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4.6Travel Information from Leicester to Aberdeen
 Distance | 312 miles |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | £23 - £65 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • £23 • 10 h 45 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • £39 • 1 h 20 min |
 Popular travel companies | FlixBus, easyJet or CrossCountry |
Take a train, coach or flight to travel 312 miles between Leicester and Aberdeen. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, easyJet or CrossCountry among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Leicester to Aberdeen.
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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
- What is the cheapest way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen?
- Bus travel is the cheapest way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen
- What is the fastest way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen?
- A flight and train combination is the fastest way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen.
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FAQs: Leicester to Aberdeen
There are 3 options to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen including taking a train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Aberdeen from Leicester is by taking a coach, which costs on average £23.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Leicester to Aberdeen:
Taking a coach costs £16 less than taking a flight, which costs on average £39 for the same trip.
A coach is £42 less than a train with an average ticket price of £65 from Leicester to Aberdeen.
The quickest way to travel from Leicester to Aberdeen is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 20 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Coach takes on average 10 h 45 min.
Getting to Aberdeen by train takes 7 h 48 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 312 miles from Leicester to Aberdeen.
The average frequency per day from Leicester to Aberdeen is:
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- 12 flights a day.
- 4 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Leicester and Aberdeen as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Leicester to Aberdeen:
- Coaches most often depart from Leicester at Leicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda) and arrive in Aberdeen at Aberdeen, Guild Street.
The following travel companies offer services from Leicester to Aberdeen:
- FlixBus or Arriva Midlands can take you to Aberdeen by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Leicester to Aberdeen for £23.
- Travel with easyJet, Azul or British Airways to go to Aberdeen by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find easyJet Leicester to Aberdeen tickets on Omio for £39.
- CrossCountry, LNER, ScotRail, Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper or east_midlands_trains can take you to Aberdeen by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for LNER from Leicester to Aberdeen for £65.
Yes, there are direct services available from Leicester to Aberdeen with the following travel companies:
- Direct coaches with with 1 direct coach per day.
- 10 direct flights per day with.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Aberdeen as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Leicester to Aberdeen.
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