York to Leicester Train Tickets & Timetables

York Train Station to Leicesterby train on average takes 2 hrs 43 mins

York Train Station to Leicester one way only

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Trains depart every 20 minutes
First train leaves York Train Station at 04:40
Last train leaves York Train Station at 20:40

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York to Leicester train times

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Departs	Arrives	Train	Duration
10:29 York On Time	12:49 Leicester On Time	Off-Peak Single, London North Eastern Railway	2h 20m, 1 change
10:35 York On Time	13:41 Leicester On Time	Off-Peak Single, CrossCountry	3h 6m, 2 changes
10:59 York On Time	13:49 Leicester On Time	Off-Peak Single, London North Eastern Railway	2h 50m, 1 change
11:44 York On Time	14:30 Leicester On Time	Anytime Single (First Class), CrossCountry	2h 46m, 1 change
12:32 York On Time	14:49 Leicester On Time	Off-Peak Single, London North Eastern Railway	2h 17m, 1 change

York Train Station facilities

Ticket office
- Ticket Office
  
  Yes
- Prepurchase Collection
  
  Ticket Office: Yes
  Ticket Machine: Yes
- Ticket Machine
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Issued
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Topup
  
  Ticket Office: Yes
  Ticket Machine: Yes
- Smartcard Validator
  
  Yes
- Penalty Fares
  
  Penalty fares apply for GR
Facilities
- Car Park
  
  Yes
- First Class Lounge
  Opening hours
  Monday - Saturday 06:00 - 20:00 Sunday 08:00 - 19:00
  Location: On Platform 3.
  Tickets Accepted in LNER First Class Lounge:
  - Fully inter-available First Class Season Ticket (i.e. tickets not specific to one train company)
  - Any First Class Anytime ticket valid for travel on the LNER route
  - Any LNER First Class packages
  - First Advance (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER First Class Reader Offer (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER First Class Flat Fare (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER Rewards First Class Leisure Single (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER Self-Print First Class Upgrade voucher (routed LNER & connections)
  - Inclusive Tour Tickets (eg. Superbreak)
  - Weekend First
  Assistance dogs and other well behaved dogs on leads will be permitted in all LNER First Class Lounges
  Facilities: Toilets, TV, charging points for mobile phones, screens with updated train information. Wi-Fi: Yes Showers: No
  Our first class lounges offer a selection of complimentary refreshments such as tea, coffee, water, and various crisps and biscuits. Other items are also available to purchase through Lets Eat at Your Seat by scanning the QR code at your table taking you to the LEAYS portal where you will be able to purchase additional items.
- Seated Area
  
  Yes
- Waiting Room
  
  This station has heated waiting rooms available. Seating is available at an accessible height in the waiting room and on platforms
  Waiting Room opening hours are at all times that the station is open
- Trolleys
  
  Yes
- Station Buffet
  
  Yes
  Station concourse
- Toilets
  
  Yes
  The Ladies toilets are located in the Main Concourse and in the Waiting Room between Platforms 7 and 9. The Gents toilet is adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9. The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key. A RADAR key is available from station staff. Toilet opening hours are at all times that the station is open.
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9; these toilets are operated by a radar key. A radar key is available from station staff.
- Baby Change
  
  Yes
- Telephones
  
  Yes
- Wi Fi
  
  Yes
  Find WiFi Hotspots around York station
- Post Box
  
  Yes
  Outside the station
- Atm Machine
  
  Yes
  Located on concourse
- Shops
  
  Yes
- Rail replacement locations
  
  Pick Up / Drop Off at Bus Stand E outside the Milner York
- CCTV
  
  Yes
Toilets
- Available
  
  Yes
- Location
  
  The Ladies toilets are located in the Main Concourse and in the Waiting Room between Platforms 7 and 9. The Gents toilet is adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9. The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key. A RADAR key is available from station staff. Toilet opening hours are at all times that the station is open.
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9; these toilets are operated by a radar key. A radar key is available from station staff.
Wifi
- Annotation
  
  Find WiFi Hotspots around York station
- Available
  
  Yes
Staffing and customer services
- Staffing Level
  
  Full time
- Lost property
  
  Yes
- Contact Details
  
  Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  
  03457 225333
- Information Available From Staff
  
  Yes - from help point
- Passenger Information Systems
  
  Departure Screens
  Arrival Screens
  Announcements
- Customer Help Points
  
  Yes
  Located at the front of the Station
- Ticket gates
  
  No
Parking
- Car Park 1
  
  Notes
  
  Operator Name: London North Eastern Railway
  Name: Station Short Stay Car Park
  Spaces: 30
  
  Number Accessible Spaces: 6
  Accessible Spaces Note:
  Parking is chargeable for all vehicles. £2.00 for first hour, then £10.00 per hour.
  
  Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
  Cctv: No
  Website
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  Charges
  Per Hour: £3.50
  Note:
  Short stay 21-60 mins - £3.50
  Short stay 61-120 mins - £6.50
  The short-stay car park will be closed every Saturday and Sunday up to and including Sunday 23 March. Parking for Blue Badge holders remains available as normal.
  The station long stay car park will be closed until further notice.
  This is part of the York Station Gateway Project, where Network Rail will construct a new multi-storey car park on the site.
  Parking for Blue Badge holders is available in the short stay car park. All other users must find alternative facilities and allow extra time for travel. For other locations visit York.gov.uk/CarParks.
- Car Park 2
  
  Notes
  The station long stay car park will be closed until further notice.
  This is part of the York Station Gateway Project, where Network Rail will construct a new multi-storey car park on the site.
  Parking for Blue Badge holders is available in the short stay car park. All other users must find alternative facilities and allow extra time for travel. For other locations visit York.gov.uk/CarParks.
  
  Operator Name: London North Eastern Railway
  Name: York Station Long Stay Car Park
  
  Number Accessible Spaces: 0
  Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
  Cctv: No
  Website
  https://www.lner.co.uk/
  Opening Times
  Sun 24h
  Charges
  Off-peak: £7.50
  Daily: £20.00
  Weekly: £75.00
  Monthly: £227.50
  Annual: £1,925.00
  Saturday: £7.50
  Sunday: £7.50
  Note:
  Closure of long stay car park from 15 March 2025
  From 23:59 on Friday 14 March, the station long stay car park will be closed until further notice.
  This is part of the York Station Gateway Project, where Network Rail will construct a new multi-storey car park on the site.
  Parking for blue badge holders will be unaffected. All other users must find alternative facilities and allow extra time for travel. For other locations visit York.gov.uk/CarParks.
  Short Stay 30-60 mins £3.50
  Short Stay 61-120 mins - £6.50
  Going away for a long weekend? Park from 10:00 on Friday until 23:59 on Monday for just £15.
  Simply purchase your ticket at the car park on the day.
Bicycle Facilities
- Spaces
  
  626
- Sheltered
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  Yes
- Location
  
  Within station, within car park, and next to the ticket office
- Annotation
  
  80 secure stands.
- Type
  
  Compounds
  Stands
  Racks
Accessibility
- Helpline
  
  03457 225 225 or 18001 03457 225 225 (Text relay service)
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Staff Help Available
  
  When arriving for booked or turn-up-and-go assistance, the meeting point is the Customer Information Point on the main concourse. Staff are available to provide Passenger Assist at all times that trains are operating for customers who have booked or who travel as turn-up-and-go. Assistance is available both to board/alight trains and also navigating around the station.
- Staff help available opening hours
  
  Mon-Sun 24h
- Induction Loop
  
  Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
  
  Yes
  Accessible machines are available on the main concourse
- Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
  
  Yes
  Available during Travel Centre opening times
- Ramp For Train Access
  
  Yes
- Accessible Taxis
  
  No advance booking is required but it will reduce the waiting time for a wheelchair access Taxi
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
  The National key toilets are adjacent to Platform 2 and between Platforms 8 and 9; these toilets are operated by a radar key. A radar key is available from station staff.
- Step Free Access
  
  This station has step free access to all platforms.
  This station is a category A station according to the Office of Rail and Road station classification system https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955.
  Lifts and level access to all platforms. Lift available from station concourse (platform 3) to platforms 5 -11. Customer assistance available 'Call for Aid' button by taxi rank at front of station. No level access to National Rail Museum via platforms 10/11, exit at front of station and around Station Hotel.
  Staff can deploy station ramps at all times when trains are operating through this station to help customers who need step-free access board any train at this station. Where in circumstances beyond our control station staff are not available, on train staff can deploy the on board ramp if necessary.
- Ticket Gates
  
  No
- Impaired Mobility Set Down
  
  Yes
- Wheelchairs Available
  
  Yes
First Class lounge
- Details
  Opening hours
  Monday - Saturday 06:00 - 20:00 Sunday 08:00 - 19:00
  Location: On Platform 3.
  Tickets Accepted in LNER First Class Lounge:
  - Fully inter-available First Class Season Ticket (i.e. tickets not specific to one train company)
  - Any First Class Anytime ticket valid for travel on the LNER route
  - Any LNER First Class packages
  - First Advance (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER First Class Reader Offer (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER First Class Flat Fare (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER Rewards First Class Leisure Single (routed LNER & connections)
  - LNER Self-Print First Class Upgrade voucher (routed LNER & connections)
  - Inclusive Tour Tickets (eg. Superbreak)
  - Weekend First
  Assistance dogs and other well behaved dogs on leads will be permitted in all LNER First Class Lounges
  Facilities: Toilets, TV, charging points for mobile phones, screens with updated train information. Wi-Fi: Yes Showers: No
  Our first class lounges offer a selection of complimentary refreshments such as tea, coffee, water, and various crisps and biscuits. Other items are also available to purchase through Lets Eat at Your Seat by scanning the QR code at your table taking you to the LEAYS portal where you will be able to purchase additional items.

Leicester facilities

Ticket office
- Ticket Office
  
  Yes
- Prepurchase Collection
  
  Yes
- Ticket Machine
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Issued
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Topup
  
  Ticket Office: Yes
  Ticket Machine: Yes
- Smartcard Validator
  
  Yes
- Smartcard Comments
  
  Collect and top your Smartcard at this location
- Penalty Fares
  
  Penalty fares apply for EM
Facilities
- Car Park
  
  Yes
- First Class Lounge
  
  No
  Located
  At the south end of platform 3/4 - Currently Closed
  Tickets Accepted
  All First Class ticket holders
  Facilities
  Screens with updated train information & also Sky News
  Refreshments
  Screens with updated train information & also Sky News
  Wi-Fi
  Yes
  Showers
  No
- Seated Area
  
  Yes
- Waiting Room
  
  There are heated waiting rooms, along with sheltered platform waiting areas with accessible seating.
- Trolleys
  
  Yes
- Station Buffet
  
  Yes
  Cafe and vending machine.
- Toilets
  Yes
  The toilets are located on Platform 1/2 and Platform 3/4. The National key toilets are located on Platform 1/2 and Platform 3/4; these toilets are operated by a radar key. The radar key is available from the Duty Manager located on the end of Platform 3/4.
  - Weekdays (Mon - Fri) 05:20-22:30
  - Saturday 05:20-22:30
  - Sunday 07:15-22:30
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
- Baby Change
  
  Yes
- Telephones
  
  No
- Wi Fi
  
  Yes
  Find WiFi Hotspots around Leicester station
  Free WiFi is available in the First Lounge
- Post Box
  
  Yes
- Atm Machine
  
  Yes
- Shops
  
  Yes
- Rail replacement locations
  
  Coaches leave from the Station front
- CCTV
  
  Yes
Toilets
- Available
  
  Yes
- Location
  The toilets are located on Platform 1/2 and Platform 3/4. The National key toilets are located on Platform 1/2 and Platform 3/4; these toilets are operated by a radar key. The radar key is available from the Duty Manager located on the end of Platform 3/4.
  - Weekdays (Mon - Fri) 05:20-22:30
  - Saturday 05:20-22:30
  - Sunday 07:15-22:30
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
Wifi
- Annotation
  
  Find WiFi Hotspots around Leicester station
  Free WiFi is available in the First Lounge
- Available
  
  Yes
Staffing and customer services
- Staffing Level
  
  Full time
- Lost property
  
  Yes
- Contact Details
  
  Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  
  03457 125678
- Available
  
