Public Transport & Travel

The links provided on this page are intended to help local people and visitors to travel easily in and around Charnwood and reach places further afield.

All Public Transport Timetable Information is available from the Transport Direct and Traveline links below (or telephone on 0870 608 2 608). Timetables can be found on websites of service operators. Click the relevant icon on the Travel Guides accessible in the list of links below.

Copies of timetables are widely available at the Southfields Service Shop, libraries, connect shops, Tourist Information Centres, Post Offices and some local leisure centres. As published on all bus guides, written and large print timetable information is also available direct from the County Council's helpline number: 0116 3058777.

Set out below are also links to information on road traffic and weather conditions.

For those wishing to travel by plane you may wish to obtain information on main airlines flying from our local East Midlands Airport. This website also includes information on access to the airport by public transport.

• Transport Direct
• Traveline
• Leicestershire County Council passenger information

Includes links to operator websites and information on service changes

• East Midlands Airport
• Check when there is less traffic
• Regional Help2Travel updates
• RAC National Traffic updates
• Weather Forecasts

Other information with regards to public transport and travel are below.

• Bus Shelters
• Think - Road Safety Campaign
• Air Transport
• National scheme for bus travel

  Details of the New National Scheme for Concessionary Bus Travel launched in 2008