Bus travel in Leicester
Bus Travel in Leicester
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One of the oldest established cities in Britain with a history stretching back over 2000 years, today Leicester is a vibrant multi-cultural metropolis as well as being a world-renowned centre for learning with its two Universities.
Leicester and Leicestershire are famous for their connection with one of the bloodiest battles in English history, and the discovery over 500 years later of King Richard III’s remains buried beneath a city car park. Thomas Cook, the pioneer of modern tourism, ran his first railway excursion here in 1841 and visitors can follow in his footsteps today, catching a steam train on the Great Central Railway.
Love the arts? Check out De Montfort Hall and the Curve Theatre. The annual Riverside Festival is great for live music fans, and if you fancy a laugh the Comedy Festival is the biggest and longest running in Europe with 560 shows across 64 venues. Also check out family-friendly destinations like the Twinlakes park, shopping centres, indoor trampolines and more
Make sure to check out the Golden Mile; a vibrant marketplace for Indian food, spices, fashion and jewellery, the area is a shining example of Leicester’s cultural diversity and its world-famous Diwali celebrations are the largest outside India.
In Leicester, we’re proud to be part of the Leicester Buses Partnership which brings together Leicester City Council and all Leicester’s bus companies to help transform Leicester’s bus network. To visit the Leicester Buses website click here, and learn more about the Big Bus Plan.
Bus services in Leicester
5/5A/X5 Leicester to Thurmaston to East Goscote and Melton Mowbray
6/6A Leicester to Thurmaston
27/28 Leicester to Ratby
29/29A/X29 Leicester to Swadlincote
31/31A/X31 Leicester to Oadby
37 Leicester to Thurnby Lodge
44/44A Leicester to South Wigston and Wigston Magna
47/48 Leicester to South Wigston and Wigston Magna
49 Leicester to Fleckney
50/51 Leicester to Fosse Park and Narborough or Braunstone
56/56A Leicester to Thurnby and Scraptoft
58/58A Leicester to Hamilton
84/85 Leicester to Lutterworth or South Wigston
87 Leicester to Eyres Monsell
104 Leicester to Fosse Park
127 Leicester to Loughborough and Shepshed
153 Leicester to Market Bosworth
158 Leicester to Hinckley and Nuneaton
LC15 Leicester to Coalville
X6 FAST between Coventry and Leicester
X3/X31 Leicester to Market Harborough
X45 Leicester to Magna Park
X84 Leicester to Rugby