94 miles (152 km) | |
Train or bus | |
$26 - $27 | |
Bus • $26 (€23) • 4 h | |
Train • $27 (€24) • 3 h 16 min | |
National Express or Avanti West Coast |
Take a train or bus to travel 94 miles (152 km) between Leicester and Blackburn. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are National Express or Avanti West Coast among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Leicester to Blackburn.
How to get from Leicester to Blackburn by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Leicester to Blackburn is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel to Blackburn from Leicester on National Express and Northern Rail (3) travel with Omio. When comparing schedules and tickets, we will also show you other options with multiple connections or other travel modes if they’re available.
Northern Trains is one of many publicly owned travel operating companies in the United Kingdom. The rail network in the UK has been run by over 20 travel companies, but they work together as National Rail with coordinated fares and ticketing. Headquartered in York, Northern operates local and commuter travel across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day tickets can be purchased for Northern travel journeys between Leicester and Blackburn. There is only one class option on Northern travel: Standard.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance travel company operating over 550 travel per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates travel services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express travel have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most travel come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your travel between Leicester and Blackburn, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
There are 2 options to travel between Leicester and Blackburn including taking a train or bus.
The cheapest way to travel from Leicester to Blackburn is a bus with an average price of $26 (€23).
This is compared to other travel options from Leicester to Blackburn:
A bus is $1 (€1) less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Leicester to Blackburn costing on average $27 (€24).
The quickest way to travel to Blackburn from Leicester is by train, which takes on average 3 h 16 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Getting to Blackburn by bus takes 4 h on average.
The distance is approximately 94 miles (152 km) from Leicester to Blackburn.
The average frequency per day from Leicester to Blackburn is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Leicester and Blackburn as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Leicester to Blackburn:
The following travel companies offer services from Leicester to Blackburn:
Yes, there are direct services available from Leicester to Blackburn with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Blackburn as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Blackburn from Leicester.
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