Lincoln
Population 97,541 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 8 h 04 of daylight
- February: 9 h 51 of daylight
- March: 11 h 48 of daylight
- April: 13 h 58 of daylight
- May: 15 h 51 of daylight
- June: 16 h 57 of daylight
- July: 16 h 30 of daylight
- August: 14 h 50 of daylight
- September: 12 h 44 of daylight
- October: 10 h 40 of daylight
- November: 8 h 41 of daylight
- December: 7 h 34 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Lincoln
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Lincoln's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
1 to 2 hours· 7
2 to 3 hours· 11
- Leicester2h 05
- Wakefield2h 07
- Stamford2h 08
- Ely2h 21
- Leeds2h 24
- London2h 41
- Cambridge2h 47
- Stevenage2h 48
- Huddersfield2h 49
- Stockport2h 55
1 moreFewer
3 to 5 hours· 59
- Scarborough3h 01
- Newcastle upon Tyne3h 02
- Manchester3h 07
- Durham3h 08
- St Albans3h 13
- Norwich3h 14
- Kingston upon Hull3h 14
- Coventry3h 25
- Milton Keynes3h 25
- Reading3h 25
49 moreFewer
- Sunderland3h 26
- Chelmsford3h 29
- Ipswich3h 30
- Middlesbrough3h 30
- Salford3h 31
- Guildford3h 34
- Altrincham3h 36
- Warrington3h 37
- Windsor and Eton3h 38
- Crawley3h 41
- Farnborough3h 46
- Berwick-upon-Tweed3h 47
- Colchester3h 48
- Bolton3h 51
- Cheltenham3h 53
- Southend-on-Sea3h 55
- Swindon3h 55
- Northampton3h 57
- Brighton3h 59
- Runcorn3h 59
- Liverpool4h 01
- Folkestone4h 01
- Preston4h 01
- Burnley4h 04
- Wigan4h 06
- Winchester4h 06
- Chester4h 08
- Oxford4h 11
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 11
- Accrington4h 13
- Gloucester4h 14
- Eastleigh4h 15
- Bath4h 20
- Canterbury4h 21
- Shrewsbury4h 23
- Southampton4h 24
- Cromer4h 24
- Lille4h 28
- Worcester4h 30
- Edinburgh4h 32
- Bristol4h 34
- Arundel4h 35
- Portsmouth4h 43
- Wrexham4h 43
- Hastings4h 46
- Salisbury4h 47
- Eastbourne4h 49
- Blackpool4h 52
- Tewkesbury4h 54
5 hours or more· 76
- Brussels5h 07
- Bournemouth5h 07
- North Berwick5h 12
- Warminster5h 12
- Exeter5h 15
- Cardiff5h 18
- Ludlow5h 18
- Nelson5h 27
- Annan5h 28
- Llandudno5h 35
66 moreFewer
- Kraainem5h 36
- Glasgow5h 37
- Kirkcaldy5h 38
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 39
- Leuven5h 44
- Kortrijk5h 47
- Aalst5h 52
- Mechelen5h 52
- Stirling5h 53
- Paris6h 01
- Ghent6h 02
- Charleroi6h 04
- Antwerp6h 11
- Disneyland Paris6h 11
- Amiens6h 12
- Plymouth6h 15
- Torquay6h 15
- Calais6h 19
- Lier6h 25
- Saint-Cloud6h 29
- Ath6h 30
- Bruges6h 31
- Swansea6h 31
- Namur6h 32
- Rotterdam6h 34
- Perth6h 35
- Liège6h 36
- Greenock6h 36
- Hasselt6h 37
- Sint-Niklaas6h 37
- Versailles6h 41
- Schiedam6h 43
- Lanark6h 44
- Helensburgh6h 44
- Ypres6h 49
- Delft6h 49
- Ostend6h 56
- Dundee6h 56
- Fontainebleau6h 58
- The Hague7h 02
- Dinant7h 08
- Breda7h 09
- Reims7h 16
- Dordrecht7h 16
- Leiden7h 17
- Amsterdam7h 22
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Tilburg7h 25
- Spa7h 25
- Tywyn7h 27
- Gouda7h 28
- Whitby7h 34
- Le Mans7h 35
- Zaandam7h 36
- Haarlem7h 37
- Weesp7h 37
- Hilversum7h 38
- Maastricht7h 39
- Rouen7h 46
- Utrecht7h 48
- Almere7h 49
- Eindhoven7h 49
- Bussum7h 49
- Metz7h 50
- Amersfoort7h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch7h 52
From Lincoln's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 14
3 to 5 hours· 55
- Manchester3h 08
- Cambridge3h 11
- St Albans3h 13
- Cheltenham3h 22
- Milton Keynes3h 23
- Reading3h 29
- Warrington3h 30
- Salford3h 30
- Scarborough3h 32
- Newcastle upon Tyne3h 33
45 moreFewer
- Burnley3h 34
- Runcorn3h 36
- Durham3h 39
- Northampton3h 39
- Chelmsford3h 40
- Crawley3h 41
- Gloucester3h 43
- Accrington3h 43
- Norwich3h 43
- Oxford3h 45
- Farnborough3h 46
- Windsor and Eton3h 48
- Bolton3h 53
- Shrewsbury3h 53
- Liverpool3h 55
- Chester3h 55
- Guildford3h 55
- Middlesbrough3h 58
- Sunderland4h
- Ipswich4h
- Southend-on-Sea4h
- Swindon4h 01
- Worcester4h 03
- Winchester4h 04
- Altrincham4h 05
- Canterbury4h 06
- Bristol4h 08
- Wigan4h 08
- Colchester4h 09
- Brighton4h 10
- Preston4h 10
- Eastleigh4h 13
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Berwick-upon-Tweed4h 18
- Folkestone4h 18
- Southampton4h 21
- Bath4h 30
- Arundel4h 34
- Wrexham4h 37
- Blackpool4h 38
- Hastings4h 38
- Eastbourne4h 49
- Nelson4h 55
- Bournemouth4h 57
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 59
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Through the year
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Lincoln Festival of History
May
Festival of Lincoln's history, with the city decorated as it was in different historical periods, as well as with reenactment and historical markets
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Lincoln 1940s Weekend
July
A celebration of 1940s Lincoln with live music, food and drink, and other performances
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Weekend at the Asylum
August
The largest Steampunk festival in the world, held in uphill Lincoln during the August Bank Holiday weekend. Not confirmed to be returning yet for 2027
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Cathedral Christmas Market
November – December
Lincoln's main Christmas Market, held in the Cathedral and surrounding grounds. It used to be much larger, but due to significant overcrowding, was postponed in 2022
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Medieval Christmas Market
November – December
Medieval Christmas market held in downhill Lincoln, at St Mary Le Wigford Church and St Mary's Guildhall. Many medieval and medieval-inspired items for sale
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Lincoln Christmas Market
December
Lincoln Christmas Market, held in Lincoln, England, was one of the largest Christmas markets in Europe, attracting over 250,000 people over the four-day event. It was held from 1982 until 2022.
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6 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lincoln); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.