There are 9 ways to get from Ahlen to Leipzig by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB to Leipzig Hbftrain 55
5h 32m€74–89Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N23 / ...
6h 36m€29–58Drive 368.3 km
- Drive from Ahlen to Leipzigcar 368.3 km
4h 4m€51–74Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane DUS - LEJ
5h 47m€189–292Train, bus via Amshausen
- Take the train from Ahlen, Bahnhof to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhoftrain Rb69
- Take the bus from Bielefeld to Leipzig , ZOBbus Odesa
7h 20m€66–82Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 30m€101–361Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 46m€103–314Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
5h 27m€126–295Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Ahlen(Westf) to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 53m€96–316
Ahlen to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ahlen to Leipzig is to train and bus which costs €29 - €60 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Ahlen to Leipzig is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Ahlen to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Ahlen(Westf) and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 32m.
The distance between Ahlen and Leipzig is 430 km. The road distance is 368.3 km.
The best way to get from Ahlen to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs €70 - €90.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Ahlen to Leipzig, including transfers.
Ahlen to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB station.
Ahlen to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ahlen to Leipzig is 368 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Ahlen to Leipzig.
There are 1427+ hotels available in Leipzig.
What companies run services between Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB to Leipzig Hbf every 2 hours. Tickets cost €65–75 and the journey takes 4h 9m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen, Bahnhof to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Ahlen(Westf) to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Ahlen, Bahnhof to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–15
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Bielefeld to Leipzig , ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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