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4 September 2026

Bury St Edmunds to East Midlands Airport: distance, timings, and what to expect

A popular choice for charter flights and freight-adjacent routes, East Midlands is a solid cross-country run from Suffolk.

How far is it?

By road, East Midlands Airport is around 115 miles from Bury St Edmunds. Driving takes roughly 2 hours 5 minutes via the A14 and A1/M1.

Your options for getting there

• Train — around 4.5 hours, with connections via Peterborough and Nottingham, plus a further bus or taxi leg to the airport itself, which isn't on the rail network.
• Coach/bus — around 6.5 hours including connections.
• Driving yourself — around 2 hours 5 minutes, plus parking to arrange.
• Private hire transfer — around 2 hours 5 minutes, direct to the terminal.

Why driving is really the only practical option

East Midlands Airport doesn't have its own train station, so public transport always ends with a final bus or taxi leg regardless of how you get there — which makes the time saving from a direct road transfer even bigger than the raw numbers suggest.

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