East Midlands Trains runs fast, frequent trains between Leicester and London. Our trains will whizz you from Leicester to London St Pancras International in comfort, with journey times from just 1 hour 9 minutes. Use our Best Fare Finder to book cheap train tickets for your journey.
And now there’s no need to cut your evening short, thanks to our late-night train, which leaves London St Pancras International for Leicester at 0015. Early birds are well served, too, with our 0440 train from Leicester that gets you to London St Pancras International in plenty of time to connect with the first Eurostar trains – perfect for morning meetings in Paris or a spot of lunch in Lille or Brussels.
There are now two services every hour to Sheffield and Chesterfield. East Midlands Trains also connects Leicester to Derby, Loughborough, Nottingham and Lincoln, as well as East Midlands Parkway, which offers a frequent Railink bus service to East Midlands Airport. Register with ‘My Journeys’ for help with planning your journey and information about Leicester train times.
While in Leicester, be sure to sample its famed Indian cuisine on the Belgrave Road, cheer on the Leicester Tigers rugby team or visit the National Space Centre for an experience that’s out of this world.
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