Stoke-on-Trent: 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.
Stoke-on-Trent is a city of 258,366 people in United Kingdom (England), 114 m (374 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Longport railway station.
Key facts
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Daylight in Stoke-on-Trent runs from about 7 h 38 min a day in late December to 17 h 1 min in late June (computed for 53° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Stoke-on-Trent is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Manchester Airport (MAN), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, whose 10,007-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 58 km), East Midlands Airport (EMA, 61 km), Birmingham Airport (BHX, 68 km).
Flights to Stoke-on-Trent: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Longport railway station. Trains to Stoke-on-Trent
Buses to Stoke-on-Trent · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 217 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 61 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dublin, 273 km (Ireland) — flights · tours
- Glasgow, 345 km
- Manchester, 53 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sheffield, 64 km — trains · buses · tours
- Leeds, 98 km — tours
- Edinburgh, 334 km
- Liverpool, 69 km — trains · buses
- Bristol, 174 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Erlangen.
Common questions
Which airport serves Stoke-on-Trent?
Manchester Airport (MAN), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Stoke-on-Trent?
About 258,366 people live in Stoke-on-Trent, across 92,740,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Stoke-on-Trent in?
Europe/London, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Stoke-on-Trent?
The Pound (GBP). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Stoke-on-Trent?
London (217 km), Birmingham (61 km), Dublin (273 km), Glasgow (345 km), Manchester (53 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.