There are 12 ways to get from Airdrie to Leicester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Whifflet to Nuneatontrain Southbound
6h 6m£61–100Bus via Leeds
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Leeds Cultural Stop C to Leicester St Margaret's Bus Stationbus Uk905 / ...
10h 15m£37–63Drive 297.3 mi
- Drive from Airdrie to Leicestercar 297.3 mi
5h 6m£75–109Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
4h 50m£68–161Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Leicestertrain
6h 57m£135–206Train via Chesterfield
- Take the train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfieldtrain
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Leicestertrain
7h 3m£157–236Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
11h£52–100Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
4h 45m£48–128Fly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
4h 58m£70–174Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
4h 59m£78–197Fly Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
6h 28m£75–205Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
6h 33m£91–218
Airdrie to Leicester by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Airdrie to Leicester is to bus via Leeds which costs £35 - £65 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Airdrie to Leicester is to fly and train which takes 4h 45m and costs £45 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Airdrie to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from Manse Place and arriving at Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds Cultural Stop C. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Airdrie to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Whifflet and arriving at Leicester via Nuneaton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
The distance between Airdrie and Leicester is 318 miles. The road distance is 299.1 miles.
The best way to get from Airdrie to Leicester without a car is to train which takes 6h 6m and costs £60 - £100.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Airdrie to Leicester, including transfers.
Airdrie to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Airdrie to Leicester train services, operated by Lumo, depart from Whifflet station.
The best way to get from Airdrie to Leicester is to train which takes 6h 6m and costs £60 - £100. Alternatively, you can bus via Leeds, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Airdrie, Scotland and Leicester, England?
Lumo operates a train from Whifflet to Nuneaton 3 times a day. Tickets cost £50–85 and the journey takes 3h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manse Place to Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds Cultural Stop C in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Whifflet to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Airdrie to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Chesterfield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leeds Cultural Stop C to Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Airdrie to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Airdrie to Leicester train services, operated by Lumo, arrive at Nuneaton station.
Yes, the driving distance between Airdrie to Leicester is 299 miles. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Airdrie to Leicester.
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