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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Leicester to Manchester is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
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Northern Rail C60367 | 08:09 Leicester station (LEI) | 2h23 | 10:32 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Cross Country C79469 | 08:18 Leicester station (LEI) | 2h41 | 10:59 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Avanti West Coast C79469 | 08:18 Leicester station (LEI) | 2h01 | 10:19 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Cross Country C79425 | 08:50 Leicester station (LEI) | 2h39 | 11:29 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Transpennine Express C60626 | 09:09 Leicester station (LEI) | 1h56 | 11:05 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
Avanti West Coast C79471 | 09:15 Leicester station (LEI) | 2h04 | 11:19 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) | 1 change | |
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Fastest Journey
1 h 56 m
Average
2 h 17 m
Trains per day
6
Distance
119 km
To travel from Leicester to Manchester you need to make at least one change.
Distance | 74 miles |
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Average train duration | 1 h 43 min |
Average train ticket price | £51 (€58) |
Train frequency | 13 a day |
Direct train | No |
Train providers | East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry, Northern Rail (3), TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains or east_midlands_trains |
Trains from Leicester to Manchester cover the 74 miles long route taking on average 1 h 43 min with our travel partners like East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry, Northern Rail (3), TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains or east_midlands_trains. Normally, there are 13 trains operating per day. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this trip for as low as £23, but the average price of train tickets is £51.
Buy your official East Midlands Trains, CrossCountry and Northern Rail (3) train tickets to Manchester from Leicester from £23 with Omio. Find train times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies to compare and book the most affordable trip.
East Midlands Trains is a train company based in the United Kingdom. It operates services from London to the East Midlands, Yorkshire, and the North West. East Midlands Trains operates a fleet of Class 158, Class 156, Class 170, Class 222 and Class 180 diesel multiple units, as well as Class 222 Meridian electric multiple units. East Midlands Trains also offers a range of ticket types, including Advance, Anytime, and Off-Peak tickets. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, power sockets, and a range of food and drink options. The most popular routes for East Midlands Trains are London to Nottingham, Sheffield, and Leeds.
Leicester to Manchester train information with East Midlands Trains:
There are trains between Leicester and Manchester every hour on this busy route operated by Cross Country, Virgin and East Midlands Trains, making it easy to travel on a flexible basis. The journey is also quick, with many trains arriving in less than two hours.
Trains from Leicester Rail Station to Manchester Piccadilly are operated by Cross Country, Virgin and East Midlands Trains and each operator tends to run one service an hour. The cheapest service is run by Cross Country and mobile ticketing is available on the service for added convenience.
The train journey from Leicester to Manchester usually has one change, either at Sheffield or Birmingham. It can be as short as one and a half hours, but most services tend to average out at two hours. Some journeys are a little longer, but few exceed two hours and 45 minutes.
Trains between Leicester Railway Station operate from 6:00 a.m. through to around 10:00 p.m. each day, including weekends. There are some occasions where there are two train services scheduled from different operators, so customers will find plenty of choice on this busy and well-served route.
Departure train station: Leicester Railway Station was refurbished in 2012 and has an attractive open-plan layout that is designed to be accessible to all travellers. Facilities include a first class lounge, ticket facilities, a seating area, trolleys, a coffee shop and newsagent, ticket office, ATMs and easy connections to onward travel. There is a taxi rank directly outside and local parking. The city centre shops and other attractions are just a short walk away.
Arrival train station: Manchester Piccadilly is the main train station in Manchester and is located in the city centre. The station has toilets and shower rooms (with change machines for the fee), ATMs, retail and supermarket outlets, coffee shops, newsagents, seating areas, ticketing facilities and more. Passengers can make their onward journey via the taxi rank from outside the station, take the Metro which runs from underneath the train station or take a short walk to the city bus stations in Piccadilly Gardens.
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