London to Leeds by train
London Kings Cross → Leeds
Trains link London (London Kings Cross) and Leeds (Leeds) in about 2h 09m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the LNER (299 km, typically 2 h 9 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 09m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 12m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- LNER, TransPennine Express
How long does the train from London to Leeds take?
The fastest trains cover London to Leeds in about 2h 09m; a typical journey takes around 2h 12m.
Is there a direct train from London to Leeds?
Yes: direct trains run between London Kings Cross and Leeds.
This corridor in the atlas
- LNER Japanese-designed Azuma bi-modes sprint the East Coast Main Line out of King’s Cross (1852) to reach Leeds in a little over two hours.
Legendary routes through London or Leeds
- Eurostar London → Paris
- LNER Azuma London → Edinburgh
- Caledonian Sleeper London → Fort William
- Avanti West Coast London → Glasgow
Sleepers too: night trains from London.
More trains from London
- London → Reading ≈ 23 min · direct
- London → Cambridge ≈ 49 min · direct
- London → Oxford ≈ 50 min · direct
- London → Brighton ≈ 58 min · direct
- London → Bath ≈ 1h 13m · direct
- London → Southampton ≈ 1h 14m · direct
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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.