Here are details of how to get from various UK airports to Leicester. It is easiest by train or coach, although we also provide directions if you are hiring a car. Train ticket pricing in the UK is highly complicated (deliberately, so as to make you part with as much money as possible). We advise you to book in advance through your travel agent if you can, and/or to travel after 9.30am in the morning. But always make sure your ticket is valid for the train you are catching, or you will be charged a lot extra by the ticket inspectors.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:26
Leicester train station is very close to the Opal Court and other hotels.
From Leicester coach station (St.
Margaret's), it is easiest to take a taxi to your hotel or to Opal Court.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:27
标题: If you are flying to the UK - getting to Leicester:
From Heathrow:
Option 1)
Take the Underground from Heathrow to Kings Cross/St Pancras
Take a train from St Pancras to Leicester.
Price is currently £48 (Saver return). Journey takes approx. 3 hours 30 minutes as the tube journey takes an hour.
Option 2)
Take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington
Take the Underground from London Paddington to Kings Cross/St Pancras
Take a train from St Pancras to Leicester
This should in theory be possible, trains depart every 15 minutes, but the option can not currently be selected on the national rail site.
Option 3) Coach from Heathrow to Leicester
Direct coach, no changes, currently costs £35.50 return.
Options 2 and 3 take around the same length of time (2 hours 30 min). The bus station is further from the University and accommodation than the train station.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:28
From Gatwick:
Option 1)
Take a train from Gatwick to Kings Cross Thameslink
Walk from Kings Cross to St Pancras
Take a train from St Pancras to Leicester
Option 2)
Take a train from Gatwick to Luton
Take a train from Luton to Leicester
Option 3)
Take a train from Gatwick to Luton Airport Parkway
Take a train from Luton Airport Parkway to Leicester
Current prices for all three are £45, but these are likely to increase closer to the time so booking soon is advised. All take just under 3 hours.
Option 4)
Direct coach from Gatwick to Leicester. Price £39, from either terminal.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:31
From Luton:
Option 1)
Direct trains to Leicester operate from "Luton Airport Parkway" railway station (£27.60 for a Saver Return ticket). Free shuttle buses operate between the airport and the railway station three or four times per hour.
Option 2)
Direct NationlExpress coach, no changes, currently costs £21.50 return.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:31
From Stansted:
Option 1)
Direct train to Leicester (via Cambridge and Peterborough, 2h 25min travel time). Although this is not a fast train, it is nevertheless the most convenient way to reach Leicester by public transport (£36.60 for a Saver Return ticket).
Option 2)
Take Stansted Express to Tottenham Hale.
Take the Underground from Tottenham Hale to Kings Cross/St Pancras
Take a train from St Pancras to Leicester
Total travel time about 3 hours. This route is more expensive than 1). However, it might be necessary to use this option, if you have to travel very early/very late from/to Stansted. Note that return tickets for route 1) are not valid for a return journey on this route (£51.80 for a Saver Return ticket).
Option 3)
NationlExpress coach currently costs £28.00 return. Note that direct coaches (3h 20min travel time) run only every three hours. Other services are slow (4 hours to more than 5 hours).作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:31
From Birmingham:
Option 1)
Take the Air-Rail Link to Birmingham International Station
Take a train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street
Take a train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
Price: £12. Takes just under 2 hours.
Option 2) Coach with one change. Price £13.50 but takes just over 2 hours.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:33
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By car:
A map of Leicester in relation to the UK can be found at http://www.le.ac.uk/portals/maps/uk.html. The routes recommended are the best-signposted ones: inward and outward routes differ where stated.
FROM M1 (SOUTH) JUNCTION 21/M69 (NORTH END)
Follow A563 OUTER RING LEICESTER SOUTH/EAST for four miles to lights at junction with A50 NORTHAMPTON road. Turn LEFT, signposted A5199 CITY CENTRE, and follow the Welford Road for 1.4 miles to junction with University Road. In detail note following sequence along Welford Road: two sets of lights; dual-carriageway, with shops and filling stations; traffic lights, followed by playing fields on right. Then turn RIGHT at next lights into University Road.
FROM M1 (NORTH) JUNCTION 22/A50 BURTON
Inward-bound: at busy times drivers are strongly advised to follow the M1 Junction 21 (see above). Otherwise, follow A50 LEICESTER signs along dual-carriageway towards city centre. Near centre A50 signs now indicate NORTHAMPTON. Follow A50 NORTHAMPTON signs through one-way system. When A50 becomes a two-way road again, follow it uphill across railway and past cemetery on left. Turn LEFT at next lights into University Road. Outward-bound: from the University campus, turn RIGHT into University Road. Turn LEFT at first lights into Regent Road. Then follow M1 (NORTH) signs.作者: lulu 时间: 2008-1-15 16:50
Services into Leicester - all routes, all companies.
Leicester City Centre is served by two main terminii for local bus and coach services: St Margaret's Bus Station in Gravel Street, and the Charles Street terminus. The Haymarket Bus stops also catering for local services.
Leicester enjoys a good local bus service, with most parts of the city being easily accessible by buses, most of which run frequently. In the centre of the city there are electronic departure boards in the streets, showing when the next available bus will be for destinations and the stop that it leaves from.
Many bus stops have electronic signs showing the number of minutes to the next available bus.
There are frequent buses from outside the main train station, serving destinations in the south of the city.
Use the links below to find time tables, route information and bus stops.
St Margarets bus station
National Express coaches leave from the St Margarets terminus - check its location. It is situated between Burleys Way (the ring road) and Gravel Street. There is a National Express ticket office and a cafeteria, as well as a newsagents kiosk and toilets.
St Margarets bus station is about 20 mins walk from the railway station.
The bus station opens on Monday to Saturday at 5.30 and cCloses at 23.15. Sundays it spens at 07.00 and closes at 23.15
Buses to the airport
A bew bus service called SkyLink connects Leicester to East Midlands Airport - Timetable
National coach services
Inter city coaches and regional buses arrive at St Margaret's bus station which is fairly close to the centre of the city. St Margarets is the main departure and arrival point for inter-city coaches and for many county services.
Click here for the location of St Margaret's bus and coach station in Gravel Street. The terminus is well served with a taxi rank.
For details of routes and journeys use the gobycoach.com web site or call 08750 80 80 80 (uk only).
ARRIVA Fox County operates an extensive network of bus services throughout Leicestershire.
Woods
Woods operate buses to several local destinations and have an online timetable.
Use this service for intermediate locations between Leicester and Loughborough, including Anstey, Thurcaston, Cropston, Swithland, Woodhouse Eaves and Quorn.
For intermediate locations between Leicester and Melton Mowbray including Syston, Barkby, Beeby, South Croxton, Barsby, Gaddesby, Ashby Folville, Twyford, Thorpe Satchville, Great Dalby.
For intermediate locations between Leicester and Market Harborough including Great Glen, Fleckney and Kibworth Beauchamp.
For intermediate locations between Leicester and Uppingham including Houghton on the Hill, Billesdon, Tilton on the Hill, Loddington, East Norton, Hallaton and Horninghold.
