Leeds to Derby

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Leeds to Derby. From €10.07, fastest 1h 35m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Leeds to Derby costs €10.07 at the cheapest and takes 1h 35m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 5 operators. The route covers 112 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 21, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
112 km
Fastest
1h 35m
Average
1h 47m
Services per day
14
Cheapest
€10.07
CO2 per passenger
3.6 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 21, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train1h 35m51m44m€15.743.7 kg12
Coach2h 25m1h 41m44m€10.073.0 kg2
  • 1h 35mFastest, by Train
  • €10.07Cheapest, by Coach
  • 3.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 112 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 21, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€10.07
  1. FlixBus FB807306:531h 41m08:34Leeds Dyer StreetDerby Bus Station

Door to door 2h 25mCO2 3.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€20.69
  1. Lumo L169114:0051m14:51LeedsDerby railway station

Door to door 1h 35mCO2 3.7 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Leeds to Derby
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Leeds to DerbySatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Coach€18.88€14.48€13.93€10.08€12.28€12.83€12.83€11.73€10.63€10.07€10.08€10.08€12.28€11.18
Train€33.89€28.39€24.54€19.04€20.14€25.09€23.44€20.14€19.04€15.74€16.84€18.49€20.69€20.14

Cheapest day: 2026-09-21 · €10.07

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Derby. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Derby railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Leeds to Derby

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €10.0890 days
  2. €10.0760 days
  3. €10.0745 days
  4. €10.0730 days
  5. €10.0721 days
  6. €11.1814 days
  7. €12.837 days
  8. €13.933 days
  9. €18.881 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 87 percent. The most expensive point is €18.88, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€18.88€10.071371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €10.63Sun
  2. €10.07Mon
  3. €10.08Tue
  4. €10.08Wed
  5. €12.28Thu
  6. €11.18Fri
  7. €11.73Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €10.08Sep
  2. €10.07Oct
  3. €10.07Nov
  4. €10.07Dec
  5. €10.07Jan
  6. €10.07Feb

The route

LeedsLeedsDerbyDerby
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
71% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 29% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 112 km against 97 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at St Helens, Sheffield, Warrington, Manchester. The gap between arriving and leaving is 68 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Leeds at 06:12 and the last at 14:54, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Leeds

Rail
  • Leeds
  • Leeds railway station
  • Leeds Central railway station
Bus
  • Leeds Dyer Street
  • Leeds Supporters Coach Park
Air
  • LBA
Ferry
  • Leeds Water Taxi Dock

Derby

Rail
  • Derby railway station
  • Derby Friargate railway station
  • Derby Nottingham Road railway station
Bus
  • Derby Bus Station
  • Derby Train Station
Air
  • EMA
Ferry
  • Causey Bridge Riverboat Station

The fare from EMA into Derby is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from EMA into Derby

Settled in advance, so the ride into Derby costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Arriva Cross Country€15.191h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Cross Country€13.541h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€10.072h 17m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
London North Eastern Railway€15.191h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Lumo€14.091h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-21, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€5.9959%
Taxes€0.606%
Supplier fees€1.4915%
Our service fee€1.9920%
Total you pay€10.07100%

A day in Derby hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Derby railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Leeds to Derby

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Leeds to Derby?

The fastest journey from Leeds to Derby takes 1h 35m door to door, of which 51m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Leeds to Derby?

The cheapest fare from Leeds to Derby is €10.07, checked on September 21, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.14. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Leeds to Derby?

The cheapest way from Leeds to Derby is by Coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 2h 25m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Leeds to Derby?

The fastest way from Leeds to Derby is by Train, at 1h 35m door to door. Only 51m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €15.74.

When should I book Leeds to Derby?

Fares from Leeds to Derby bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 87 percent, measured on September 21, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Leeds to Derby?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Leeds to Derby, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 21, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Leeds to Derby?

October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Leeds to Derby, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Leeds to Derby?

5 operators sell services from Leeds to Derby across 2 modes: Arriva Cross Country, Cross Country, FlixBus, London North Eastern Railway, Lumo. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Leeds to Derby?

71 percent of the services we sell from Leeds to Derby are direct. The rest connect at St Helens, Sheffield, Warrington, Manchester, with about 68 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Leeds to Derby produce?

Traveling from Leeds to Derby by Coach produces about 3.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 3.7 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Leeds to Derby use?

Services from Leeds to Derby by Train leave from Leeds and arrive at Derby railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Leeds to Derby?

5 of the 5 operators we sell from Leeds to Derby allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Leeds to Derby on September 11, 2026: 112 km of route against 97 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Derby are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

What to book in Derby before you go

Day trips that leave Derby in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.

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