Edinburgh to Leicester flights

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Journey information

Overview: Edinburgh to Leicester flight

Flights from Edinburgh to Leicester depart on average 35 times per day, taking around 1h 17m. Cheap flight tickets for this journey start at £28 but you can travel from only £12 by bus.
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Coach from £12
Distance
392 km
Average flight duration
1h 17m
Cheapest ticket price
£28
Flights per day
35
Direct flights
25
Airlines
2
Fastest flight
1h 10m
Cheapest month to travel
November
First flight
05:45
Last flight
22:50
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Coach from £12

Cheap flights tickets from Edinburgh to Leicester

Showing times and prices for 05 Dec

Cheapest

The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from Edinburgh to Leicester is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.

Cheapest
Ryanair
06:001h20
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
07:20London Stansted Airport (STN)
£531One-way
0 changes
2nd Cheapest
easyJet
06:301h10
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
07:40Birmingham International Airport (BHX)
£751One-way
0 changes
easyJet
10:151h15
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
11:30London Luton Airport (LTN)
£871One-way
0 changes
easyJet
07:001h15
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
08:15London Luton Airport (LTN)
£871One-way
0 changes
easyJet
06:551h25
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
08:20London Stansted Airport (STN)
£901One-way
0 changes

Edinburgh to Leicester flight times

Showing flights for tomorrow, Thursday 5 December
ProviderDepartsDurationArrivesChangesTickets
Ryanair
RK 597
Ryanair UKRyanair UK | RK 597
06:00 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h20 07:20 London Stansted Airport (STN)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1435
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1435
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h40 07:45 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)7h00 13:05 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)9h45 15:50 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)6h55 13:00 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
OS7336
LufthansaLufthansa | OS7336
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)8h00 14:05 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)12h30 18:35 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)9h45 15:50 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)4h40 10:45 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)1 change
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)11h00 17:05 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)6h40 12:45 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)1 change
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)11h00 17:05 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH965
LufthansaLufthansa | LH965
06:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)11h00 17:05 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
easyJet
U2806
easyJeteasyJet | U2806
06:15 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 07:45 London Gatwick Airport (LGW)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2337
easyJeteasyJet | U2337
06:30 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h10 07:40 Birmingham International Airport (BHX)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8701
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8701
06:40 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 08:15 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1453
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1453
06:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 08:25 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2309
easyJeteasyJet | U2309
06:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h25 08:20 London Stansted Airport (STN)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8711
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8711
07:00 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 08:35 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2301
easyJeteasyJet | U2301
07:00 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h15 08:15 London Luton Airport (LTN)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8713
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8713
07:30 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 09:05 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1443
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1443
07:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h40 09:30 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1439
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1439
08:30 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 10:05 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1441
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1441
10:00 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 11:35 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1463
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1463
10:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 11:40 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2303
easyJeteasyJet | U2303
10:15 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h15 11:30 London Luton Airport (LTN)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2311
easyJeteasyJet | U2311
10:45 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h20 12:05 London Stansted Airport (STN)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8715
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8715
10:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 12:20 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1445
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1445
11:00 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 12:35 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1457
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1457
11:45 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 13:20 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8705
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8705
12:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 14:25 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
Lufthansa
OS7332
LufthansaLufthansa | OS7332
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)8h45 21:40 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)10h00 22:55 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)8h05 21:00 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)8h05 21:00 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)10h00 22:55 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
OS7332
LufthansaLufthansa | OS7332
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)8h45 21:40 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)4h50 17:45 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)1 change
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)10h00 22:55 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)2 changes
Lufthansa
LH963
LufthansaLufthansa | LH963
12:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)4h45 17:40 London City Airport (LCY)1 change
British Airways
BA1433
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1433
13:20 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 14:50 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1449
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1449
14:10 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 15:40 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2313
easyJeteasyJet | U2313
14:25 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h20 15:45 London Stansted Airport (STN)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1437
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1437
15:10 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 16:40 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8707
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8707
15:55 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 17:30 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2341
easyJeteasyJet | U2341
16:10 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h10 17:20 Birmingham International Airport (BHX)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1455
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1455
16:15 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 17:45 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2812
easyJeteasyJet | U2812
16:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 18:20 London Gatwick Airport (LGW)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1451
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1451
17:15 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h35 18:50 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8709
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8709
17:30 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h40 19:10 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1447
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1447
17:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h25 19:15 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2315
easyJeteasyJet | U2315
18:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h20 19:25 London Stansted Airport (STN)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2814
easyJeteasyJet | U2814
19:05 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 20:35 London Gatwick Airport (LGW)0 changesDirect
British Airways
BA1459
British AirwaysBritish Airways | BA1459
19:20 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h25 20:45 London Heathrow Airport (LHR)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U2339
easyJeteasyJet | U2339
19:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h10 21:00 Birmingham International Airport (BHX)0 changesDirect
BA Cityflyer
BA8719
BA CityflyerBA Cityflyer | BA8719
20:00 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h25 21:25 London City Airport (LCY)0 changesDirect
easyJet
U26564
easyJeteasyJet | U26564
20:45 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h30 22:15 London Gatwick Airport (LGW)0 changesDirect
Ryanair
RK 9816
Ryanair UKRyanair UK | RK 9816
20:50 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)1h20 22:10 London Stansted Airport (STN)0 changesDirect

