getting here

Leicester Comedy Festival & The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival take place in over 60 venues across the city and county, so we advise that you check the location of individual venues before planning your travel – you can find venue details here. Lots of our festival venues have the advantage of walkable distances between them, but here are a few ways to get to Leicester and travel around the city during the festival:

by bus

Leicester is served by a number of Bus providers running regular routes throughout the city, you can find out more about many of the services through Leicester City Council's website here: leicester.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/travelling-by-bus

  • park & ride

    There are 3 Park & Ride services available into Leicester, with services operating Monday to Saturday from 7am-7pm, with buses running every 15 minutes. Parking is free for bus service users at each of the Leicester Park & Ride sites, located at Enderby, Birstall and Meynell’s Gorse. You can find more details, including fares, site facilities and timetables here.

  • hop! leicester

    Hop! is a free bus service, looping the City Centre and serving Haymarket Bus Station, Highcross, Jubilee Square, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester Railway Station and Leicester Market. The buses operate every 10 minutes Monday – Saturday (excluding Bank Holidays) from 8am – 6pm. You can find more information on the service, including a map of the route & any service updates here.

by train

Leicester Railway Station is ideally positioned close to most City Centre festival venues, as well as being a stop on bus routes into the city. For more information on train services to Leicester from your area, please visit:

national rail (for updates on network maintenance)

by bicycle

Leicester has a network of seperated cycle and shared-use paths that make travelling by bike quick and easy. There are bike racks located throughout the city centre, and you can make use of the Town Hall Bike Park which offers secure and staffed bicycle storage for a small annual membership fee.

By Car or Motorcycle

If you are driving to Leicester, there are a number of car parks on all sides of the city which include:

Highcross John Lewis, 1 Burgess St, Leicester LE1 4QG

Lee Circle, Lee St, Leicester LE1 3RF

NCP Leicester East Street, East St, Leicester LE1 6NB

NCP Rutland Street, Halford St, Leicester LE1 1TQ


You can find a comprehensive list of car parks including their contact details here.

By plane

If you are travelling to the festival from overseas, the closest airport to Leicester is East Midlands Airport. Head to their website to get more details on flights.