There are 11 ways to get from Leicester to Lisbon by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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 Stansted Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane STN - LIS
7h 27m€130–381Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BHX - LIS
6h 15m€73–230Train, bus via Perpignan
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Setúbalbus
- Take the train from Setúbal to Campolidetrain
30h 53m€489–785Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Lisboncar
32h 16m€329–1,069Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lisboncar
22h 51m€562–765Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LHR - LIS
6h 39m€149–445Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LTN - LIS
6h 29m€100–379Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LGW - LIS
6h 53m€138–407Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MAN - LIS
7h 46m€104–285Train, bus
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
32h 17m€313–515Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lisbonbus
40h 25m€234–372
Leicester to Lisbon by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Lisbon is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Lisbon is to bus and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Lisbon. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Lisbon via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 25m.
The distance between Leicester and Lisbon is 1829 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Lisbon without a car is to train and bus via Perpignan which takes 30h 53m and costs €480 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Leicester to Lisbon, including transfers.
Leicester to Lisbon bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Lisbon bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Book your Leicester to Lisbon bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
There are 9014+ hotels available in Lisbon.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Lisbon, Portugal?
You can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Lisbon via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 40h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +351 211 066 363
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fertagus
Train from Setúbal to Campolide
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Fertagus
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Setúbal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
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