What is the distance from East Midlands Airport to the centre of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby?
The cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby are each about half an hour away from the airport. Nottingham and Derby are located at 23 kilometres / 14.3 miles from the airport, whereas Leicester is a bit further away (30 kilometres / 18.6 miles). Mount Saint Bernard Abbey is located at a distance of 14 kilometres / 8.7 miles from East Midlans Airport. The abbey brews one of the best beers in England: Tynt Meadow Trappist Ale.
From EMA Airport to Nottingham City centre by Taxi
Public transport
INFO PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Skylink buses run from East Midlands Airport to the cities near the airport such as Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. The buses leave from Coach Park bus station close to the Arrivals hall, there is another stop at the airport’s Departures hall. Skylink Nottingham and Skylink express are operated by trentbarton, Skylink Derby is operated by Kinchbus. Other buses departing from East Midlands Airport are my15 bus to Long Eaton, Stapleford and Ilkeston, and bus line 9 to Ashby, Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
Bus Skylink to Nottingham, Long Eaton and Loughborough
Between East Midlands Airport and Nottingham you have two options, namely Skylink Nottingham and Skylink express (Skylink Clifton). Skylink Nottingham runs via Long Eaton, University of Nottingham and QMC Queen’s Medical Centre to Nottingham. The journey time to Nottingham Friar Lane in the city centre is 60 minutes, Long Eaton is 30 minutes from the airport. The bus runs every 20 minutes, in the opposite direction one bus per hour departs to Loughborough and one bus per hour departs to Coalville. It takes 35 to 40 minutes from East Midlands Airport to Loughborough. Skylink Nottingham operates 24/7, but at night the bus only runs once an hour between the airport and Nottingham. At least every 30 minutes you can use Skylink express to Nottingham via Clifton (non-stop via A453). In this case it will take you only 35 minutes to Nottingham Friar Lane, Nottingham railway station can be reached in 32 minutes.
A single ticket from East Midlands Airport to Nottingham costs £ 6.00 (cash/contactless) or £ 5.40 when using the mango app (10% discount). You can also opt for a day ticket (adult zigzag), valid from 09:00 hours on weekdays and all day on Saturday or Sunday. The price is £ 7.60 for one person, £ 13.00 for two people and £ 17.00 for a group of up to five people. A single ticket to Long Eaton costs £ 4.50, you pay £ 4.09 for a ticket to Loughborough. In both cases you can also use a zigzag ticket. If you choose Skylink express, the costs for a single journey are higher, but you pay the same price for a day ticket (adult zigzag). Please consult timetable Skylink Nottingham and timetable Skylink express for more information.
Bus Skylink to Leicester, Derby and Loughborough
Skylink Derby runs between Leicester and Derby via Loughborough and East Midlands Airport, the Skylink Derby bus stop is located close to the airport’s Arrivals hall. The service is operated by bus company Kinchbus, 24 hours a day. A bus leaves every 20 minutes in the direction of Leicester and Derby, at night Skylink Derby runs once an hour. The journey time to St Margaret’s Bus Station in the city centre is 55 minutes, reaching Loughborough in 30 to 35 minutes. It will take you 45 minutes (Train Station) or 50 minutes (Bus Station) to Derby. The price for an adult single ticket is £ 8.19 to Leicester, £ 4.09 to Loughborough and £ 5.30 to Derby. The price for an adult 2 trip ticket is £ 16.00 to and from Leicester, £ 8.19 to and from Loughborough and £ 10.40 to and from Derby. Tickets are available from the bus driver, cash and contactless is both possible. Please consult timetable Skylink Derby for more information.
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