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London to Leeds

3 ways to get from London to Leeds

LondonLondon King's CrossLeedsLeeds railway station
Fastest
2h 09 by regional train
Distance
314.2 km by road
Operators
London North Eastern Railway · National Express
  • Regional train 2h 09
  • Bus 3h 30
  • Transfer ~3h 55 est. drive
LondonLeeds
  • Regional train2h 09
    London King's CrossLeeds railway station
  • Bus3h 30
    London Victoria Coach Station (plus Golders Green, Milton Keynes pickup points)Leeds Coach Station
  • Transfer~3h 55 est.
    any addressany address
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Journey times, operators and connections for the routes we cover. You book with the operator; we show you who runs it and how long it takes.

Options by mode

Journey times and carriers on this route.

Bus3h 30
LondonLondon Victoria Coach Station (plus Golders Green, Milton Keynes pickup points)LeedsLeeds Coach Station

direct, services 561/591, up to 16 times a day; the same coach also calls at Nottingham and Sheffield en route without requiring a change

National Express

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Transfer~3h 55 est. drive
Londonany addressLeedsany address

door to door

Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer

Before you land

The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.

  • Easy to get wrong

    LNER's own route page confirms it is the sole direct operator on this corridor - other apparent Leeds options from London (e.g. via CrossCountry connections) require a change, so a traveller comparing fares across 'operators' on an aggregator is really just comparing LNER fare classes, not competing direct services.

    lner.co.uk · checked 2026-09-10

  • Easy to get wrong

    The 561 service's intermediate stops at Nottingham and Sheffield mean a traveller boarding partway through the route does not need to change coaches - it is one continuous direct working from London to Leeds, not a route requiring a transfer at those cities.

    nationalexpress.com · checked 2026-09-10

  • Status

    The advertised 2 hour 9 minute fastest time is for a limited number of daily workings; typical journeys run just over 2 hours and closer to 2 hours 15 minutes at peak times, per LNER's own timetable description.

    lner.co.uk · checked 2026-09-10

  • Fixed fare

    Advertised fares from around £9.90 one-way are National Express's dynamic advance pricing, not a fixed price - consistent with this file's policy of not publishing a single National Express coach fare as authoritative.

    nationalexpress.com · checked 2026-09-10