Travelling from East Midlands Airport to Loughborough

If you're planning on bringing a lot of luggage with you, then it’s often easier to get a taxi. Due to its close proximity, you don’t need to pre-book a taxi as there will be lots of taxis waiting outside the airport for you and it should only cost around £20 to get a taxi from East Midlands Airport to our Loughborough campus.

The UK widely uses Uber, and we recommend downloading the Uber app before you travel so you can easily book a taxi on arrival. Once downloaded, you can enter your destination, see the estimated fare in advance, and pay securely through the app without needing cash. If you need support or have any questions you can contact the International Student Experience Team.

If you travel by taxi it should only take around 20 minutes to arrive at our Loughborough campus.

There is a Skylink bus service which runs from East Midlands Airport and travels to Loughborough. They run every 20 minutes and will typically cost around £4.70 for an adult single fare. It could take as little as 30 minutes to travel to Loughborough.

Currently there is no direct train line from East Midlands Airport to Loughborough. You would need to get a taxi or bus to East Midlands Parkway, where you would then be able to get a train to Loughborough Train Station. There are lots of stops involved in this option, and because you’ll have lots of luggage and be tired from your flight we do not recommend this option.

Travelling from Loughborough Train Station to our Loughborough campus

Once you’ve arrived at Loughborough Train Station, you’ll find that there are plenty of taxis waiting outside the railway station. It normally costs around £10 and the journey from the train station to our campus will take around 10 minutes. Alternatively, the ‘Sprint’ bus runs directly to the University from the bus-stop outside the railway station and costs about £2.80. Visit Kinchbus.co.uk for more information.