Bus and Coach from Leicester to Canterbury: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Leicester to Canterbury

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Leicester to Canterbury from various bus operators like National Express for the next days.

today

£12

tomorrow

£12

Sunday

Monday

£11

Tuesday

Wednesday

£11

Thursday

£12

Cheapest bus trips today
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 5m	17:45	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	23:50	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 05/12/2025 17:45:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 05/12/2025 23:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 5m
National Express	6h 5m	03:40	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	09:45	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 05/12/2025 03:40:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 05/12/2025 09:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 5m
National Express	6h 35m	14:00	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	20:35	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 05/12/2025 14:00:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 05/12/2025 20:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 35m
National Express	6h 25m	05:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	11:55	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£14	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 05/12/2025 05:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 05/12/2025 11:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £14 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 25m
National Express	6h 30m	07:05	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	13:35	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£14	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 05/12/2025 07:05:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 05/12/2025 13:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £14 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 30m

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 5m	17:45	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	23:50	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 17:45:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 23:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 5m
National Express	5h 35m	03:55	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	09:30	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 03:55:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 09:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 35m
National Express	6h 25m	14:00	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	20:25	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 14:00:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 20:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 25m
National Express	6h 30m	12:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	19:00	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£14	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 12:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 19:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £14 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 30m
National Express	6h 55m	15:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	22:25	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£15	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 15:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 22:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £15 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 55m

Cheapest bus trips Monday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 10m	19:00	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	01:10	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£11	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 19:00:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 09/12/2025 01:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 10m
National Express	6h 30m	07:05	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	13:35	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 07:05:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 13:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 30m
National Express	6h 15m	08:45	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	15:00	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 08:45:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 15:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 15m
National Express	6h 35m	10:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	17:05	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 10:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 17:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 35m
National Express	6h 55m	15:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	22:25	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 15:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 22:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 55m

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	5h 50m	19:00	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	00:50	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£11	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 19:00:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 00:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 50m
National Express	7h 0m	07:05	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	14:05	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 07:05:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 14:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 0m
National Express	6h 0m	10:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	16:30	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 10:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 16:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 0m
National Express	6h 35m	14:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	21:05	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 14:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 21:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 35m
National Express	6h 25m	16:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	22:55	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 16:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 22:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 25m

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
National Express	6h 35m	14:30	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	21:05	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£12	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 14:30:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 21:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £12 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 35m
National Express	5h 50m	03:55	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	09:45	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 03:55:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 09:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 50m
National Express	7h 0m	07:05	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	14:05	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 07:05:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 14:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 0m
National Express	5h 50m	19:00	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	00:50	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£13	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 19:00:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/12/2025 00:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £13 per person are available. Travel duration is 5h 50m
National Express	6h 40m	05:15	Leicester	St. Margaret's Bus Station	11:55	Canterbury	Coach Station	Economy	£14	A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 05:15:00 to Coach Station, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 11:55:00. 50 Economy ticket for £14 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 40m

Did you know that if you travel from Leicester to Canterbury via London, you can save more than £1? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- FlixBus
  
  4h 20m
  
  0
  
  20:20
  
  Leicester
  Fosse Park
  
  22:45
  
  London
  Victoria Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £5
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Fosse Park, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 09/12/2025 20:20:00 to Victoria Coach Station, London (United Kingdom) arriving at 09/12/2025 22:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £5 per person are available. Travel duration is 2h 25m
- National Express
  
  1h 50m
  
  0
  
  22:50
  
  London
  Elephant and Castle
  
  00:40
  
  Canterbury
  University of Kent
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £6
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Elephant and Castle, London (United Kingdom) at 09/12/2025 22:50:00 to University of Kent, Canterbury (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 50m
Travel Time is 1h 30m shorter, and you will save £1

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Leicester to Canterbury is £11 on 08/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Leicester and Canterbury

See here how frequent the connections between Leicester and Canterbury are, during different times and days of the week.

