How to travel from Leeds to Birmingham

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Travel Information to Birmingham from Leeds

Distance148 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€7 - €23
Cheapest modeCoach • €7 • 2 h 25 min
Fastest modeTrain • €23 • 1 h 51 min
Popular travel companiesMegabus or CrossCountry

Travel 148 km by train or coach between Leeds and Birmingham. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are Megabus or CrossCountry among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Leeds to Birmingham.

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from Leeds to Birmingham

How to get from Leeds to Birmingham by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Leeds to Birmingham is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
08:35AM2h25
Leeds, Coach Station
11:00AMBirmingham
161One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

National ExpressNX134
07:05AM2h55
Leeds, Coach Station
10:00AMBirmingham, Coach Station
141One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

CrossCountryC23767
12:11PM1h53
Leeds station (LDS)
02:04PMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
991One-way
0 transfers

Other options

CrossCountryC23754
10:00AM2h04
Leeds station (LDS)
12:04PMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
481One-way
0 transfers
CrossCountryC23750
09:00AM2h18
Leeds station (LDS)
11:18AMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
481One-way
0 transfers
CrossCountryG04475
08:11AM2h08
Leeds station (LDS)
10:19AMBirmingham New Street (BHM)
481One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:35AM3h35
Leeds, Coach Station
01:10PMBirmingham
161One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
11:30AM3h15
Leeds, Coach Station
02:45PMBirmingham
161One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX131
08:00AM3h00
Leeds, Coach Station
11:00AMBirmingham, Coach Station
211One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Leeds to Birmingham

Travel to Birmingham easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Leeds to Birmingham.

FAQs

There are 2 ways to get from Leeds to Birmingham: train or coach.

The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Birmingham is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €7 compared to other travel options to Birmingham:

A coach is €16 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Leeds to Birmingham costing on average €23.

The fastest way from Leeds to Birmingham is by train with an average journey time of 1 h 51 min.

There are alternative travel options to Birmingham that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 2 h 25 min of travel time.

Birmingham is approximately 148 km away from Leeds.

The average frequency per day from Leeds to Birmingham is:

  • 24 coaches per day.
  • 16 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Leeds and Birmingham as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Leeds to Birmingham:

  • Most travellers catch their coach from Leeds, Coach Station and arrive in Birmingham, Coach Station.
  • Most travellers take a train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street.

The following travel companies offer services from Leeds to Birmingham:

  • Megabus, National Express or FlixBus can take you to Birmingham by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Leeds to Birmingham for €7.
  • CrossCountry, Northern Rail (3), LNER or Cross Country can take you to Birmingham by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for CrossCountry from Leeds to Birmingham for €23.

Yes, there are direct routes from Leeds to Birmingham with the following travel companies:

  • You can check for a direct coach to Birmingham with Megabus, National Express or FlixBus with 18 direct coaches per day.
  • You can check for a direct train to Birmingham with CrossCountry or Cross Country with 12 direct trains per day.

Direct services to Birmingham tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

Your journey from Leeds to Birmingham doesn't have to end in Birmingham. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like London, Manchester, Paris, Edinburgh or Liverpool. If you’d like to add London, Manchester, Paris, Edinburgh or Liverpool to your Leeds to Birmingham trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Birmingham today!

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