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Compare train, coach and flight for Leicester to Aberdeen
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Leicester to Aberdeen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £44. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 29m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £44, and a flight costs an average of £42.
Distance: 505 km
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11h 23m Average total duration 10h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 29m Average total duration Fastest 1h 29m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 7h 57m Average total duration 7h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Aberdeen from Leicester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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How to Travel from Leicester to Aberdeen
The distance from vibrant Leicester in the Heart of England to Aberdeen, Scotland's famous 'Granite City', is 440 miles. Leicester Cathedral and the National Space Centre are Leicester's top attractions, while in Aberdeen, the Maritime Musuem and the Gordon Highlanders Musuem are worth a visit.
Train: Trains from Leicester to Aberdeen involve two changes (at Derby & Glasgow) and take around seven and a half hours. There is at least one train journey per hour throughout the day from Leicester to Aberdeen. Rail providers on this route include East Midlands, CrossCountry and ScotRail.
Bus: Bus travel to Aberdeen is possible from Leicester with National Express, but it does involve one or two changes, at Birmingham and/or Glasgow or just at Glasgow. There are three journeys per day on this route with a shortest journey time of just over 12 hours.
Flight: There are no direct flights from Leicester to Aberdeen, although travelers can take a non-stop one hour flight to Edinburgh from East Midlands Airport (20 miles from Leicester). The journey will involve transferring to Edinburgh Waverley to board a ScotRail train to Aberdeen which takes a further two and a half hours.
Travelling from Leicester to Aberdeen: Travel Tips
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- A flight and train combination is the fastest way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen.
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This is compared to other travel options from Leicester to Aberdeen:
A flight is £3 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Leicester to Aberdeen costing on average £44.
A flight is £76 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Leicester to Aberdeen costing on average £117.
Other travel options to Aberdeen take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 51m.
Coach takes on average 10h 45m.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Leicester and Aberdeen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Aberdeen Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Leicester station (LEI) and arrive in Aberdeen station (ABD).
- Coaches mostly depart from Leicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda) and arrive in Aberdeen, Guild Street.
- Travel with FlixBus, Arriva Midlands to go to Aberdeen by coach.
- Travel with easyJet, Azul, British Airways to go to Aberdeen by flight.
- Travel with CrossCountry, LNER, ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, Avanti West Coast, east_midlands_trains to go to Aberdeen by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 8 direct flights per day with easyJet, Azul, British Airways.
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