There are 12 ways to get from Nice to Leicester by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or 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
best- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
10h 12m£314–561Fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NCE - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
6h 38m£68–179Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 440 / ...
26h 57m£113–222Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Leicestercar
16h 6m£311–405Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Leicestercar
17h 28m£205–335Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NCE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
6h 26m£106–254Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NCE - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
6h 26m£157–468Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCE - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
6h 50m£143–378Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NCE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
6h 37m£122–268Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NCE - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
7h 56m£107–298Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
7h 43m£105–251Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCE - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain
8h 19m£85–262
Nice to Leicester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Leicester is to fly and bus which costs £65 - £180 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Leicester is to fly and train which takes 6h 26m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Leicester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Nice and Leicester is 990 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Leicester without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs £310 - £600.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Nice to Leicester, including transfers.
Nice to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Leicester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Leicester is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs £310 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £230 and takes 26h 57m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Leicester, England?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Leicester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 10h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to St Margaret's Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria in around 26h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–450
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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 4m
- 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 4m
- 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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 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
- 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
Nice to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Leicester is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 6:35 PM in Nice and 5:35 PM in Leicester.
Nice to Leicester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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