EduWiki Conference 2012/Travel to Leicester

The nearest airport to Leicester is East Midlands Airport, with direct flights to approximately 90 destinations in 28 countries. The Leicester Skylink bus service operates a frequent service (every 30 minutes during the day and hourly at night) connecting the airport with Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station. There is also a taxi rank outside St Margaret's.

East Midlands Airport (from outside UK): +44 1332 852 852

Leicester is also accessible from multiple other airports in th UK, including:

• Birmingham International Airport

The airport has a train station attached, from which Leicester is accessible with one change at Birmingham New Street (10 minutes away). There is also a coach service (one change).

• Luton Airport

There are regular train services from Luton Airport Parkway to Leicester.

Coach services also run from the airport.

• Gatwick Airport

There are regular trains from Gatwick with a change at St Pancras station in London. A coach service operates to Leicester at St. Margaret's Bus Station.

• Stansted Airport

Stansted has a direct train connection to Leicester.

• Heathrow

There is a direct coach service from Leicester to Heathrow Airport. Further travel options can be found on the airport's page.

You can take a taxi to Leicester from a majority of the airports, for some details please see here.

Visa issues

Yellow: Visa required
Blue: No visa required
Grey: Visa unknown

The United Kingdom is a member country of the European Union. This means that all citizens of EU member states with a valid travel document (passport or European ID card) are allowed to travel freely within the European Union (including the UK) for up to 3 months.

Many people from other regions will also be able to visit the UK without a visa. To determine whether you will need a visa to visit the UK, go to www.ukvisas.gov.uk. The nature of any visa required will depend on your nationality and your current country of residence. The typical cost for a VISA for a short visit to the UK is £76.

The following individuals can enter the United Kingdom without a visa:

As of right

• Citizens of Commonwealth countries who have the right of abode in the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 1971
• Citizens of European Union member states
• Citizens of non-EU member states of the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland)
• British Nationals (whether they have the right of abode in the United Kingdom or not) of the following categories:
  • British citizens
  • British Overseas Territories citizens
  • British National (Overseas)
  • British Overseas citizens
  • British protected persons
  • British subjects

All the countries below have visa-free access to the UK for at least 90 days.

Andorra Argentina Australia Austria* Bahamas Belgium* Brazil Bulgaria* Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus* Czech Republic* Denmark* El Salvador Estonia* Finland* France* Germany*

Greece* Guatemala Honduras Hungary* Ireland* Israel Italy* Japan Latvia* Liechtenstein Lithuania* Luxembourg* Malaysia Malta* Mexico Monaco Netherlands* New Zealand Nicaragua

Norway Panama Paraguay Poland* Portugal* Romania* San Marino Singapore Slovakia* Slovenia* Republic of Korea Spain* Sweden* Switzerland Taiwan United States Uruguay Vatican City State Venezuela

* - European Union member states