There are 14 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Leicester by plane, car ferry, train, busferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to East Midlands Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BHD - EMA
3h 25m£40–146Fly Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
4h 34m£37–122Car ferry, train via Crewe
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain Crewe - London Euston / ...
13h 22m£72–195Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Nuneatontrain
14h 4m£196–529Bus and ferry, bus
- 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 / ...
16h 12m£45–69Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Birmingham Airport, bus
- 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
4h 9m£47–152Fly Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BFS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
4h 37m£70–203Fly Belfast International Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BFS - EMA
3h 45m£67–136Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BHD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
4h 59m£72–182Fly Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BFS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
5h 29m£72–177Fly Belfast International Airport to Liverpool, train
- 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
5h 56m£60–212Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Leicestertrain
14h 19m£101–199Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Chester to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the bus from Pool Meadow Bus Station to Town Hall Squarebus X6
16h 3m£81–176Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Leicestercar
7h 59m£106–348
Northern Ireland to Leicester by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Leicester is to bus and ferry and bus which costs £45 - £70 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Leicester is to fly which takes 3h 25m and costs £40 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from Victoria Square Victoria Street and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via Belfast Stena Line Terminus, Buchanan Bus Station and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Northern Ireland and Leicester is 248 miles.
The best way to get from Northern Ireland to Leicester without a car is to car ferry and train via Crewe which takes 13h 22m and costs £70 - £200.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Northern Ireland to Leicester, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Leicester bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast Stena Line Terminus station.
Northern Ireland to Leicester bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 1006+ hotels available in Leicester.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Leicester, England?
Aer Lingus flies from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA) once daily.
- 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 Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
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
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- 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 Belfast International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- 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
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- 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
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- 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
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
- 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
Train from Crewe to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- 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
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- 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
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
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
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 (0)3717 81 81 81
- 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
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
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Pool Meadow Bus Station to Town Hall Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- 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
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
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
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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