Leicester to Surrey
How to get from Leicester to Surrey by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
2h 8m · 119 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Leicester to the heart of Surrey. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 5 Leicester Forest East Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 19 Rugby Truck Stop
- mile 25 Watford Gap Services Southbound Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 25 Watford Gap Services Northbound Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 34 Red Lion Truckstop
- mile 36 Northampton Services Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 36 Northampton Services Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 49 Newport Pagnell Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Surrey: Horsley · 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 Surrey
The Lion Gate Mews
✓ Luxury self-catering apartments in refurbished 18th century stables
🏖️ 1.82 miles from Ham and Kingston, River Thames
East Molesey
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