Skylink is the name used for bus services operating from East Midlands Airport to Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

 and Derby

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

 via the airport operated by Kinchbus

Kinchbus

Kinchbus is a bus operator based in Loughborough. It was originally an independent company established by Gilbert Kinch, but is now owned by the Wellglade Group. It operates various local services around Loughborough, Route 2 from Leicester to Loughborough and Skylink from Derby to Loughborough...

 which operate every 30 minutes during the daytime and hourly during the evenings and early hours from Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

, St Margaret's Bus Station to Derby Bus Station

Derby Bus Station

Derby Bus Station serves the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England.The original bus station was the first purpose-built bus station in the United Kingdom. Designed by Charles Herbert Aslin, the Borough Architect, it opened in 1933. It was the first of its kind in the world, with railway-style platforms...

 via Loughborough

Loughborough

Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...

. Skylink Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

 operates every 30 minutes daytime and 90 minutes during the evenings and early hours from Broadmarsh Bus Station

Broadmarsh bus station

Broadmarsh bus station serves the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.The bus station is situated in Nottingham City Centre adjacent to the Westfield Broadmarsh shopping centre underneath the Broadmarsh multi-storey car park....

 to the Airport.

History

The service originally operated from Loughborough to Derby but in May 2009 Kinchbus took over the Leicester Skylink from Arriva Leicester operating the service hourly from Leicester and half-hourly from Loughborough to Derby but in March 2010 the whole route was made every 30 mins from around 6am until 7pm and hourly after 7pm until 6am. The Nottingham skylink began operating in May 2007.

Routes

Route	From	To	Boarding/Drop Off Points	Operator	Notes
Skylink (Leicester - Derby)	Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...  SMBS	Derby Derby Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...  Bus Station	Loughborough Loughborough Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...  , Kegworth Kegworth Kegworth is a large village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England.... , East Midlands Airport  , Castle Donington Castle Donington Castle Donington is a village, with a population of around 7000 in the North West of Leicestershire, part of the Derby postcode area and on the edge of the National Forest. It is the closest town to East Midlands Airport.-Transport and housing:...  & Shardlow Shardlow Shardlow is a village in Derbyshire, England about 8 km southeast of Derby and 12 km southwest of Nottingham. It is part of the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne, and the district of South Derbyshire. It is also very close to the border with Leicestershire which follows the River Trent, ...	Kinchbus
Note - Journeys after midnight from Leicester depart from Gravel Street Z5 and from Derby depart from Corportion Street J4.
Skylink (Nottingham)	East Midlands Airport Terminal Building	Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...  Friar Lane	Clifton & Trent Bridge Trent Bridge Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...	Nottingham City Transport

Leicester - Derby Skylink

A basic ticket costs £12 for a family of five (2 adults + 3 children) or a couple to travel on the service. There is also a standard fare of £4 adult (£3.20 child) for a single journey.
Trent Barton's

Trent Barton

Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the United Kingdom. It was formed as the result of merging Derbyshire's Trent Buses with Nottinghamshire's Barton Transport....

Zig Zag + ticket can also be purchased/used on this service.

Nottingham Skylink

A basic ticket costs £12 for a family of five (2 adults + 3 children) or a couple to travel on the service. There is also a standard fare of £3 adult (£2.50 child) for a single journey.