Getting around Leicester: with and without a car

Not yet assessed La nostra lettura delle fonti qui sotto, non una valutazione ufficiale.

Senza auto

Come arrivare

Treno

East Midlands Railway runs direct trains from London St Pancras, the fastest in about 66 minutes, and north to Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield. CrossCountry trains also call. Figures from Visit Leicester. ¹

Visit Leicester: location and getting around (opens in new tab) · National Rail Enquiries (opens in new tab)

East Midlands Airport

The Skylink bus runs from East Midlands Airport to Leicester every 20 minutes during the day and hourly at night. Birmingham Airport is reached by train via Birmingham New Street. ¹

Visit Leicester: location and getting around (opens in new tab)

Pullman

National Express coaches serve Leicester; Visit Leicester gives the London journey as just under 3 hours. ²

National Express (si apre in una nuova scheda)

Una volta sul posto

A piedi

The station is on the edge of the city centre. The cathedral, King Richard III Visitor Centre, Guildhall, Jewry Wall, castle and Newarke Houses are all within the old walled town inside the ring road. ¹

Autobus

Arriva, First Bus and Centrebus run city buses, many from the refurbished Haymarket Bus Station; a free city-centre bus links the station, the market and attractions. Take a bus to Abbey Pumping Station and the National Space Centre, north of the centre. ³

Fermate vicino a ciascuna zona

From our area guides (Leicester): the stations and stops listed for each base. See each area's Getting there page for more.

Leicester city centre

Leicester station: East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry. Direct trains from London St Pancras; on the edge of the city centre
Haymarket Bus Station: Arriva, First Bus and Centrebus. 23 departure bays; a free city-centre bus also links the station and attractions, says Visit Leicester
Skylink: East Midlands Airport bus. Every 20 minutes by day and hourly at night, according to Visit Leicester

Leicester city centre: getting there

Qui non sono riportati orari né tariffe: consulti il gestore o Traveline per il giorno del viaggio. Taxi e app di trasporto con conducente operano nella maggior parte delle città, ma non disponiamo di dati verificati sulla copertura nelle zone rurali, quindi non faccia affidamento su uno di essi con poco preavviso.

Con l’auto

We hold no sourced driving notes for Leicester beyond the general rules.

Regole generali (guida a sinistra, patenti, rotonde, limiti di velocità in mph, parcheggio, pedaggi, ricarica elettrica): Guidare in Gran Bretagna. Punti di ricarica: Zapmap (si apre in una nuova scheda).

Da e per altre regioni

Distanza in linea d’aria dai centri delle nostre regioni e tempo del treno più veloce pubblicato da National Rail sulle pagine delle destinazioni (non è un orario; può includere un cambio). Dove non abbiamo trovato alcun dato, lo indichiamo. La tabella completa è in Spostarsi tra le regioni.

Distance and fastest published train time from Leicester to other regions
Da o per	In linea d’aria	Treno più veloce (National Rail)	Note

Dati rilevati il 25 ott 2026 per le tratte a lunga percorrenza. Gli orari cambiano.

Stazioni nei nostri dati

5 stations and stops (Leicester)

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via Overpass API. Fetched 2026-11-03. This is the list behind the near-me page, not a complete list of stations.

Haymarket Bus Station (bus), Leicester City Council
Leicester (rail), East Midlands Railway
Leicester North (rail), Great Central Railway
South Wigston (rail), East Midlands Railway
St. Margaret's Bus Station (bus)

Link ufficiali

Visit Leicester (opens in new tab): official tourism site for Leicester and Leicestershire
Leicester Museums (opens in new tab): council museums: Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall, Newarke Houses, Abbey Pumping Station
Leicester Cathedral (opens in new tab): tomb of Richard III, services and visiting

More on Leicester: Leicester guide · how to get there

Domande frequenti

Can I get around Leicester without a car?

We have not yet assessed getting around Leicester. The official links below, and the region guide, are the place to start.

Do I need to check a driving zone in Leicester?

We found no charging or low emission zone for Leicester in the official pages we read. Check the council site before you drive in.

Fonti

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