Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Population: 184,836
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Preston is closest to Birmingham and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Dublin and the farthest domestic city is London. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Preston 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 | 152 |
 | Dublin, Ireland | 240 |
| Glasgow, United Kingdom | 254 |
| London, United Kingdom | 306 |
 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 525 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,114 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 16,997 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,980 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 16,940 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 16,568 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin, Ireland | 240 |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 525 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 532 |
 | Paris, France | 649 |
 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 702 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | London, United Kingdom | 306 | | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 254 | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 152 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Algiers, Algeria | 1,942 |
| Oran, Algeria | 2,014 |
 | Tanger, Morocco | 2,014 |
| Tétouan, Morocco | 2,032 |
| Nador, Morocco | 2,067 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 10,091 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 9,926 | | Durban, South Africa | 9,819 |  | Maputo, Mozambique | 9,464 |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 9,372 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,747 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,808 |
| Izmir, Turkey | 2,834 |
| Eskisehir, Turkey | 2,936 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 3,019 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Denpasar, Indonesia | 12,596 | | Makasar, Indonesia | 12,530 | | Malang, Indonesia | 12,371 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 12,315 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 12,139 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 14,647 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 16,355 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 16,477 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 16,568 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 16,940 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,114 | | Sydney, Australia | 16,997 | | Melbourne, Australia | 16,980 | | Newcastle, Australia | 16,940 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 16,568 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 152 |
| Dublin, Ireland | 240 |
| Glasgow, United Kingdom | 254 |
| London, United Kingdom | 306 |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 525 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Makhachkala, Russia | 3,818 | | Orenburg, Russia | 3,800 | | Ufa, Russia | 3,712 | | Astrakhan, Russia | 3,643 | | Perm, Russia | 3,598 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 4,752 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 4,981 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 5,041 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 5,119 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 5,346 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 8,974 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 8,852 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 8,851 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 8,851 | | Morelia, Mexico | 8,804 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 7,189 |
| Natal, Brazil | 7,266 |
 | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 7,312 |
| Sao Luís, Brazil | 7,331 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 7,387 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Puente Alto, Chile | 11,667 | | Santiago, Chile | 11,657 |  | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11,447 | | La Plata, Argentina | 11,169 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 11,158 |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||