There are 14 ways to get from Leicester to Modena by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LHR - BLQ
6h 50m€113–683Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)STN - BLQ
7h 49m€69–510Train
- 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 ModenaFr
15h 9m€177–633Train, bus
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
23h 31mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Modena
16h 7mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to Kettering
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LTN - BLQ
6h 56m€79–528Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)MAN - BLQ
7h 59m€106–606Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)BHX - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
8h 6m€96–544Train to London City Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)LCY - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modena
8h 42m€105–479Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)STN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modena
9h 57m€74–351Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)STN - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
9h 11m€121–602Train via Chambéry
- 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 Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenaFr
15h 15m€275–940Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Parma
- Take the bus from Parma - Viale Toschi to Modena - Autostazione
29h 32m€84–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Modena
17h 7m€267–390
Leicester to Modena by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Modena is to bus which costs €80 - €240 and takes 29h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Modena is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €110 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Modena. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Modena - Autostazione via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Parma - Viale Toschi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Modena. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Modena via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Leicester and Modena is 1392 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Modena without a car is to train which takes 15h 9m and costs €170 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Leicester to Modena, including transfers.
Leicester to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Modena train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Modena is to train which takes 15h 9m and costs €170 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €240 and takes 29h 32m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Modena, Italy?
You can take a train from Leicester to Modena via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 15h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Modena - Autostazione via London Victoria, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Parma, and Parma - Viale Toschi in around 29h 32m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–650
- 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
- €23–120
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- 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
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €150–210
- Comfort
- €180–250
- Premium
- €230–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
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
- +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 Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Parma - Viale Toschi to Modena - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.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 Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Modena is 1h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 12:27 PM in Leicester and 1:27 PM in Modena.
Leicester to Modena train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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