Public Transport to EMA East Midlands Airport

While I remember there are drawbacks with local communications to and from the East Midlands Airport.

If you are using public transport to get to the airport, you have the following options:

OPTION 1) Take a train to Long Eaton or Loughborough station, Long Eaton is closer.

Take a bus, local service, stopping at East Midlands Airport.

Buses run at hourly intervals, the connection is a local service subject to delays etc.

Links: Traveline (buses), Trainline (trains)

OPTION 2) Take a train to Nottingham.

Take the Skylink service to East Midlands Airport.

Buses depart half hourly, connection is direct.

Links: Skylink (buses), Trainline (trains)

OPTION 3) National Express coach direct.

Links: National Express Website

I opted for option one which resulted in incurring a £15 taxi charge (£5 less than the flight itself) in order to get to the airport on time.

Thomsonfly – Nice to Coventry

Thomsonfly operate a number of services from Cov. Spawn of a much larger fish Thomson (TUI), the service on board is much the same as you would expect from an large operator. The toilets were smelling a bit, but that disappeared when we got going.

Coventry airport is the preverbial shed in a field.
From airport, was directed to small village bus stop where I waited for an hour for a bus to Cov.

In summing up: The extent of local amenities was limited, but the price for the flight was under £40.
Like Ryanair, Thomsonfly have slashed their overheads. If you don’t mind a little extra travelling, or in my case waiting around, these are the flights for you.