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Leicester by plane
Leicester by plane
The city is close to East Midlands Airport situated in the county of Leicestershire and a drive should not take much longer than 30 minutes depending on the traffic situation, a recently introduced bus service "Airbus" from St Margarets bus station has made the bus journey much easier; this service runs regularly during the day, with an infrequent service overnight. Previously journeys by public transport were more complicated, involving a bus to Loughborough and then the train to Leicester.
Birmingham International Airport is also within a 45 minute to 1 hour drive from Leicester. There are also a limited number of flights available from Coventry Airport about a 45 minute drive away.
Stansted and Luton airports are linked directly to Leicester by regular train services.
Manchester airport can be reached easily by train, changing at Sheffield.
Gatwick airport can be reached easily by train, chainging at Luton or Bedford.
There is a small airfield for private planes at Stoughton to the east of the city.
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