There are 11 ways to get from Channel Islands to Leicester by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Guernsey Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)GCI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
3h 6m£101–320Fly Jersey Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)JER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
2h 46m£39–200Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poole
- Drive from Poole to Leicester
7h 14m£85–232Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
7h 39m£166–330Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
9h 42m£138–257Fly Guernsey Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GCI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
2h 56m£96–299Fly Jersey Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)JER - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
3h 16m£105–301Fly Jersey Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Luton Airport (LTN)JER - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
2h 49m£48–159Fly Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)JER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
4h 13m£84–252Fly Guernsey Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)GCI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
3h 59m£119–374Fly Alderney Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Alderney Airport (ACI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)ACI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
3h 59m£161–401
Guernsey Airport (GCI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Channel Islands to Leicester is to fly and train which costs £45 - £160 and takes 2h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Channel Islands to Leicester is to fly and train which takes 2h 46m and costs £35 - £200.
The distance between Channel Islands and Leicester is 290 miles.
The best way to get from Channel Islands to Leicester without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 7h 39m and costs £160 - £330.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Channel Islands to Leicester, including transfers.
There are 971+ hotels available in Leicester.
What companies run services between Channel Islands, Guernsey and Leicester, England?
There is no direct connection from Channel Islands to Leicester. However, you can fly to London Gatwick Airport (LGW), walk to Gatwick Airport, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, then take the train to Leicester. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Leicester via Poole in around 7h 14m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
Flights from Jersey Airport to Birmingham Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–280
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Southampton Airport via Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Alderney Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Alderney Airport to Southampton Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–170
Flights from Jersey Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–350
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Southampton Airport via Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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