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East Midlands Airport Buses
Depending on where you want to travel there are several bus services from the airport. Some are to local destinations and there is also National Express if you wish to travel further around the country they have a service to Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Luton Airport, Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport.
You can pay the driver for a ticket on National Express but obviously only if there is a seat available.
The coach stops are just behind Checker Cars to the left of the arrivals area.
Buses at East Midlands Airport
Skylink operate a bus service directly to the city centres of Nottingham and Leicester. Both in under an hour.
The Nottingham service will also take you to Nottingham Railway Station. The buses are every half an hour, 24 hours a day and operate 7 days a week.
The Leicester service operates hourly during the day and most of the night. It would be a good idea to check on the Sky Link website to make sure a bus is available if you are arriving or departing late at night or early in the morning. www.skylink.co.uk
For Leicester there is also a Skylink bus which operates hourly. Again check if your flight arrives or departs late at night or early in the morning on the Sky Link website. Arriva Bus also operate a service to Leicester and you will need to check their website for timetable information.
To and from Derby there is the Derby Airline Shuttle. Again this will take you to the city centre and also to the Railway Station. This bus operates every half hour during the day but only hourly at other times. Again it would be a good idea to check if your arrival/departure is very early or very late. Check the following website for the timetable and fares www.kinchbus.co.uk
If you are travelling to and from Loughborough the service is the same as for Derby. Again check on the kinchbus website for their timetable and fares. There are also bus links to nearby towns and villages. For Long Eaton use the Rainbow 5 bus service. This will take you to the railway station at Long Eaton.For Swadlincote, take the Airlink 69 which travels via Melbourne. At both Swadlincote and Melbourne there are regular links to and from Derby.
For Long Eaton contact Trent Buses. www.trentbuses.co.uk
Alternatively, you can travel from Nottingham, Leicester and Derby train stations to anywhere in the country.
