Sheffield Transport

By plane

Sheffield City Airport is a small airport on the east of the city that now only serves private aircraft.

Sheffield's new international airport Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is based at Finningley, approximately 35 minutes' drive away from downtown Sheffield. The airport offers flights to many European business and tourism destinations as well as some North American tourist destinations. The majority of flights are operated by Thomsonfly, Ryanair and easyJet.

By train

Sheffield station is on the south-east side of the city centre and has regular services that run to most major cities from Plymouth to Edinburgh.

Manchester twice an hour.

Leeds twice an hour.

Nottingham three times an hour.

London four times an hour (free tea/coffee if you travel with Midland Mainline!)

By car

The M1 is the main route into Sheffield as it runs down the east of the city. The M62 will bring you over from Manchester but for the more adventurous and those wanting a more pleasant trip try the Snake or Woodhead Passes A57 and A628 through the Peak District National Park. The Sheffield Parkway connects all the motorways with Sheffield City Centre.

By bus

There is a large bus station (Sheffield Interchange) by the railway, where most local buses and all National Express coaches call.

By boat

Canal boats can moor at Victoria Quays.

Getting Arround by Tram

The city has a modern tram network that serves many but not all areas of the city. The tram serves Hillsborough and Sheffield Wednesday football ground in the north of the city, Meadowhall shopping centre and Crystal Peaks shopping centre. A single ticket within the town centre boundary (travel must be between Granville Road, The University of Sheffield and Hyde Park) costs £1.00. After that, fares increase to £1.50 or £1.80, depending on where you travel. Under 5's travel free and 5–11 year olds travel for 40p, irrespective of distance travelled. 11–18 year olds must have a valid SYPTE concessionary pass to qualify for the 40p fare so therefore people from outside Sheffield often have great difficulty obtaining the concessionary fare. Senior citizens travel for free on any mode of public transport. It often works out cheaper to buy a Dayrider ticket, which costs £2.70 and allows unlimited travel on all trams and Stagecoach buses in Sheffield.

Getting Around by Bus

The buses are operated by First Group and Stagecoach. They generally run every 10-20 minutes during the day, and every 20–60 minutes in the evening. Most of the buses start and end at the Interchange, though some cross-city buses do run. The buses are generally reliable, however, arrive a few minutes before your bus is scheduled to arrive—they do turn up early sometimes. There is a huge range of different tickets avaliable from the bus driver, however, if you plan to travel a lot by the bus it is worth investing in a FirstDay, obtainable from the driver and costing £3.50. This only allows travel on First services, if you wish to use all the public transport in the city, then you must purchase a DayRider costing £3.95.

There are a variety of week and month passes avaliable for both the bus and the tram or both. Often, generous student discounts are given for people in possession of a valid student card.