Arrival and transport

East Midlands Airport: getting into the city

Ways to reach Nottingham, Derby and Leicester from the airport, with times only where the airport or an operator publishes them, plus assistance and the official site.

Facts last checked 25 Oct 2026. Britlens is independent: see our editorial policy.

White National Express coach parked at a coach stop
White National Express coach parked at a coach stop (an example, not at this airport)Photo: Mikey from Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0
Self-service ticket machine under a canopy outside Crosskeys station
Self-service ticket machine under a canopy outside Crosskeys station (an example, not at this airport)Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0
Small ticket office building and ticket machine at Radyr station, Cardiff
Small ticket office building and ticket machine at Radyr station, Cardiff (an example, not at this airport)Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0

Is it operating?

The airport's own site was read on 25 October 2026 and carries a 2026 copyright notice.1

Into the city centre

  • Bus. The airport lists Trentbarton Skylink services. Skylink Nottingham "runs directly and frequently every 20 minutes during the day, and hourly at night". The Skylink to Derby, Leicester and Loughborough runs "every 15 minutes during the day and hourly at night". Buses use the coach station next to the terminal.2 Official page for Bus (opens in new tab)
  • Train. The airport has a page for travel by train.1 Official page for Train (opens in new tab)

For fares and city passes, see local transport. For live disruption, use the travel status links.

Assistance and accessibility

The airport has an Assisted Travel section, with a page on requesting assistance at the airport.1

Airport assistance information (opens in new tab). More on getting around with a disability: accessible travel.

In our guides

None of our destination guides is next to this airport. See getting between regions for trains and coaches to the places we do cover.

Official site

East Midlands Airport official website (opens in new tab)1

Other airports

London airports: Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport, Luton Airport, London City Airport. Elsewhere: Manchester Airport, Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport, Aberdeen International Airport, Inverness Airport, Belfast International Airport, George Best Belfast City Airport, Cardiff Airport, Cornwall Airport Newquay, Exeter Airport, Southampton Airport, Bournemouth Airport, London Southend Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Kirkwall Airport, Sumburgh Airport, Stornoway Airport. The airports hub lists them all.

Sources

Pages we opened and read on 25 Oct 2026, and sites we could not read. Timetables, fares and rules change: check the source before you travel.

  1. East Midlands Airport (opens in new tab), East Midlands Airport.
  2. East Midlands Airport by bus (opens in new tab), East Midlands Airport.