Looking for a list of the Capitals of Europe? In this post, we outline the 44 capitals of countries in Europe together with some quick facts & images too!
We’ve always had a real love and fascination for Europe. It’s partly the reason why we decided to pack our bags and move across the globe to the beautiful and sunny Portuguese capital of Lisbon, which we have called home for a number of years now!
There is something truly magical about the continent. Whether you are island hopping throughout the stunning Greek isles, exploring historic landmarks in Portugal, Spain, or France, or you’re sampling delicious Italian food and drinks, there’s simply so much worth exploring by way of history, culture, and cuisine that it’ll be hard to ever truly get bored of Europe. It’s this passion for Europe that ultimately led us to start this travel blog and to hopefully trigger a curiosity within our readers to uncover the best of Europe through our travel guides and tips.
Recently as I sat to update our travel bucket list, I thought to compile a list of the capitals of Europe, partly for personal use, but also partly to share as an informative piece for those looking for a list of all the capitals of countries in Europe.
Whilst there may be more countries than listed in this guide, we opted instead to focus on the capitals of European countries as recognised by the United Nations Geoscheme. As such, our Europe capital lists contains 44 countries and their capitals based on this scheme. We’ve also included some quick facts, and for reference, including our own relevant posts for you to click through to learn more!
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44 Countries in Europe and Their Capitals
Albania – Capital: Tirana
- Elevation: 110 m (360 ft)
- Population: 557,422 (2011)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Tirana International Airport
Andorra – Capital: Andorra La Vella
- Elevation: 1,023 m (3,356 ft)
- Population: 22,256 (2011)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Nearest Airport – Carcassonne Airport
Austria – Capital: Vienna
- Elevation: 151 (Lobau) – 542 (Hermannskogel) m (495–1,778 ft)
- Population: 1,911,191 (Urban 2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Vienna International Airport
Belarus – Capital: Minsk
- Elevation: 280.6 m (920.6 ft)
- Population: 2,009,786 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+3 (MSK)
- Airport: Minsk National Airport
Belgium – Capital: Brussels
- Elevation: 13 m (43 ft)
- Population: 1,208,542 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Brussels Airport
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Capital: Sarajevo
- Elevation: 550 m (1,800 ft)
- Population: 275,524 (2013)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Sarajevo International Airport (Butmir Airport)
Bulgaria – Capital: Sofia
- Elevation: 500–699 m (1,640–2,293 ft)
- Population: 1,242,568 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Sofia Airport
Croatia – Capital: Zagreb
- Elevation: 158 m (518 ft)
- Population: 790,017 (2011)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Franjo Tuđman Airport Zagreb
- Useful guide: Top things to do in Zagreb, Croatia
Czech Republic – Capital: Prague
- Elevation: 177 m (581 ft) – 399 m (1,309 ft)
- Population: 1,335,084 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Václav Havel Airport Prague
Denmark – Capital: Copenhagen
- Elevation: 1 m (3 ft) – 91 m (299 ft)
- Population: 799,033 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup
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Estonia – Capital: Tallinn
- Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)
- Population: 437,619 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport
Finland – Capital: Helsinki
- Elevation: 7m (23 ft)
- Population: 656,250 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
France – Capital: Paris
- Elevation: 28–131 m (92–430 ft)
- Population: 2,175,601 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
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Germany – Capital: Berlin
- Elevation: 34 m (112 ft)
- Population: 3,664,088 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
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Greece – Capital: Athens
- Elevation: 70.1 m (230.0 ft) – 338 m (1,109 ft)
- Population: 3,090,508 (2012)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
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Holy See – Capital: Vatican City
- Elevation: 27m / 89feet
- Population: 453 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino
Hungary – Capital: Budapest
- Elevation: 96 m – 527 m (315 to 1,729 ft)
- Population: 1,752,286 (2017)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Iceland – Capital: Reykjavik
- Elevation: 37 m (121 ft)
- Population: 131,136 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC±00:00
- Airport: Reykjavík Airport
Ireland – Capital: Dublin
- Elevation: 5m (16 ft)
- Population: 554,554 (2016)
