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How to get to Ilkeston from Nottingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Nottingham to Ilkeston is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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How to Travel from Nottingham to Ilkeston
Nottingham is widely known for its natural history museum park while Ilkeston is famed for its laid-back nature as it is a fairly small community town. The journey from Nottingham to Ilkeston is pretty fast and short. The distance between the two cities can be covered easily by foot as it is only 9.7 miles. Should a traveller wish for a quicker trip, they can take the bus or train.A traveller can expect to make it to Ilkeston in eleven minutes by train and half an hour by bus.
Train: Departing daily is a train that takes only eleven minutes to reach Ilkeston from Nottingham. There is a train leaving the departure station, Nottingham Station every single day of the week. The arrival station is Ilkeston Railway Station. The train service is run by Northern rail. There is a train leaving Nottingham every hour.
Bus: There is a bus leaving Nottingham every fifteen minutes, every day of the week. It takes an estimated thirty three minutes to reach Ilkeston. The departure station is Nottingham, Upper Parliament Street (Maid Marian Way) while the arrival station is Ilkeston, Market Place. The bus service is managed by Trent Barton.
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This is compared to other travel options from Nottingham to Ilkeston:
A train is £0.78 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Nottingham to Ilkeston costing on average £4.
Other travel options to Ilkeston take longer:
Coach takes on average 24m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nottingham and Ilkeston as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Nottingham station (NOT) and arrive in Ilkeston station (ILN).
- Travel with Trent Barton to go to Ilkeston by coach.
- Travel with Northern Rail (3), East Midlands Trains to go to Ilkeston by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with Trent Barton.
- 6 direct trains per day with Northern Rail (3), East Midlands Trains.
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