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What is the best way to travel from Chelmsford to Leicester?

Looking for a trip? Compare all the available Buses and Flights for the journey to Leicester from Chelmsford. Check between different modes of transportation, look for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 1 available companies to find your perfect trip!
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What is the cheapest way to reach Leicester from Chelmsford?

You can get to Leicester with just £26 by taking a Bus from National Express, but you can find many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for next few days here for you.

today
from £26
tomorrow
from £28
Monday
from £28
Tuesday
from £28
Wednesday
from £80
Thursday
from £39
Friday
from £28

    Cheapest Buses today

  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 15m
    0
    19:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:45
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 10m
    0
    21:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    23:40
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26

    Cheapest Buses tomorrow

  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 15m
    0
    19:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:45
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28

    Cheapest Buses Monday

  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    18:00
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 15m
    0
    19:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:45
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28

    Cheapest Buses Tuesday

  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    18:00
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 10m
    0
    21:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    23:40
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28

    Cheapest Buses Wednesday

  • National Express
    6h 0m
    0
    08:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    14:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    6h 15m
    0
    10:15
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    16:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    6h 15m
    0
    12:15
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    18:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    7h 30m
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    13:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:00
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    6h 14m
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    17:45
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    23:59
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80

    Cheapest Buses Thursday

  • National Express
    4h 25m
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    22:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    02:55
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £39
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41

    Cheapest Buses Friday

  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • Greater Anglia
    4h 57m
    0
    05:22
    Chelmsford
    bus station
    10:19
    Leicester
    Central Station
    0
    Greater Anglia
    Economy
    £38
  • CrossCountry
    5h 29m
    0
    05:20
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    10:49
    Leicester
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    £66
  • Greater Anglia
    4h 0m
    0
    05:52
    Chelmsford
    bus station
    09:52
    Leicester
    Central Station
    0
    Greater Anglia
    Economy
    £93

What are the fastest trips from Chelmsford to Leicester?

You can get to Leicester from Chelmsford in just 2h 10m with a Bus from National Express. This is not the only option, and you can click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other modes of transportations.

today
from 2h 10m
tomorrow
from 2h 15m
Monday
from 2h 15m
Tuesday
from 2h 10m
Wednesday
from 6h 0m
Thursday
from 2h 20m
Friday
from 2h 20m

    Fastest Buses today

  • National Express
    2h 10m
    0
    21:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    23:40
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 15m
    0
    19:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:45
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £26

    Fastest Buses tomorrow

  • National Express
    2h 15m
    0
    19:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:45
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28

    Fastest Buses Monday

  • National Express
    2h 15m
    0
    19:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:45
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    18:00
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28

    Fastest Buses Tuesday

  • National Express
    2h 10m
    0
    21:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    23:40
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    18:00
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28

    Fastest Buses Wednesday

  • National Express
    6h 0m
    0
    08:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    14:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    6h 14m
    0
    17:45
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    23:59
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    6h 15m
    0
    10:15
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    16:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    6h 15m
    0
    12:15
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    18:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80
  • National Express
    7h 30m
    0
    13:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    21:00
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £80

    Fastest Buses Thursday

  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    17:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    19:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    2h 30m
    0
    09:00
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    11:30
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £41
  • National Express
    4h 25m
    0
    22:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    02:55
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £39

    Fastest Buses Friday

  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    11:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    13:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • National Express
    2h 20m
    0
    15:30
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    17:50
    Leicester
    St. Margaret's Bus Station
    0
    National Express
    Economy
    £28
  • Greater Anglia
    4h 0m
    0
    05:52
    Chelmsford
    bus station
    09:52
    Leicester
    Central Station
    0
    Greater Anglia
    Economy
    £93
  • Greater Anglia
    4h 57m
    0
    05:22
    Chelmsford
    bus station
    10:19
    Leicester
    Central Station
    0
    Greater Anglia
    Economy
    £38
  • CrossCountry
    5h 29m
    0
    05:20
    London Stansted Airport
    London Stansted Airport
    10:49
    Leicester
    Central Station
    0
    CrossCountry
    Economy
    £66
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a Bus from Chelmsford to Leicester

What are the most popular stations in Chelmsford and Leicester?

In Chelmsford, you will usually depart from Hatfield Peverel Train Station, bus station or South Woodham Ferrers Train Station, while in Leicester you will be arriving at Central Station, Fosse Park or St. Margaret's Bus Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.

How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience

Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Leicester from Chelmsford? With 5 connections between 1 Bus and Flight operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.

Look for the lowest price

Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Chelmsford and Leicester, you can pay as low as £26 with a Bus from National Express.

Travel duration

Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Bus from National Express: you will get to Leicester in just 2h 10m.

Comfort makes all the difference

You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Chelmsford and Leicester are National Express, Greater Anglia and CrossCountry, but be sure to check what they have to offer!

Save money with deals, and always compare

One last tip? Even if you live in Chelmsford and Leicester is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Spring field or to Oadby, and look at flights from Rochester Airport, and landing at East Midlands Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!

Which companies offer a trip from Chelmsford to Leicester?

The most popular companies between Chelmsford and Leicester, are National Express, Greater Anglia and CrossCountry. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.

Bus companies: National Express, Greater Anglia and CrossCountry

All you need to know when you travel from Chelmsford to Leicester

Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Chelmsford to Leicester. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.

FAQs about the trip from Chelmsford to Leicester

How can I reach Leicester from Chelmsford?

Every day, there are on average 5 connections between Bus and Flight, with which you can get to Leicester from Chelmsford.

How far is Leicester from Chelmsford?

The distance between Chelmsford and Leicester is 148.5 km.

What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Chelmsford and Leicester?

Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance. On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 4 kgs of CO2, a train 5 kgs, a car 25 kgs, and a flight 37 kgs.

What is the cheapest mode of transport from Chelmsford to Leicester?

You can get to Leicester with just £26 by taking a Bus from National Express.

What is the fastest way to get from Chelmsford to Leicester?

While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Leicester in just 2h 10m with a Bus from National Express.

More routes to Chelmsford and to Leicester

Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Chelmsford and to Leicester. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!

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