Leicester bus stations
The majority of bus services in Leicester operate from St. Margaret’s and Haymarket bus stations in the city centre.
See the Guide to Leicester’s bus services and Map of bus routes in Leicester for full details of where to board your bus in Leicester city centre.
St. Margaret’s Bus Station
Gravel Street, Leicester, LE1 3AG (adjacent A594 Burleys Way – Leicester inner ring road)
Opening times
Bus station
Monday – Saturday: 05.30 – 23.30
Sunday: 07.00 – 23.30
Arriva Travel Shop
Monday – Friday: 09.00 – 17.00
Saturday: 09.00 – 13.30
Customer comments line: 0344 800 44 11
National Express ticket office
Monday – Saturday: 08.00 – 17.00
Sunday: 09.00 – 15.00
Tel: 08717 818181
(Calls cost 13p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge)
Facilities
- Cafeteria
- Paper shop
- Waiting room
- Photo booth
- Disabled toilet (key obtainable from bus station cleaners, manager and security)
- Ladies and gents toilets
- Baby changing facilities
- CCTV
- Free ATM
- Telephones
- Taxi rank
- Cycle parking (indoors, by main entrance)
- Luggage lockers – cost for up to 24 hours: £1 small locker, £2 large locker
Haymarket Bus Station
37 Belgrave Gate, Leicester, LE1 3HP (at junction of Belgrave Gate and Charles Street)
Opening times
Bus station
Monday – Friday: 05.00 – 23.45
Saturday: 06.00 – 23.45
Sunday: 09.00 – 23.45
Facilities
- Information desk
- Kiosk
- Shopmobility (09.30 – 16.00 Monday – Saturday)
- Toilets (including disabled, Changing Places and baby changing facilities)
- Timetables (available at information desk and each of the stand ends)
- CCTV
- Free ATM (on Belgrave Gate)
- Cycle parking (outside main entrance)
Download Haymarket Bus Station passenger guide
For general enquiries about Leicester’s bus stations, contact Leicester City Council on 0116 454 1000. Information about specific services is not available on this number. For this information please contact the bus or coach company directly.
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