Travel to and from Leicester
Knowledge Train Leicester,
St. George’s House,
6 Saint George’s Way,
Leicester LE1 1QZ,
England,
United Kingdom.
Air
East Midlands Airport (EMA), located 20 miles (32 kilometres) north northwest of the city, is the nearest international airport. The airport serves as a regional centre for mail and freight networks.
Leicester Airfield (LRC) is a tiny airport located approximately 6 miles (10 kilometres) east of Leicester City Centre that does not offer scheduled flights.
Bus
Leicester has two main bus stations: St Margaret’s Bus Station and the newly reopened Haymarket Bus Station (May 2016). Arriva Fox County, Centrebus, First Leicester, Hinckley Bus (part of Arriva Midlands), Kinchbus, Leicester Bus, and Stagecoach Midlands are the primary bus companies in Leicester and the surrounding region.
Rail
The rail network is becoming increasingly important in Leicester, and with the introduction of Eurostar international services from London St Pancras International in November 2007, Leicester train station acquired links to Lille, Brussels, and Paris.
Road
Leicester is located near Junctions 21, 21A, and 22 on the main English north/south M1 highway, which connects London to Leeds/York. The M1 motorway intersects with one of the main northeast–southwest roads, the M69 motorway/A46 corridor, which connects to the A1 and M6 motorways in Newark-on-Trent and Coventry, respectively. The M42 highway, which leads to Birmingham Airport, ends at Northwest Leicestershire, around 12 miles (19 km) west of the city of Leicester. Leicester is located at the crossroads of the A6/(A14), A50, A47, and A607 trunk highways, as well as the A426 and A5199 main routes.
