There are 13 ways to get from Londonderry to Leicester by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or car
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Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport
best- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BHD - EMA
5h 53m£56–168Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
6h 28m£46–136Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 212
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Leicestertrain
16h 34m£130–232Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayrbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lanebus X77
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Derbytrain
- Take the train from Derby to Leicestertrain
16h 59m£194–289Train, bus and ferry, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Londonderry to York Streettrain Re
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 590 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
17h 26m£90–152Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BHD - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
6h 37m£63–174Fly City Of Derry Airport to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LDY - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
4h 19m£78–253Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BFS - EMA
5h 38m£76–150Fly City Of Derry Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LDY - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
5h 19m£67–373Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
7h 22m£81–191Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BFS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain
7h 49m£69–226Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lanebus 212
- Take the busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 240 / ...
18h 56m£49–73Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Londonderry to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Leicestercar
9h 2m£117–365
Londonderry to Leicester by train, busferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Londonderry to Leicester is to bus and bus and ferry which costs £45 - £75 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Londonderry to Leicester is to fly and bus which takes 4h 19m and costs £75 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Londonderry station to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from Foyle Street Bus Station and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via Nelson Street, Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 56m.
The distance between Londonderry and Leicester is 342 miles.
The best way to get from Londonderry to Leicester without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 16h 34m and costs £130 - £240.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Londonderry to Leicester, including transfers.
Londonderry to Leicester bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Foyle Street Bus Station.
Londonderry to Leicester bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Nelson Street Bus Lane station.
There are 1006+ hotels available in Leicester.
What companies run services between Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Leicester, England?
There is no direct connection from Londonderry to Leicester. However, you can take the train to Belfast Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to East Midlands Airport (EMA), walk to Coach Park, then take the bus to St Margaret's Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Leicester via Nelson Street Bus Lane, Nelson Street, Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, Liverpool Lime Street, and Nottingham in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to York Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Glasgow Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Foyle Street Bus Station to Nelson Street Bus Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Busferry from Belfast Stena Line Terminus to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- 0345 810 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
Bus from Ayr Bus Station to Waterloo Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Website
- Stagecoach West Scotland
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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