Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester runs about 12 times a day, with the first departure around 06:22 and the last around 14:27. One passenger pays between €15.58 and €38.84, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 50m over 301 km, on services run by 5 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€15.58 to €38.84
- 222%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Newcastle upon Tyne
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:22First departure
- 14:27Last departure
- 12Services per day
- 67%Run direct
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Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €43.08Sat19
- about €33.73Sun20
- about €27.13Mon21
- about €25.48Tue22
- about €24.93Wed23
- about €33.18Thu24
- about €30.43Fri25
- about €26.03Sat26
- about €21.08Sun27
- about €22.73Mon28
- about €21.08Tue29
- about €23.83Wed30
- about €23.83Thu1
- about €23.28Fri2
- about €18.88Sat3
- about €16.68Sun4
- about €15.58Mon5
- about €16.68Tue6
- about €19.98Wed7
- about €23.28Thu8
- about €17.23Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Leicester. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Leicester for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Leicester railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €20.5390 days
- €15.0360 days
- €13.3845 days
- €18.3330 days
- €17.2321 days
- €23.2814 days
- €30.437 days
- €27.133 days
- €43.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €13.38.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 222 percent. The most expensive point is €43.08, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
301 km
262 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
300,125 → 368,600
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey 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 301 km against 262 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 York, Mansfield, Leeds, Sheffield. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Leicester railway station
Most of the points near Leicester railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester
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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
The fastest journey from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester takes 2h 50m door to door, of which 2h 6m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 24m, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
The cheapest fare from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester is €15.58, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €48.19. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
The cheapest way from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester is by coach, at €15.58 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 4h 55m 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
The fastest way from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester is by train, at 2h 50m door to door. Only 2h 6m 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 €33.89.
When should I book Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
Fares from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €13.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 222 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester, at €21.08. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester, at €12.83 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
No operator record names Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester directly. Arriva Cross Country, Cross Country, FlixBus, London North Eastern Railway, Lumo publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
71 percent of the services we sell from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester are direct. The rest connect at York, Mansfield, Leeds, Sheffield, with about 63 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester produce?
Traveling from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester by coach produces about 8.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 9.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester use?
Services from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester by train leave from Newcastle and arrive at Leicester 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 Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester?
5 of the 5 operators we sell from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Newcastle upon Tyne to Leicester on September 18, 2026: 301 km of route against 262 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €15.58, and 2h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Leicester is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Leicester and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Leicester in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Newcastle upon Tyne reaches 129 places in 32 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 7,796 km. Leicester reaches 59 places in 1 countries, from 45 to 412 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Newcastle upon Tyne
- 129Places you can leave for
- 32Countries
- 40Operators
Arriving in Leicester
Leaving Leicester
- 59Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators