Informational Guide to East Midlands International Airport (EMA) - Non Official

East Midlands Airport Bus

EMA Airport is equipped with the following bus and coach routes.

Please note that there are available 24-hour bus services to and from the Airport. 

See more information below: 

BUS routes

Bus to Nottingham, Long Eaton and Coalville

The company Skylink runs every 20 minutes during the day and hourly during the night to Nottingham and Long Eaton.

The extension to Shepshed and Coalville operates hourly from 05:00 am to 11:00 pm. 

Also, if you want a faster connection from Nottingham to the Airport, you might take Express Skylink at Nottingham Broadmarsh every 30 minutes.

Service hours: 05:00 am to 11:00 pm. 

For more information and fares, please visit the website.

Bus to Derby, Leicester and Loughborough

Skylink buses to that destinations runs 20 minutes during the day and hourly at night.

Service hours: 24/7. 

For further information about fares and schedule, please visit the website.

Bus to Ilkeston, Stapleford and Long Eaton

My15 route runs hourly from the airport via Castle Donington to Ilkeston, Old Sawley, Long Eaton, Sandiacre, Stapleford, Trowell and Ilkeston. 

Find more information here.

Bus to Ashby, Swadlincote and Burton

Airline 9 bus runs every hour from the Airport to localities such as Melbourne, Ashby, Swadlincote, Newhall and Burton. From 4.20am until 23.00. It operates 7 days a week.

Find more information here. 

Coalville Airlink

This direct bus link runs every hour from Monday to Saturday.

COACH

There are coach services that operate daily from the Coach Park, next to the Airport Arrival Hall.

National Express

It offers daily connections to and from Bradford, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Luton, Heathrow and Edinburgh.