The average bus between Leicester and Market Drayton takes 7h 18m and the fastest bus takes 5h 22m. The bus service runs several times per day from Leicester to Market Drayton. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 3 times a day between Leicester and Market Drayton. The earliest departure is at 6:40 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Leicester is at 11:45 PM which arrives into Market Drayton at 10:22 AM. All services require a transfer at Pool Meadow Bus Station and take an average of 7h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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10h 37m • 2 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Leicester to Market Drayton. However, there are services departing from Leicester station and arriving at Market Drayton station via Pool Meadow Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
Leicester to Market Drayton bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Market Drayton bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Stand C station.
The distance between Leicester and Market Drayton is 95.8 km. The road distance is 178 km.
You can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Stand C via Pool Meadow Bus Station, Coventry, and bus station in around 5h 21m.