Getting around Leicester: with and without a car

Not yet assessed Onze lezing van de onderstaande bronnen, geen officiële beoordeling.

Zonder auto

Hoe kom je er

Trein

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)

Touringcar

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

National Express (opent in een nieuw tabblad)

Als u er eenmaal bent

Te voet

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

Bussen

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

Haltes bij elk gebied

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

Hier worden geen dienstregelingen of tarieven gekopieerd: controleer de vervoerder of Traveline voor de dag waarop u reist. Taxi's en ritdiensten-apps zijn in de meeste steden beschikbaar, maar we hebben geen gebrongegevens over de dekking op het platteland, dus reken er niet op dat u er op korte termijn een vindt.

Met de auto

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

Algemene regels (links rijden, rijbewijzen, rotondes, snelheidslimieten in mph, parkeren, tol, elektrisch laden): Rijden in Groot-Brittannië. Laadpunten: Zapmap (opent in nieuw tabblad).

Van en naar andere regio's

Hemelsbrede afstand vanaf onze regiocentra, en de snelste treintijd die National Rail op zijn bestemmingspagina's publiceert (geen dienstregeling; er kan een overstap bij zitten). Waar we geen cijfer vonden, zeggen we dat. De volledige tabel staat bij reizen tussen regio's.

Distance and fastest published train time from Leicester to other regions
Van of naar	Hemelsbreed	Snelste trein (National Rail)	Notes

Cijfers opgehaald op 25 okt 2026 voor de gegevens over intercityverbindingen. Dienstregelingen veranderen.

Stations in onze gegevens

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)

Officiële links

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

Veelgestelde vragen

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.

Bronnen

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