Prime Location

Rotherham is in South Yorkshire, in the centre of the UK. Its location and superb transport infrastructure mean that the borough is ideally positioned for business, locally, nationally and internationally.

The excellent road transport network and Rotherham’s geographical positioning allows access to 21 million people within two hours by road. That’s one-third of the UK population.

Source: Surprising South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire offers fast and easy road links to the rest of the UK, via the M1, M18 and M180 motorways, and the A1(M). Four international airports within 90 minutes give Rotherham-based companies access to 46 European cities and 370 million consumers in less than three hours.

Rotherham also benefits from direct travel to international destinations from the new 324-hectare (800-acre) airport at nearby Finningley (Doncaster).

Sea transport facilities are less than 96km (60 miles) away, including the Humber ports of Hull, Goole, Grimsby and Immingham, and are easily reached via the South Yorkshire Navigation Canal and M18 and M62 motorways.

The Humber ports handle some 13% of the UK's trade and more than 60m tonnes of goods each year.

Source: Surprising South Yorkshire.

Excellent regional rail links include direct services to London, in less than two hours, Leeds, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.

The International Railport at Doncaster enables companies to ship freight directly and rapidly to and from Europe.

To see Rotherham in relation to the local and national transport network, view our Interactive Transport Map or South Yorkshire Commuter Map.