There are 12 ways to get from Perth to Leicester by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Leicestertrain
7h 21m£52–295Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
10h 15m£35–66Drive 321.7 mi
- Drive from Perth to Leicestercar 321.7 mi
6h 2m£79–114Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
4h 42mTrain via Chesterfield
- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfieldtrain
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Leicestertrain
7h 36m£57–280Train, bus
- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Perth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
10h 48m£41–140Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
4h 52mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
5h 39m£43–127Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
6h 19mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
5h 44m£60–198Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
6h 34mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leicestertrain
6h 20m£100–317
Perth to Leicester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Leicester is to bus which costs £35 - £70 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Leicester is to train and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs £40 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Perth to Leicester station. However, there are services departing from South Methven Street and arriving at St Margaret's Bus Station via Park and Ride and Broad Marsh Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Perth to Leicester. However, there are services departing from Perth and arriving at Leicester via Edinburgh Waverley and Sheffield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 21m.
The distance between Perth and Leicester is 376 miles. The road distance is 323.6 miles.
The best way to get from Perth to Leicester without a car is to train which takes 7h 21m and costs £50 - £300.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Perth to Leicester, including transfers.
Perth to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Park and Ride station.
Perth to Leicester train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Leicester is to train which takes 7h 21m and costs £50 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £70 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Leicester, England?
You can take a train from Perth to Leicester via Edinburgh Waverley and Sheffield in around 7h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from South Methven Street to St Margaret's Bus Station via Lamberkine Drive, Park and Ride, and Broad Marsh Bus Station in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–90
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Chesterfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chesterfield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Park and Ride to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Perth to Leicester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Perth to Leicester train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Leicester is 324 miles. It takes approximately 6h 2m to drive from Perth to Leicester.
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