Why go
- City in Derbyshire, England.
- Served by East Midlands Airport (EMA).
History
Derby is a cathedral city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is 274,149 (2024).
Restaurants & places to go
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Independent, family-run coffee house Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:00 - 17:30, Su 09:00 - 16:00 · Derby, DE65 6DX · been.coffee
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-18:00 · Derby, DE1 2PL · carluccios.com
Caribbean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 10:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00 Features: delivery · 1-5 Wardwick, Derby, DE1 1HA · turtlebay.co.uk
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 7 Witham Close, Derby, DE65 5JR · dominos.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-21:00; Fr 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-20:00 · Derby, DE22 2QN · georgestradition.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · Cotton Brook Road, Derby, DE23 8YJ · mcdonalds.com
Chicken, Portuguese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 15-16 Market Place, Derby, DE1 3QF · nandos.co.uk
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 08:00-18:00; Th-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-16:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery,… · restaurants.subway.com
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 08:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating · Nottingham Road, Derby, DE21 6LZ · tobycarvery.co.uk
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-20:00; Su 10:30-18:00 Features: takeaway · Derby, DE1 2PQ · chopstixnoodles.co.uk
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr 12:00-22:30; Sa 09:00-22:30; Su 09:00-22:00 · 3A Derwent Parade, Derby, DE24 8BW · frankieandbennys.com
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Th 17:00-22:30; Fr 17:00-23:30; Sa 12:00-23:30; Su 12:00-18:00 · 121 Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1EX · bates121.co.uk
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · Victoria Street, Derby, DE1 1ES · bellasgyro.co.uk
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr 12:00-22:30; Sa 09:00-22:30; Su 09:00-22:00 · 18 Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1BX · bistrotpierre.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 17:30-22:00; Th 17:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:30-23:00 · 11 The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BE · finalederby.co.uk
Grill, Chicken, Burger, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-01:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-02:30 Features: takeaway · 7 Osmaston Road, Derby, DE1 2JA · grillzilla.co.uk
Asian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su-Mo off · 23 Iron Gate, Derby, DE1 3GP · hari-hari.menu-world.com
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-01:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · 7 Curzon Street, Derby, DE1 1LH · masaladerby.co.uk
Chinese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 16:40-22:20; Fr-Sa 16:40-22:45; Su 16:40-22:20 Features: delivery · 54 Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1DF · moderncuisinede1.co.uk
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 15:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:30; Su 12:00-21:00 Features: delivery · 4 Friary Street, Derby, DE1 1JF · derbymoonsha.co.uk
International, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · London Road, Derby, DE1 2PA · cosmo-restaurants.co.uk
Sri Lankan, Fast Food · Opening hours: 12:00-23:00 · 30A Main Street, Derby, DE65 6LP · nadeeskitchen.co.uk
Dessert, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-23:00 · 328 Normanton Road, Derby, DE23 6WE · scoopsexpress.co.uk
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 18:00-22:00 · 24-26 Monk Street North, Derby, DE22 3TX · emilys.biz
Pretzel, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Derby, DE1 2PL · auntieannes.co.uk
Hot Dog, Pizza, Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · Wyvern Way, Derby, DE21 6RS · costco.co.uk
Kebab, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Derby, DE1 2PQ · germandonerkebab.com
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Derby, DE1 2GH · tacobell.co.uk
Wings, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Derby, DE1 2PQ · wingstop.co.uk
Bangladeshi, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · 41-43 Green Lane, Derby, DE1 1RS · mogulderby.co.uk
Mexican, Burger, Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-20:00 · 39 Osmaston Road, Derby, DE1 2JF · theburritostop.co.uk
Afghan, Restaurant · Afghan restaurant · 51 - 59 Abbey Street, Derby, DE22 3SJ · kabulcrown.co.uk
Korean, Restaurant · Korean restaurant · 16 The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BE · omomo.co.uk
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-02:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-03:00; Su 15:00 - 02:00 Features: outdoor seating · 30-32 Curzon Street, Derby, DE1 1LL · cafeashiana.com
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 08:30-00:00; Su 09:00-22:00 Features: step-free access · 28A Saxelbye Avenue, Derby, DE1 2UH · pepperpotderby.co.uk
Tapas, Spanish, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Haslams Lane, Derby, DE22 1DZ · lorentes.co.uk
Nepalese, Indian, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 165 London Road, Derby, DE1 2SU · mounteverestgurkha.com
Tea, Bubble Tea, Fast Food · Tea/Bubble Tea fast food · Derby, DE1 2PL · 40chabubbletea.com
Jamaican, Fast Food · Jamaican fast food · Derby, DE1 2DB · back-a-yardjamaicancuisine.com
