Buses to University of Leicester

28 bus routes serve University of Leicester. Weekday buses run from 05:44 to 00:28.

First weekday bus from campus 05:44 (Novus Direct) Last 00:28 (31)

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 University of Leicester

48 Leicester circular via Wigston Magna, Aylestone Mon–Fri 06:17–23:50 Sun 09:12–22:00 Arriva Midlands
44 Leicester → Wigston Magna via Wigston Fields, South Wigston Mon–Fri 06:27–23:28 Sun 08:19–23:26 Arriva Midlands
44A Leicester → Fleckney via Wigston Magna, Wigston Mon–Fri 06:06–21:01 no Sunday service Arriva Midlands
44B Leicester → Kibworth Beauchamp via Wigston Magna, Wigston Mon–Fri 06:08–19:32 no Sunday service Arriva Midlands
44S Leicester → Kibworth Beauchamp via South Wigston, Fleckney Sun 08:53–19:25 Arriva Midlands
47 Leicester circular via Aylestone, Wigston Magna Mon–Fri 05:58–23:12 Sun 09:27–23:22 Arriva Midlands
31 Leicester circular via Clarendon Park, Oadby Mon–Fri 06:02–00:28 Sun 09:18–20:38 Arriva Midlands
31A Leicester circular via Clarendon Park, Oadby Mon–Fri 06:37–23:48 Sun 09:12–21:16 Arriva Midlands
X31 Leicester → Kibworth Beauchamp via Clarendon Park, Oadby Mon–Fri 08:00–16:50 no Sunday service Arriva Midlands
X3 Leicester → Market Harborough via Clarendon Park, Oadby Mon–Fri 06:02–22:18 Sun 08:46–20:16 Arriva Midlands
15 Leicester circular via Evington Mon–Fri 06:23–23:16 Sun 09:22–23:16 First Leicester
22 Leicester → Goodwood via Evington, Crown Hills Mon–Fri 06:24–19:38 Sun 09:16–18:33 Centrebus
22A Leicester → Goodwood via Evington, Crown Hills Mon–Fri 06:43–19:21 Sun 10:01–18:16 Centrebus
X7 Market Harborough → Leicester via Oadby, Clarendon Park Mon–Fri 06:24–20:27 Sun 10:21–18:51 Stagecoach Midlands
83 Holts Close → Charles Street via Aylestone, Clarendon Park Mon–Fri 07:25–18:09 no Sunday service Centrebus
22E Leicester → Goodwood via Evington, Crown Hills Mon–Fri 19:01–23:08 no Sunday service Centrebus
81 Leicester circular via Evington Mon–Fri 07:46–18:18 no Sunday service Centrebus
83A Newfoundpool → Leicester via Braunstone, Aylestone Mon–Fri 08:32–15:03 no Sunday service Centrebus
17 Leicester circular via Highfields Mon–Fri 06:43–19:32 Sun 09:41–18:12 First Leicester
88 Leicester circular via Aylestone, Eyres Monsell Mon–Fri 05:57–18:29 Sun 09:28–18:04 First Leicester
88A Leicester circular via Southfields, Aylestone Mon–Fri 06:17–18:39 Sun 09:58–17:29 First Leicester
16 Leicester circular via Crown Hills, Goodwood Mon–Fri 06:23–19:48 Sun 09:28–19:48 First Leicester
LC7 Leicester → Uppingham via Humberstone, Goodwood no Sunday service Centrebus
88E Leicester circular via Aylestone, Eyres Monsell Mon–Fri 18:20–23:20 Sun 09:30–23:20 First Leicester
Novus Direct Leicester → Enderby via Braunstone, Thorpe Astley Mon–Fri 05:44–23:21 Sun 05:49–23:21 Central Connect
HOP Leicester → Haymarket Bus Station (Stand BH) Mon–Fri 08:03–18:15 no Sunday service Centrebus
HH Hamilton → Leicester via Crown Hills, Beaumont Leys Mon–Fri 06:16–20:27 Sun 06:44–20:14 Centrebus
ND Enderby circular via Braunstone, Leicester Mon–Fri 05:44–23:21 Sun 05:44–23:21 Central Connect

Live times at the campus stops

Direct buses to University of Leicester 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 University of Leicester?

28 routes serve the campus: the 48 (towards Haymarket Bus Station), the 44 (towards Car Park), the 44A (towards Manor Road), the 44B (towards The Square), the 44S (towards The Square), the 47 (towards Leicester), the 31 (towards Haymarket Bus Station), the 31A (towards Haymarket Bus Station), the X31 (towards The Square), the X3 (towards Market Hall), the 15 (towards Haymarket Bus Station), the 22 (towards Chatteris Avenue) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Leicester?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 28 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to University of Leicester?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:44, on the Novus Direct. 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?

Not on these routes — the last weekday bus from the campus is 00:28. Check the town page for late services from the centre. Term-time student services sometimes run later than the year-round timetable published here.

Do buses run to University of Leicester 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 University of Leicester, 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

De Montfort University 31 Loughborough University 9 University of Nottingham (Sutton Bonington) 10 Nottingham Trent University (Clifton) 9 Coventry University 50 University of Nottingham 27 Nottingham Trent University 58 University of Warwick 8 University of Nottingham (City Hospital) 10 University of Derby 28

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.