Sheffield is in the centre of Britain, almost equidistant between the east and west coasts, and between London in the south and Edinburgh in the north. Sheffield can be reached from these places and all points between by road or rail.
North-south
The main north-south road link, the M1 runs past Sheffield on its route from London to Leeds, and east of Sheffield also links with with the M18 which runs from the M1 to Hull and the Humber ports. Both these roads are just a 15 minute journey from Sheffield city centre. If you are headed further north, the A1(M) runs all the way up to Edinburgh, via Newcastle.
Direct trains run hourly to London from Sheffield, with a quickest journey time of just two hours, and an average journey time of two and a quarter hours. The East Coast Main Line runs through Doncaster offering a journey time to London of under two hours.
East-west
Travelling to the coasts by road, the M62 runs between Hull in the east and Liverpool in the west, and goes via Leeds and Manchester. The Trans-Pennine rail link allows access from Sheffield to Manchester in under one hour and also direct to Manchester Airport and then Liverpool.
Rest of the UK
Britain’s primary road routes are highly integrated and most of Britain is served by fast high-capacity motorways. The train network offers even greater levels of interconnectivity and from Sheffield there are direct services to Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Newcastle, Bristol, Birmingham and Southampton among other locations.