There are 10 ways to get from Leicester to Rock by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Plymouth
best- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkwaytrain
6h 56m£198–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Stationbus Uk087
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Dennison Road Car Parkbus 504 / ...
10h 36m£36–55Drive 251.9 mi
- Drive from Leicester to Rockcar 251.9 mi
4h 51m£63–91Bus 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
7h 37m£74–203Train
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain Leicester - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bodmin Parkwaytrain Edinburgh - Penzance / ...
7h 51m£120–189Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 777 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Dennison Road Car Parkbus 104
11h 51m£45–80Fly from East Midlands Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane EMA - NQY
7h 40m£83–227Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane STN - NQY
6h 19m£102–302Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane MAN - NQY
6h 28m£98–251Train, 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 Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LTN - NQY
8h 5m£119–303
Leicester to Rock by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Rock is to bus which costs £35 - £55 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Rock is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Rock. However, there are services departing from Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Padstow Bus Terminus via Plymouth Coach Station and The Shire House Mount Folly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Rock. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Bodmin Parkway via Birmingham New Street and Plymouth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 56m.
The distance between Leicester and Rock is 300 miles. The road distance is 253.4 miles.
The best way to get from Leicester to Rock without a car is to train via Plymouth which takes 6h 56m and costs £190 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Leicester to Rock, including transfers.
Leicester to Rock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Rock train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Rock is to train via Plymouth which takes 6h 56m and costs £190 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £55 and takes 10h 36m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £230 and takes 7h 40m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Rock, Cornwall, England?
You can take a train from Leicester to Rock via Birmingham New Street, Plymouth, and Bodmin Parkway in around 6h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station to Padstow Bus Terminus via Plymouth Coach Station, Dennison Road Car Park, and The Shire House Mount Folly in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Dennison Road Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Dennison Road Car Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Leicester to Rock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plymouth Coach Station.
Leicester to Rock train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leicester to Rock is 253 miles. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Leicester to Rock.
There are 3048+ hotels available in Rock.






























