Travel to Leicester
Every way to reach Leicester: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Leicester is reachable from 59 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 11 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Leicester
Every mode that actually calls at Leicester, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 114 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 412 km | 10 |
| Coach | 44 | €10.07 | 1h 40m | 412 km | 1 |
- 59Places you can arrive from
- 59Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Leicester is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Leicester 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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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 136 | 86% | Grantham, 45 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 22 | 14% | Portsmouth, 205 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Leicester that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 158 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Leicester
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Leicester
- Leicester railway station
- Leicester Central railway station
- Leicester West Bridge railway station
- Haymarket Bus Station
- St. Margaret's Bus Station
The cheapest journeys into Leicester
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham to Leicester bus | €10.07 | 1h 40m | 55 km |
| Sheffield to Leicester bus | €10.07 | 2h 8m | 86 km |
| Manchester to Leicester bus | €10.08 | 2h 38m | 119 km |
| Brent to Leicester bus | €10.63 | 2h 51m | 133 km |
| Leeds to Leicester bus | €11.18 | 2h 47m | 132 km |
| London to Leicester bus | €11.18 | 3h 3m | 143 km |
| Bradford to Leicester bus | €11.18 | 3h 6m | 135 km |
| Islington to Leicester bus | €11.18 | 3h 2m | 141 km |
| Reading to Leicester bus | €11.18 | 2h 51m | 132 km |
| Hull to Leicester bus | €11.18 | 2h 51m | 134 km |
| Liverpool to Leicester bus | €11.73 | 3h 6m | 150 km |
| Birkenhead to Leicester bus | €11.73 | 3h 5m | 151 km |
| Birmingham to Leicester train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 55 km |
| Northampton to Leicester train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| Wolverhampton to Leicester train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 67 km |
| Mansfield to Leicester train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 55 km |
A day in Leicester hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
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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Popular trips to Leicester
Common questions about Travel to Leicester
How can I get to Leicester?
Leicester is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 59 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 11 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Leicester?
The cheapest way into Leicester is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 59 origins we sell into Leicester over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Leicester?
The fastest journey into Leicester is by train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Leicester have?
Leicester has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Leicester railway station, Leicester Central railway station, Leicester West Bridge railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Leicester from within 200 km?
136 of the routes we sell into Leicester start within 200 km. The nearest is Grantham, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Leicester in United Kingdom?
Leicester connects to 59 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 412 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Leicester and elsewhere in United Kingdom. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Leicester before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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