Trains from Leicester to Bedford

Leicester to Bedford train information

• The journey from Leicester, situated in England and Bedford, which is in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.
• There are 45 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Leicester to Bedford is approximately 0h53m. Taking the train is often the fastest option to get to Bedford from Leicester, and it's also a greener option than driving your car or flying.
• We found trains from £16.80 to travel in the next 180 days. Fares may change depending on the travel date as well as how much time in advance you book your ticket.

Best prices for Leicester to Bedford train tickets

Leicester - Bedford prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Leicester to Bedford by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

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Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Leicester to Bedford tend to increase the closer you get to your departure day. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 7 days in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £23 whereas when booking on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £30 for your trip. Thus, you will save 25% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 7 days in advance as opposed to on the day you're travelling.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Leicester to Bedford trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Leicester and Bedford by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Bedford to Leicester and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Leicester - Bedford train tickets

Looking to travel for less? Many railcards and discounts are available to pay less for your Leicester Bedford train ticket and make even more savings on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are five types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

• The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

  You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

  As an example, train tickets from Leicester to Bedford cost on average £17.28 (1). When dividing £88 by £17.28 (£88/£17.28 = 5.09), you can see that after only 6 one way journeys from Bedford to Leicester, the railcard will have paid for itself.

• All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most rail fares, thus you will save 1/3 on most train fares.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey