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Skylink Express to Nottingham.
To Friar Lane.

trentbarton, from the coach station next to the terminal to Friar Lane.

32–44 min ride04:45–22:45Luggage rules apply

Priced per traveler.

Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.

TravelersEachTotal
1 adult£3£3
2 adults£3£6
3 adults£3£9
4 adults£3£12
5 adults£3£15
6 adults£3£18
7 adults£3£21
8 adults£3£24

No more than £3 for an adult single under England's bus fare cap, which falls to £2 on 1 January 2027. Pay by contactless tap on and off, or cash to the driver. Children 10 and under pay £1.20; under-fives travel free.

Travelling as three or four?

A private car to your door: £55 for four

Four pay £12 on the Skylink Express to Nottingham. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in Nottingham in about 25 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Welcome Pickups.

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How to get there

From arrivals to Friar Lane

Three steps once you have collected your bags.

01

Find the stop

The coach station next to the terminal.

02

Buy your ticket

From the driver, a machine or the app.

03

Ride to Friar Lane

32–44 min.

Worth knowing

Every 30 minutes, every day. After 22:45, take Skylink Nottingham, which runs all night.

The last bus leaves the airport at 22:45 every day.

Where it takes you

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