There are 13 ways to get from York to León by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car ferry, towncar, or car 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 to Manchester Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
best- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain
9h 24m€109–324Train
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Leontrain Ave
20h 23m€492–852Train, bus
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Leonbus
26h 26m€270–470Drive, car ferry
- Drive from York to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Leóncar
28h 36m€232–898Train to Manchester Airport, fly to León Airport
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to León Airport (LEN)plane MAN - LEN
10h 24m€194–657Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to León Airport
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to León Airport (LEN)plane LBA - LEN
10h 26m€192–724Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Miranda De Ebrotrain
- Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Leontrain
12h 56m€147–289Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane MAN - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidagotowncar
- Take the bus from Vidago to Leonbus
13h 38m€256–426Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to León Airport
- Take the train from York to Derbytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to León Airport (LEN)plane EMA - LEN
10h 32m€225–743Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Santander Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MAN - SDR
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain
- Take the train from Palencia to Leontrain
10h 49m€130–307Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Golders Green Stationbus 561
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Leonbus
30h 7m€250–474Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from York to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Leonbus
32h 41m€353–1,057Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from York to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leóncar
19h 25m€431–574
York to León by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to León is to train and fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from York to León is to train and fly which takes 9h 24m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct train from York to León. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at Leon via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 23m.
The distance between York and León is 1914 km.
The best way to get from York to León without a car is to train which takes 20h 23m and costs €490 - €850.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from York to León, including transfers.
York to León train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
León is 1h ahead of York. It is currently 8:52 AM in York and 9:52 AM in León.
York to León train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Book your York to León train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between York, England and León, Spain?
You can take a train from York to Leon via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 20h 23m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–90
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to León Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to León Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to León Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to León Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from East Midlands Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from East Midlands Airport to León Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from East Midlands Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from East Midlands Airport to León Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–90
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Miranda De Ebro to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €220–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vidago to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vidago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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