Why go
- City in the West Midlands, England.
- Served by Mitton Airstrip.
History
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Located around 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Birmingham, it forms the north-western part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Willenhall and Walsall to the east, and the towns of Sedgley and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the county after Birmingham and Coventry.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 81 direct destinations
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320) · 25 routes: Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gibraltar, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Split, Tenerife, Venice
- Flybe BE (Embraer 175, Dash 8-400, Embraer 195) · 22 routes: Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Belfast, Cologne, Connaught, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Florence, Glasgow, Guernsey, Hannover, Inverness, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Lyon, Milano, Paris, Porto, Stuttgart, Waterford
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 21 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bratislava, Bydgoszcz, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Katowice, Kaunas, Krakow, Londonderry, Malaga, Malta, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Reus, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (75W, 737-800) · 19 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Izmir, Larnaca, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Thomsonfly BY (75W, 737-800) · 9 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, A321) · 8 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 737-300, 757-200, CRJ-900…) · 4 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich*, Newark*
- Aer Lingus EI (ATR 72, A320, AT4) · 3 routes: Cork*, Dublin, Shannon*
- Air France AF (A319, A320, Embraer 175) · 2 routes: Lyon*, Paris
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 2 routes: Berlin, Hamburg
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A319, A320, 717, CRJ-900) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- United Airlines UA (757-200, Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Brussels*, Newark
- Air India Limited AI (787-8) · 1 route: Delhi
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Gothenborg
- Brussels Airlines SN (Dash 8-400, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Condor Flugdienst DE (757) · 1 route: Arrecife*
- Eastern Airways T3 (J32) · 1 route: Newcastle
- easyJet U2 (A319) · 1 route: Belfast
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 1 route: Islamabad
- Qantas QF (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (Fokker 100, AR1) · 1 route: Zurich
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Turkmenistan Airlines T5 (757-200) · 1 route: Ashkhabad
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Mitton Airstrip; 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 4 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Dudley Canal and Caverns, 5 mi).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Wolverhampton, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.