  No
- Operator Name
  
  EMR lost property office is located at Nottingham. We will try to contact the owner if they can be identified, the item will be kept for 3 months (unless it is perishable) and a record is kept.
- Information Available From Staff
  
  Yes - from information point
  Yes - from ticket office
- Information Services Open
- Passenger Information Systems
  
  Departure Screens
  Arrival Screens
  Announcements
- Customer Help Points
  
  Yes
- Ticket gates
  
  Yes
Parking
- Car Park 1
  
  Notes
  £2.00 Evening car park fare is available from 1800 until 0230.
  This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.
  
  Operator Name: East Midlands Railway
  Name: Station car park
  Spaces: 488
  
  Number Accessible Spaces: 20
  Accessible Spaces Note:
  A designated pick up/drop off for mobility impaired customers is available in the short stay car park with step free access to the concourse and into the station
  
  Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
  Cctv: No
  Website
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  Charges
  Daily: £15.00
  Weekly: £45.00
  Monthly: £150.00
  Three Monthly: £405.00
  Annual: £1,500.00
  Saturday: £7.50
  Sunday: £7.50
  Note:
  £2.00 Evening car park fare is available from 1800 until 0230.
  £9.50 Weekend rate (Friday 1000 - Sunday midnight) please purchase ticket from ticket office.
  This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.
  From Monday 12 February 2024, demolition works will begin in the area, restricting access to the station car park. Station Street will be closed and access will be available via Fox Street. For more information visit: https://www.leicester.gov.uk/station
- Car Park 2
  
  Notes
  This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.
  
  Operator Name: East Midlands Railway
  Name: Short stay car park
  Spaces: 10
  
  Number Accessible Spaces: 4
  Accessible Spaces Note:
  One disabled pick up/drop off only bay. Charges 50p for 20 minutes blue badge holders 1 hour free. Blue Badge holders wishing to park longer must use the long stay car park on Fox Street.
  
  Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
  Cctv: No
  Website
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  Opening Times
  Mon-Sun 24h
  Charges
  Off-peak: £7.50
  Note:
  This car park has Secure Station Accreditation.
Bicycle Facilities
- Spaces
  
  222
- Sheltered
  
  Yes
- Cctv
  
  Yes
- Location
  
  Cycle hub situated on the lower floor (old Red Star parcels area) which can be accessed via the lift located to the left of the Customer Information desk. Stands also available in main car park and station front near short stay car park.
- Annotation
  
  Cycle hub opening hours 0400 to 0200 daily. Changing facilities available. An application form for the cycle hub can be requested by emailing here.
  There are also mixed type stands with outdoor covered spaces in main car park and stands at the station front.
- Type
  
  Compounds
  Stands
Accessibility
- Helpline
  
  08000 11 33 23
  
  https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
- Staff Help Available
  
  Staff help available 05.20 - 01.00
  Passenger Assistance meeting point is at the customer information desk in the front concourse or the ticket gates.
- Staff help available opening hours
  
  Mon-Sun 24h
- Induction Loop
  
  Yes
- Accessible Ticket Machines
  
  Yes
- Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter
  
  Yes
- Ramp For Train Access
  
  Yes
- Accessible Taxis
  
  No
- Accessible toilets
  
  Yes
- Step Free Access
  
  This is a Category A access station. There is step free access to the main entrance and lifts to all platforms. Customers with wheelchairs who require assistance on graduated slopes should press the ticket gate 'assistance' button located at the bottom of the stairs near the self service ticket machines. To ensure availability of staff to assist, it is imperative that customers book assistance in advance.
  This station has tactile paving at the edge of all platforms and at the bottom of all staircases.
- Ticket Gates
  
  Yes
- Impaired Mobility Set Down
  
  Yes
- Wheelchairs Available
  
  Yes
First Class lounge
- Available
  
  No
- Details
  
  Located
  At the south end of platform 3/4 - Currently Closed
  Tickets Accepted
  All First Class ticket holders
  Facilities
  Screens with updated train information & also Sky News
  Refreshments
  Screens with updated train information & also Sky News
  Wi-Fi
  Yes
  Showers
  No

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