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Mediterranean restaurant · 3 Vicarage Road, Derby, DE3 0EA · kayi-grill.co.uk
Food Court · Opening hours: We-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su-Tu off · Derby, DE1 1RF · bustlermarket.co.uk
Arab, Restaurant · Arab restaurant · 99-101 Saint Peter's Street, Derby, DE1 2AB
Turkish, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · 166 Normanton Road, Derby, DE23 6UX · istanbulrestaurantnormantononline.co.uk
Pakistani, Fast Food · Pakistani fast food · Meadow Road, Derby, DE1 2BH · karachistreetfood.co.uk
Bubble Tea, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Bubble Tea/Coffee Shop cafe · 43 Crown Walk, Derby, DE1 2NP · misscoffee.uk
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Airports
East Midlands Airport (EMA) 8.7 mi to the centre
Nottingham, Leicestershire, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Ryanair, Jet2.com, Transavia France, Monarch Airlines…) · direct flights to 57 destinations incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Faro… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Birmingham (34 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 57 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 37 routes: Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergamo, Bergerac, Berlin, Carcassonne, Chania, Connaught, Cork, Dinard, Dublin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, La Rochelle, Limoges, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Reus, Rhodos, Riga, Rome, Rzeszow, Tenerife, Treviso, Valencia, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800) · 20 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Bodrum, Budapest, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Faro, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Ibiza, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Prague, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 13 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321) · 7 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Faro, Malaga, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 5 routes: Amsterdam, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A321) · 5 routes: Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Tenerife
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 5 routes: Arrecife, Enfidha, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Tenerife
- Air Sicilia BM (ER3) · 1 route: Brussels
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Eastern Airways T3 (J41) · 1 route: Aberdeen
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.
Nottingham City Airport (NQT) 17 mi to the centre
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Derby Airfield 7.3 mi to the centre
Derby, Derbyshire, ENG, GB
Park Hall Airstrip 6.2 mi to the centre
ENG, GB
Riding Bank Farm Airstrip 6.9 mi to the centre
Melbourne, Derby, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Causey Bridge Riverboat Station
Ferry terminal · 0.4 mi from the centre · Derby Riverboat
Where to stay
185A Duffield Rd, Darley Abbey, Derby DE22 1JB, United Kingdom · coachhousederby.com
1083 London Rd, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8PZ, United Kingdom · marylandhotel.co.uk
203 Siddals Rd, Derby DE1 2QE, United Kingdom · realaledb.com
19-25 King St, Derby DE1 3DZ, United Kingdom · flowerpotderby.com
Linville Cl, Derby DE21 7HX, United Kingdom · marstonsinns.co.uk
Morledge, Derby DE1 2AY, United Kingdom · ihg.com
Ashbourne Rd, Derby DE22 3AD, United Kingdom · georgianhousehotel.uk
Wheelwright Way, Derby DE24 8HX, United Kingdom · ihg.com
Wyvern Court Stanier Way, Wyvern Business Park, Derby DE21 6BF, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
222 Rykneld Rd, Derby DE23 4AN, United Kingdom · littleoverlodge.co.uk
Pentagon Island, The County Ground, Nottingham Rd, Chaddesden, Derby DE21 6DA, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
Rowditch Pl, Derby DE22 3NH, United Kingdom · kingshighwaypub.co.uk
King St, Derby DE1 3DB, United Kingdom · leonardo-hotels.com
Foresters Leisure Park, Osmaston Park Rd, Derby DE23 8AG, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Manor Park Way, Uttoxeter New Rd, Derby DE22 3HN, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
288 Burton Rd, Derby DE23 6AD, United Kingdom · thecontinentalderby.co.uk
London Rd, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8UX, United Kingdom · thederbyconferencecentre.com
Etwall Rd, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0XX, United Kingdom · derbymickleoverhotel.co.uk
119 London Rd, Derby DE1 2QR, United Kingdom · thestuart.com
16 St Mary's Gate, Derby DE1 3JR, United Kingdom · cathedralquarterhotel.com
Moor Rd, Morley, Derby DE7 6DL, United Kingdom · marriott.com
95 Ashbourne Rd, Mackworth, Derby DE22 4LZ, United Kingdom · tygerinn.co.uk
1 Park St, Derby DE1 2SL, United Kingdom · oyorooms.com
Borrowfield Lodge, Nottingham Rd, Spondon, Derby DE21 7GZ, United Kingdom
Midland Rd, Derby DE1 2SQ, United Kingdom · bestwestern.com
21 Midland Rd, Derby DE1 2SL, United Kingdom
Indoor
Indoor
Indoor
128, 132A Burton Rd, Derby DE1 1TN, United Kingdom · amber-guesthouse.com.es
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is East Midlands Airport (EMA); 7 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: EMA has direct flights to 57 destinations on 10 airlines (incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Faro…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 12 mi (nearest: Causey Bridge Riverboat Station, 0.4 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 Derby, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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