There are 12 ways to get from England to León by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
best- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane LGW - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
7h 54m€105–268Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leontrain
11h 14m€95–240Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Leonbus FlixBus N1153
24h 28m€187–324Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Leóncar
26h 56m€200–847Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leóncar
16h 21m€375–493Fly London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane LHR - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Leontrain
11h 41m€121–395Fly Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leontrain
10h 59m€115–251Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane LGW - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Leontrain
11h 49m€117–324Fly London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leontrain
11h 11m€106–321Fly London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STN - SDR
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain
- Take the train from Palencia to Leontrain
11h 12m€102–340Fly Manchester Airport to Santander Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MAN - SDR
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain
- Take the train from Palencia to Leontrain
10h 21m€104–271Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Leonbus
40h 16m€261–498
England to León by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to León is to train and fly and bus which costs €95 - €240 and takes 11h 14m.
The fastest way to get from England to León is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 54m and costs €100 - €270.
The distance between England and León is 1168 km.
The best way to get from England to León without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 28m and costs €180 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from England to León, including transfers.
León is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 2:53 PM in England and 3:53 PM in León.
There are 522+ hotels available in León.
What companies run services between England and León, Spain?
There is no direct connection from England to León. However, you can take the train to London Bridge, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Asturias Airport (OVD), walk to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118], take the bus to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549], walk to Oviedo, then take the train to Leon. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Charing Cross to Leon via St Pancras International Station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, and Lille in around 24h 28m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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