There are 11 ways to get from Mechelen to Leicester by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain London St Pancras International - Sheffield / ...
4h 29m£148–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
11h 22m£40–92Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mechelen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Leicestercar
5h 54m£186–224Fly Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
5h 28m£128–359Train, bus
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440
8h 14m£64–153Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mechelen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Leicestercar
6h 55m£81–156Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
5h 43m£164–404Fly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
6h 26m£99–237Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AMS - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
6h 50m£93–248Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Malines to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
8h 37m£106–285Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Malines to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
8h 7m£79–229
Mechelen to Leicester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Leicester is to bus which costs £40 - £95 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Leicester is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs £140 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Mechelen to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Mechelen to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Malines and arriving at Leicester via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 29m.
The distance between Mechelen and Leicester is 346 miles.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Leicester without a car is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs £140 - £260.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Mechelen to Leicester, including transfers.
Mechelen to Leicester bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Mechelen to Leicester train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Leicester is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs £140 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £95 and takes 11h 22m.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Leicester, England?
You can take a train from Malines to Leicester via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl in around 4h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malines to St Margaret's Bus Station via Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 11h 22m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Malines to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- 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 London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Mechelen to Leicester bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria Green Line Station.
Leicester is 1h behind Mechelen. It is currently 5:32 AM in Mechelen and 4:32 AM in Leicester.
Mechelen to Leicester train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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