There are 11 ways to get from Leicester to Lecce by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
best- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)STN - BDS
9h 44m€106–320Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)STN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
14h 36m€83–315Train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to LecceFr
21h 56m€255–909Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Metaponto
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Lecce578
44h 16m€184–349Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lecce
23h 40mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)LTN - BDS
10h 47m€86–294Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Naples Airport (NAP)STN - NAP
- Take the train from Caserta to Lecce
14h 15m€118–394Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to LecceFr
22h 54m€278–936Train via Milan
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LecceFr
24h 42m€215–759Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Lecce570 / ...
44h 20m€125–409Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Lecce
24h 41m€396–569
Leicester to Lecce by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Lecce is to train and fly and bus which costs €80 - €320 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Lecce is to train and fly which takes 9h 44m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Lecce. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Lecce via London Victoria, Frankfurt and Metaponto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Lecce via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 54m.
The distance between Leicester and Lecce is 2077 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Lecce without a car is to train which takes 21h 56m and costs €250 - €950.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Leicester to Lecce, including transfers.
Leicester to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Lecce train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Lecce is to train which takes 21h 56m and costs €250 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €180 - €350 and takes 44h 16m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a train from Leicester to Lecce via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 21h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Lecce via London Victoria, Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, and Metaponto in around 44h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Brindisi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Brindisi Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metaponto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Leicester to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lecce is 1h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 4:53 AM in Leicester and 5:53 AM in Lecce.
Leicester to Lecce train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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