Leicester to Cheshire
How to get from Leicester to Cheshire by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
1h 51m · 91 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Leicester to the heart of Cheshire. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 5 Leicester Forest East Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 13 Markfield Services - Travelodge ONLY
- mile 21 Moto Donington Park Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 27 Welcome Break Derby South Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 36 ExtraMSA Derby with Burton Services ExtraMSA
- mile 49 Uttoxeter Services
- mile 66 Swift Services
- mile 70 Keele Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cheshire: Winsford · from Leicester
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Cheshire
Humperdink
🏖️ 2.5 miles from Jaywick (Excellent water quality)
Colchester, East Anglia
Sleeps 7
£797 per break
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