Sheffield: 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.
Sheffield is a city of 556,500 people in United Kingdom (England), 75 m (246 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 665 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Sheffield runs from about 7 h 34 min a day in late December to 17 h 6 min in late June (computed for 53.38° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Sheffield is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Manchester Airport (MAN), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre, whose 10,007-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA, 55 km), East Midlands Airport (EMA, 62 km), Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 92 km), Humberside Airport (HUY, 77 km).
Flights to Sheffield: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Sheffield · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 665 places to stay in Sheffield. Of the 363 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (164), and 3 are five-star. Across 122 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 128,843 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 227 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 104 km — tours
- Dublin, 317 km (Ireland) — flights
- Glasgow, 329 km
- Manchester, 52 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Leeds, 46 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Edinburgh, 307 km
- Liverpool, 100 km — trains · tours
- Bristol, 228 km — tours
- Cardiff, 241 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Kawasaki, Pittsburgh, Bochum, Macerata, Donetsk, Kitwe, Chengdu, Anshan, Estelí, Kotli.
Common questions
Which airport serves Sheffield?
Manchester Airport (MAN), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Sheffield?
About 556,500 people live in Sheffield, across 142 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sheffield in?
Europe/London, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Sheffield?
The Pound (GBP). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Sheffield?
Our booking partner lists 665 places to stay in Sheffield, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Sheffield?
London (227 km), Birmingham (104 km), Dublin (317 km), Glasgow (329 km), Manchester (52 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.