| Wakefield | England | 109,766 | LBA (23 km) | — |
| Walthamstow | England | 109,424 | LHR (33 km) | — |
| Dagenham | England | 108,368 | STN (38 km) | — |
| Basingstoke | England | 107,642 | LHR (49 km) | — |
| Maidstone | England | 107,627 | LGW (51 km) | — |
| Bedford | England | 106,940 | LTN (30 km) | — |
| Woking | England | 103,900 | LHR (18 km) | — |
| Lincoln | England | 103,813 | EMA (69 km) | — |
| West Bromwich | England | 103,112 | BHX (18 km) | — |
| Eastbourne | England | 101,689 | LGW (54 km) | — |
| Worcester | England | 101,659 | BHX (44 km) | — |
| Bath | England | 101,557 | BRS (25 km) | — |
| Gillingham | England | 101,187 | LGW (58 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Ireland.
Common questions
Which cities in United Kingdom are covered?
London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, Liverpool and 94 more.
What currency does United Kingdom use?
The Pound (GBP).
Which side of the road does United Kingdom drive on?
The left.
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.