There are 7 ways to get from Leicester to Porthleven by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain Leicester - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Penzancetrain Edinburgh - Penzance / ...
8h 42m£185–263Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 777 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Falmouth University and University of Exeterbus
12h 15m£52–106Drive 288 mi
- Drive from Leicester to Porthlevencar 288 mi
5h 19m£70–102Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane BHX - NQY
10h 28m£76–215Train via Plymouth
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Redruthtrain
8h 53m£166–261Train via Cardiff
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Herefordtrain
- Take the train from Hereford to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Penzancetrain
12h 44m£175–333Fly from East Midlands Airport, line 36 bus
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane EMA - NQY
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Blue Anchorbus
9h 25m£80–235
Leicester to Porthleven by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Porthleven is to bus which costs £50 - £110 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Porthleven is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Porthleven. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Harbour Bus Shelter via Birmingham Coach Station, Bristol Bus Station, Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus and Blue Anchor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Porthleven. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Penzance via Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 42m.
The distance between Leicester and Porthleven is 350 miles. The road distance is 289.7 miles.
The best way to get from Leicester to Porthleven without a car is to train which takes 8h 42m and costs £180 - £270.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Leicester to Porthleven, including transfers.
Leicester to Porthleven bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Porthleven train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Porthleven is to train which takes 8h 42m and costs £180 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £110 and takes 12h 15m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Porthleven, England?
You can take a train from Leicester to Harbour Bus Shelter via Birmingham New Street, Penzance, and Bus Station in around 8h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Harbour Bus Shelter via Birmingham Coach Station, Bristol Bus Station, Falmouth Uni Penryn Campus, and Blue Anchor in around 12h 15m.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to Redruth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Hereford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Hereford to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Falmouth University and University of Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Blue Anchor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
- Single
- £3
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More Questions & Answers
Leicester to Porthleven bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Leicester to Porthleven train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leicester to Porthleven is 290 miles. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Leicester to Porthleven.
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