How to travel from Leicester to Sheffield

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Travel Information between Leicester and Sheffield

Distance53 miles (85 km)
Available travel modesBus or train
Ticket price range$7 - $8
Cheapest modeTrain • $7 (€6) • 52 min
Fastest modeTrain • $7 (€6) • 52 min
Popular travel companiesMegabus or East Midlands Trains

Take a bus or train to travel 53 miles (85 km) between Leicester and Sheffield. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are Megabus or East Midlands Trains among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Leicester to Sheffield.

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from Leicester to Sheffield

How to get from Leicester to Sheffield by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Leicester to Sheffield is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

National Express
01:25AM2h10
Leicester
03:35AMSheffield
$121One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

National Express
01:25AM2h10
Leicester
03:35AMSheffield
$121One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

National Express
10:55PM2h00
Leicester
12:55AMSheffield
$181One-way
0 transfers

Other options

National Express
06:45PM2h15
Leicester
09:00PMSheffield
$141One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Leicester to Sheffield

FAQs

You can get from Leicester to Sheffield 2 different ways: bus or train.

The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Sheffield is by taking a train with average ticket prices of $7 (€6) compared to other travel options to Sheffield:

A train is $1 (€1) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Leicester to Sheffield costing on average $8 (€7).

The quickest way to travel between Leicester and Sheffield is by train, which takes on average 52 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Bus takes 1 h 50 min on average.

You should expect to travel around 53 miles (85 km) between Leicester and Sheffield.

The average frequency per day from Leicester to Sheffield is:

  • 11 buses a day.
  • 7 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Leicester and Sheffield as scheduled services by bus or train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Leicester to Sheffield:

  • Buses from Leicester to Sheffield most often leave from Leicester, St. Margaret's Bus Station and arrive in Sheffield, Pond Street / Harmer Lane (Sheffield Interchange).
  • Trains mostly depart from Leicester and arrive in Sheffield.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Leicester to Sheffield:

  • You can travel by bus from Leicester to Sheffield with Megabus, National Express or FlixBus, and you can find FlixBus Leicester to Sheffield tickets for $8 (€7) on Omio.
  • You can go to Sheffield from Leicester by train with East Midlands Trains, Northern Rail (3) or east_midlands_trains. You'll see cheap train tickets for $7 (€6) with East Midlands Trains from Leicester to Sheffield on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Leicester to Sheffield with the following travel companies:

  • Direct buses with National Express or FlixBus with 11 direct buses per day.
  • Direct trains with East Midlands Trains or east_midlands_trains with 6 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Sheffield as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Sheffield from Leicester.

Many of our customers traveling from Leicester to Sheffield don't make Sheffield their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Sheffield are London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham or Edinburgh, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Sheffield to any of these top destinations today!
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