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Flight times from Edinburgh to Leicester

Showing times and prices for 05 Dec

Fastest Journey

1 h 10 m

Average

3 h 55 m

Flights per day

58

Distance

392 km

Of the 58 flights that leave Edinburgh for Leicester every day 38 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.

Fastest
easyJet
16:101h10
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
17:20Birmingham International Airport (BHX)
£1681One-way
0 changes
Fastest
easyJet
19:501h10
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
21:00Birmingham International Airport (BHX)
£1641One-way
0 changes
Fastest
easyJet
06:301h10
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
07:40Birmingham International Airport (BHX)
£751One-way
0 changes
2nd Fastest
easyJet
10:151h15
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
11:30London Luton Airport (LTN)
£871One-way
0 changes
2nd Fastest
easyJet
07:001h15
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
08:15London Luton Airport (LTN)
£871One-way
0 changes

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Airlines: EasyJet and Flybe Edinburgh to Leicester

EasyJet and Flybe flights will get you from Edinburgh to Leicester from £28. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best flight times and tickets for your trip.

EasyJet is a British multinational low-cost airline headquartered at London Luton Airport (LTN). It’s the largest UK-based carrier based on the number of passengers carried. EasyJet flies to over 150 destinations across Europe and North Africa, making it a popular budget airline for travellers. To keep fares as low as possible, easyJet tickets are non-refundable and no complimentary snacks are provided onboard. All fare types include allowance of one small personal bag, while additional fees apply for carry-on luggage and checked luggage.

Edinburgh to Leicester flight information with easyJet:

  • Average Duration: 1 h 10 min
  • Cheapest Price: £28

FAQs: Edinburgh to Leicester flights

FAQs: Take a flight from Edinburgh to Leicester hassle-free. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Edinburgh to Leicester.
FAQs
Cheap plane tickets from Edinburgh to Leicester can start from as little as £28 when you book in advance. The average flight ticket price for Edinburgh to Leicester is £57; however, prices vary depending on the time of day and class and they tend to be more expensive on the day.
On average the Edinburgh to Leicester flight time is 1 h 10 min   covering the 243 mile long route, but the journey time can vary depending on specific dates or if traveling on weekends and holidays.
The earliest flight from Edinburgh to Leicester leaves at 05: 45. Plan your trip with the Journey Planner   from Omio.
The latest flight from Edinburgh to Leicester leaves at 22: 50.
There are 35 flights a day from Edinburgh to Leicester which require at least one change with easyJet. Schedules can vary on holidays or weekends with fewer flights.
For the best Edinburgh to Leicester flight to purchase, you can travel safely and comfortably with easyJet. However, it's always good to check all possible airlines with services from Edinburgh to Leicester to compare what amenities they may offer.
The cheapest month for a flight from Edinburgh to Leicester is November.
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