Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Population: 8,173,194
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one million, London is closest to Birmingham and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Paris and the farthest domestic city is Birmingham. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, London is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 163 |
 | Paris, France | 344 |
 | Cologne, Germany | 499 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 722 |
| Munich, Germany | 920 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,326 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 16,988 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,898 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 16,521 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 16,258 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Paris, France | 344 |
| Cologne, Germany | 499 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 722 |
| Munich, Germany | 920 |
| Berlin, Germany | 934 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 163 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Algiers, Algeria | 1,659 |
 | Fès, Morocco | 1,981 |
| Kénitra, Morocco | 1,985 |
| Casablanca, Morocco | 2,086 |
| El-Jadida, Morocco | 2,141 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 9,072 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 8,258 |  | Lusaka, Zambia | 7,909 |  | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,488 |  | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 7,476 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,506 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,562 |
| Izmir, Turkey | 2,572 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 2,771 |
| Ankara, Turkey | 2,840 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 12,464 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 12,213 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 12,028 | | Bandung, Indonesia | 11,832 | | Jakarta, Indonesia | 11,719 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 14,469 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 16,258 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 16,521 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,898 |
| Sydney, Australia | 16,988 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,326 | | Sydney, Australia | 16,988 | | Melbourne, Australia | 16,898 | | Brisbane, Australia | 16,521 | | Adelaide, Australia | 16,258 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 163 |
| Paris, France | 344 |
| Cologne, Germany | 499 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 722 |
| Munich, Germany | 920 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Ufa, Russia | 3,670 | | Samara, Russia | 3,356 | | Kazan, Russia | 3,219 | | Volgograd, Russia | 3,159 | | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 2,896 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 5,235 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 5,586 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 5,715 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 5,729 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 6,371 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9,107 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 9,107 | | León, Mexico | 8,959 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 8,942 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 8,938 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 7,391 |
 | Caracas, Venezuela | 7,500 |
| Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 7,703 |
| Maracaibo, Venezuela | 7,811 |
 | Barranquilla, Colombia | 8,001 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Santiago, Chile | 11,651 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 11,108 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 11,102 | | Rosario, Argentina | 11,064 |  | Montevideo, Uruguay | 11,021 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||