Leicester Getting there & around

Getting there & away

National Express operates from St Margaret’s bus station on Gravel St, north of the centre. The express bus JL367 runs to Nottingham (one hour, eight daily Monday to Saturday), while the 310 runs to Coventry (45 minutes, four daily). Other options for Coventry include the X67 (one hour, hourly).

Trains run to London St Pancras (1½ hours, every 30 minutes) and Birmingham (one hour, every 30 minutes).

A tourist jaunt rather than a serious transport option, the classic Great Central Railway (01509-230726; www.gcrailway.co.uk; return tickets £12/8) operates steam locomotives between Leicester North station on Redhill Circle and Loughborough Central. This dual-track railway runs the 8-mile route along which Thomas Cook ran his original package tour in 1841. The trains run daily from May to August and every weekend the rest of the year. Take bus 70 from Haymarket bus station.