- Timezone: UTC0 (GMT) – Summer (DST) UTC+1 (IST)
- Airport: Dublin Airport
Italy – Capital: Rome
- Elevation: 21 m (69 ft)
- Population: 2,860,009 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET)
- Airport: Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino
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Latvia – Capital: Riga
- Elevation: 1–10 m (3 ft – 32 ft)
- Population: 614,618 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Riga International Airport
Liechtenstein – Capital: Vaduz
- Elevation: 455 m (1,493 ft)
- Population: 5,696 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Nearest airport – Altenrhein Airport
Lithuania – Capital: Vilnius
- Elevation: 112 m (367 ft)
- Population: 588,412 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Vilnius International Airport
Luxembourg – Capital: Luxembourg City
- Elevation: 230 m (750 ft) – 402 m (1,319 ft)
- Population: 124,528 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Luxembourg Airport
Malta – Capital: Valletta
- Elevation: 56 m (184 ft)
- Population: 5,827 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Malta International Airport
Moldova – Capital: Chișinău (Also Known as Kishinev)
- Elevation: 85 m (279 ft)
- Population: 532,513 (2014)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Chișinău International Airport
Monaco – Capital: Monaco
- Elevation: 26m (85 ft)
- Population: 38,300 (2019)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Neares Airport – Nice-Côte d’Azur
Montenegro – Capital: Podgorica
- Elevation: 40 m (130 ft)
- Population: 150,977 (2011)
- Timezone: UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Airport: Podgorica Airport
Netherlands – Capital: Amsterdam
- Elevation: −2 m (−7 ft)
- Population: 872,680
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
North Macedonia – Capital: Skopje
- Elevation: 240 m (790 ft)
- Population: 506,926 (2002)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Skopje International Airport
Norway – Capital: Oslo
- Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)
- Population: 697,010 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Oslo Gardermoen Airport
Poland – Capital: Warsaw
- Elevation: 78–116 m (328 ft)
- Population: 1,794,166 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Warsaw Chopin Airport
Portugal – Capital: Lisbon
- Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)
- Population: 544,851 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC (WET) – Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST)
- Airport: Humberto Delgado Airport (also known as Lisbon Portela Airport)
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Romania – Capital: Bucharest
- Elevation: 55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft)
- Population: 1,883,425 (2011)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Henri Coandă International Airport
Russia – Capital: Moscow
- Elevation: 152m (499 ft)
- Population: 12,506,468 (2018)
- Timezone: UTC+3 (MSK)
- Airport: Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport
San Marino – Capital: San Marino
- Elevation: 749 m (2,457 ft)
- Population: 33,600 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Nearest Airport – Federico Fellini International Airport
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Serbia – Capital: Belgrade
- Elevation: 117 m (384 ft)
- Population: 1,166,763 (2011)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Slovakia – Capital: Bratislava
- Elevation: 134 m (440 ft)
- Population: 440,948 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: M. R. Štefánik (Bratislava) Airport
Slovenia – Capital: Ljubljana
- Elevation: 295 m (968 ft)
- Population: 295,504 (2020)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
Spain – Capital: Madrid
- Elevation: 820 m (2,690 ft)
- Population: 3,223,334 (2018)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport
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Sweden – Capital: Stockholm
- Elevation: 28 m (92 ft)
- Population: 975,819 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Switzerland – Capital: Bern
- Elevation: 481 m (1,578 ft) – 540 m (1,770 ft)
- Population: 133,791 (2018)
- Timezone: UTC+1 (CET) | Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
- Airport: Bern Airport
Ukraine – Capital: Kiev
- Elevation: 179 m (587 ft)
- Population: 2,962,180 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC+2 (EET) | Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
- Airport: Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport
United Kingdom – Capital: London
- Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)
- Population: 8,961,989 (2021)
- Timezone: UTC (GMT) – UTC+1 (BST)
- Airport: London Heathrow Airport
Cities & Capitals of Europe – PDF Download
For ease of reference, we have summarized these 44 capitals of Europe along with the cities and the relevant region they fall within. Click down below to open and download the Capitals of Europe PDF version.