Monday is the busiest day, with more than 10 daily coaches from Leicester to Canterbury. Wednesday has instead the fewest connections, with only 8 daily coaches between Leicester and Canterbury.

The busiest time of the day is the Afternoon, with 18 coaches from Leicester to Canterbury, while Evening sees the fewest connections between Leicester and Canterbury, with 5 offers.

Facts about coaches from Leicester to Canterbury

Compare all providers like National Express that travel 9 times every day by bus from Leicester to Canterbury in one click! Book your bus ticket from Leicester to Canterbury starting from £11!

Cheapest Bus	£11
Fastest Bus	5h 35m
Earliest Coach	03:40
Latest Coach	19:00
Daily Bus Connections	9 Ø
Distance	214.2 km
Coach Companies	National Express

Cheapest coach connections from Leicester to Canterbury

Every day, 9 buses from 1 coach companies leave Leicester for Canterbury: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 05/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 01/12

Tuesday 02/12

Wednesday 03/12

Thursday 04/12

Friday 05/12

£12

Saturday 06/12

£12

Sunday 07/12

Monday 08/12

£11

Tuesday 09/12

Wednesday 10/12

£11

Thursday 11/12

£12

Friday 12/12

Saturday 13/12

Sunday 14/12

Monday 15/12

Tuesday 16/12

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

Friday 19/12

Saturday 20/12

Sunday 21/12

Monday 22/12

Tuesday 23/12

Wednesday 24/12

Thursday 25/12

Friday 26/12

Saturday 27/12

Sunday 28/12

The cheapest time to travel from Leicester to Canterbury

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Leicester to Canterbury, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £11, Monday is the cheapest day for a coach from Leicester to Canterbury. Thursday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £12.

Evening is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Leicester to Canterbury, with £11. Morning is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £12.

How to save money travelling from Leicester to Canterbury

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Leicester to Canterbury in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Leicester to Canterbury, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Leicester to Canterbury are also emptier.

Beloved bus companies from Leicester to Canterbury

These are the most booked bus companies between Leicester to Canterbury from our users.

National Express from Leicester to Canterbury

Here you will find the key facts about the National Express bus route Leicester to Canterbury:

Cheapest Price	£11
Fastest Coach	5h 35m
Earliest Coach	03:40
Last Coach	19:00
Daily Connections	9 Ø
Found on	03/12/2025

All bus stations and stops in Leicester and Canterbury

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Leicester and Canterbury.

Braunstone

Narborough Road

Fosse Park

Fosse Park Ave

St. Margaret's Bus Station

Gravel St

Charles Street Bus Station

Gravel St 77

Coach Station

Gravel Walk 14

University of Kent

University Road

Park and Ride

New Dover Road

Service and Comfort on the bus from Leicester to Canterbury

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Leicester to Canterbury? Or which bus companies serve the route Leicester to Canterbury? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Leicester to Canterbury bus

How much does a Leicester - Canterbury coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Leicester - Canterbury bus trip is available from £11 and takes 6h 10m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Leicester to Canterbury?

The connection Leicester to Canterbury is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £11 to £21. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Leicester - Canterbury route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Leicester to Canterbury is offered by roughly 9 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Canterbury from Leicester take?

The quickest coach from Leicester to Canterbury is provided by National Express and takes 5h 35m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £13. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Leicester to Canterbury?

The earliest bus to Canterbury departs from Leicester at 03:40. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Leicester to Canterbury?

The latest bus to Canterbury departs from Leicester at 19:00. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Leicester - Canterbury route?

Passengers looking to travel from Leicester to Canterbury can travel with National Express. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Leicester and Canterbury?

You can check all the direct connections between Leicester and Canterbury by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: National Express.

What can I take with me on the bus to Canterbury from Leicester?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Leicester Canterbury bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Leicester Canterbury bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Leicester to Canterbury on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Leicester to Canterbury

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Leicester and to Canterbury

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Leicester and to Canterbury. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!