How to travel from London to Leicester

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Travel Information between London and Leicester

Distance89 miles (143 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$6 - $24
Cheapest modeBus • $6 (€5) • 1 h 50 min
Fastest modeTrain • $24 (€22) • 1 h 3 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express or East Midlands Trains

Take a train or bus to travel 89 miles (143 km) to Leicester from London. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are National Express or East Midlands Trains among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from London to Leicester.

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from London to Leicester

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

Our recommendation

bus

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

FlixBusFlixBus
09:40AM1h50
London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
11:30AMLeicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)
$81One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
11:30AM2h40
London, Victoria Coach Station
02:10PMLeicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)
$81One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

East Midlands TrainsY07219
08:03AM1h05
London St Pancras International (STP)
09:08AMLeicester station (LEI)
$1321One-way
0 transfers

Other options

East Midlands TrainsY07130
09:05AM1h15
London St Pancras International (STP)
10:20AMLeicester station (LEI)
$681One-way
0 transfers
East Midlands TrainsY07225
09:02AM1h07
London St Pancras International (STP)
10:09AMLeicester station (LEI)
$1121One-way
0 transfers
East Midlands TrainsY07125
08:06AM1h13
London St Pancras International (STP)
09:19AMLeicester station (LEI)
$1121One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:40AM2h15
London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
11:55AMLeicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station
$81One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:00AM2h30
London, Victoria Coach Station
11:30AMLeicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)
$81One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:00AM2h55
London, Victoria Coach Station
11:55AMLeicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station
$81One-way
0 transfers

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How to get from London to Leicester

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from London to Leicester there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 53,52% of our customers choose the bus as their preferred method of transportation. Nowadays, traveling by bus is a relaxing and entertaining experience. Most bus companies offer different on-board services; ranging from "welcome drinks" to free wi-fi or personal entertainment. For this reason, the bus is often chosen as the best way to get from London to Leicester. Bus companies normally offer comfortable journeys for reasonable prices, and if you choose to travel on a night bus you can even save the money of one night in a hotel. For that reason, the bus is most likely the cheapest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from London to Leicester

Travel to Leicester easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from London to Leicester.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from London to Leicester. You can take a train or bus.

The cheapest way to go to Leicester from London is by taking a bus, which costs on average $6 (€5).

This is compared to other ways of getting from London to Leicester:

A bus is $18 (€16) less than a train with an average ticket price of $24 (€22) from London to Leicester.

The fastest way to get to Leicester from London is by train with an average travel time of 1 h 3 min.

Other travel options to Leicester take longer:

Bus takes 1 h 50 min on average.

You should expect to travel around 89 miles (143 km) between London and Leicester.

The average frequency per day from London to Leicester is:

  • 52 buses a day.
  • 8 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from London to Leicester 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 London to Leicester:

  • Most travelers who buy a bus ticket from London to Leicester depart from London, Victoria Coach Station to Leicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda).
  • Most travelers catch their train from London St Pancras International and arrive in Leicester.

The following travel companies offer services from London to Leicester:

  • National Express, Megabus, FlixBus, London Buses or Metroline Travel can get you to Leicester by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with FlixBus from London to Leicester for $6 (€5) on Omio.
  • East Midlands Trains, Thameslink or east_midlands_trains can take you to Leicester by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for East Midlands Trains from London to Leicester for $24 (€22).

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

  • Direct buses with National Express or FlixBus with 49 direct buses per day.
  • 8 direct trains per day with East Midlands Trains or east_midlands_trains.

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

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

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