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Sheffield: Travel guide, prices and free housing · 2026

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated 29 miles (47 km) south of Leeds and 32 miles (51 km) east of Manchester.

Sheffield · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Now in the citySheffield+11°CPartly cloudy · sunset 04:30 PMupdated 11:33 AM
EntryPick a passportThe answer depends on the passport.
Places on the map22
Exchange rate£0.75per 1 $GBP — the local currencyas of Nov 2, 2026

Getting there and staying

No free-housing hosts here yet — the nearest city with them:

Paris5,030 hosts · 4 hr
2 sources · As of November 3, 2026
Source: TravelHub · OurAirports (public domain)

Visa and practicalities

Choose a passport

Set your passport — processing time, fee and documents differ between passports.

Internships, au pair and study programmes have a different visa category and a different set of documents. Applications go through CMO International Programmes.

IEC international programmes

Safety and health

Safety · official adviceour data as of Nov 3, 2026
US State DepartmentLevel 2Watch your surroundings and belongings more closely than usual.
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Exercise increased caution in the United Kingdom due to  terrorism . There is risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in the United Kingdom. Visit the U.S. Department of State's  country reports on terrorism   to learn more. There is also risk of isolated violence by dissident groups in Northern Ireland. These groups mainly target police and military.

Getting here

Getting hereOurAirports (public domain)
Manchester Airport MAN54 km away — the nearest airport
Leeds Bradford Airport LBA55 km from the centre
East Midlands Airport EMA62 km from the centre