For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Birmingham is closest to London and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Dublin and the farthest domestic city is Glasgow. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Birmingham is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.