Derby is the most central city in the country. With a travel to work population of 2.1 million and access to 6 million people within an hour, locating your business in Derby is the best move you will make.
Road
- A 10 minute drive from the M1 and 30 minutes from the M6, Derby is at the heart of the motorway network.
- Derby has recently completed a new £50 million road infrastructure, including the new inner-ring road making investment aroun
d the city easy. - A new £20m Bus Station compliments the abundance of safe car parking in the city centre.
Rail
- Derby is only 93 minutes from London St Pancras with 35 direct services daily.
- An easy platform change makes Brussels and Paris less than 4 hours away.
- The city is at the heart of the national rail network with fast, direct connections to Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Reading and other business destinations.
- Derby Railway Station has recently undertaken a £30 million refurbishment.
Air
- East Midlands Airport is located just 20 minutes’ from Derby city centre, serving over 4 million passengers every year. Main business routes from the airport include Paris, Frankfurt and Brussels.
- EMA is the UK’s number one airport for pure freight, managing 313,000 tonnes every year. Birmingham and Manchester airports are within 45min and 75min drive respectively. London Heathrow is only 2 hours away.