🎓 Buses to De Montfort University

30 bus routes serve De Montfort University in Leicester. 2 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving De Montfort University

• 104 St Margaret's Bus Station → M&S Mon–Fri 06:46–23:16 Sun 09:14–18:15 Arriva Midlands
• 50 St Margaret's Bus Station → School Lane Mon–Fri 05:22–23:32 Sun 09:28–22:32 Arriva Midlands
• 51 St Margaret's Bus Station → Holmfield Avenue East Mon–Fri 06:00–20:10 Sun 10:09–18:54 Arriva Midlands
• 18 Leicester → St Margarets Bus St Mon–Fri 06:26–22:45 Sun 09:17–19:47 First Leicester
• 88 Leicester → Haymarket Bus Stn Mon–Fri 06:01–18:39 Sun 09:20–18:15 First Leicester
• 88A Leicester → Haymarket Bus Stn Mon–Fri 06:21–18:49 Sun 09:50–17:40 First Leicester
• 44 Haymarket Bus Station → Car Park Mon–Fri 06:39–23:33 Sun 08:30–23:32 Arriva Midlands
• 20 St Margaret's Bus Station (Stand ST) → Priestley Road Mon–Fri 06:35–19:46 no Sunday service Centrebus
• 162 St Margaret's Bus Station (Stand SH) → Park Rise Mon–Fri 07:54–17:45 no Sunday service Centrebus
• 88E Leicester → Haymarket Bus Stn Mon–Fri 09:36–23:14 Sun 09:36–23:14 First Leicester
• 83 Holts Close → Charles Street (Stand CJ) Mon–Fri 07:30–18:05 no Sunday service Centrebus
• 83A Beatrice Road → Charles Street (Stand CJ) Mon–Fri 08:38–14:59 no Sunday service Centrebus
• 20 Leicester, St Margaret's Bus Station (Stand SU) → Dickens Court Sun 10:24–18:25 Central Connect
• 44S Haymarket Bus Station → The Square Sun 08:49–19:32 Arriva Midlands
• 48 Leicester → Haymarket Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:22–23:57 Sun 09:18–22:07 Arriva Midlands
• 84 St Margaret's Bus Station → George Street Mon–Fri 06:31–22:34 Sun 09:34–17:38 Arriva Midlands
• 85 St Margaret's Bus Station → Green Lane Mon–Fri 06:10–23:04 Sun 10:04–17:08 Arriva Midlands
• 87 Haymarket Bus Station → Scotland Way Mon–Fri 09:21–19:04 no Sunday service Arriva Midlands
• X84 Morrisons → Clifton Road Mon–Fri 07:12–19:54 no Sunday service Arriva Midlands
• HOP Leicester → Haymarket Bus Station (Stand BH) Mon–Fri 08:07–18:08 no Sunday service Centrebus
• HH Hamilton Tesco (Stand 3) → Long Spinney Mon–Fri 06:11–20:28 Sun 06:39–20:09 Centrebus
• ND Enderby Mon–Fri 05:40–23:34 Sun 05:40–23:34 Central Connect
• X6 St Margaret's Bus Station → Pool Meadow Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:56–22:31 Sun 09:01–19:17 Arriva Midlands
• 148 Nuneaton Bus Station B2 → Coventry Sainsbury's Mon–Fri 07:02–23:32 Sun 09:22–18:22 🌙 Sunday–Thursday nights Stagecoach Midlands
• PR2 Enderby Park and Ride → St Nicholas Circle Mon–Fri 07:20–21:00 no Sunday service Roberts Travel Group
• 47 Leicester Mon–Fri 06:07–22:55 Sun 09:36–22:35 Arriva Midlands
• 13 Leicester → St Margarets Bus St Mon–Fri 06:31–23:06 Sun 09:26–17:27 First Leicester
• 158 St Margaret's Bus Station → Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:20–23:00 Sun 09:51–19:51 🌙 Sunday–Thursday nights Arriva Midlands
• 153 Leicester → St Margaret's Bus Station Mon–Fri 06:45–20:20 no Sunday service Arriva Midlands
• X45 St Margaret's Bus Station → Eddie Stobart Logistics Mon–Fri 04:40–20:40 Sun 04:40–20:40 Arriva Midlands

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to De Montfort University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• 148 Nuneaton Bus Station B2 → Coventry Sainsbury's Sunday–Thursday nights 04:29–07:00 runs tonight
• 158 St Margaret's Bus Station → Bus Station Sunday–Thursday nights 04:20–07:00 runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to De Montfort University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to De Montfort University?

30 routes serve the campus: the 104 (towards M&S), the 50 (towards School Lane), the 51 (towards Holmfield Avenue East), the 18 (towards St Margarets Bus St), the 88 (towards Haymarket Bus Stn), the 88A (towards Haymarket Bus Stn), the 44 (towards Car Park), the 20 (towards Priestley Road), the 162 (towards Park Rise), the 88E (towards Haymarket Bus Stn), the 83 (towards Charles Street (Stand CJ)), the 83A (towards Charles Street (Stand CJ)) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at De Montfort University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 30 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to De Montfort University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 04:40, on the X45. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

2 of the 30 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to De Montfort University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to De Montfort University, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Leicester.