There are 10 ways to get from Barcelona to Leipzig by plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, car, train, or train (Renfe)
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BCN - LEJ
7h 21m€122–306Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BCN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 10m€56–258Train via Paris
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
15h 49m€128–566Bus, night train
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain En
25h 51m€129–366Drive 1,633.7 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Leipzigcar 1,633.7 km
16h 21m€258–373Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BCN - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 4m€134–385Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BCN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 38m€112–320Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BCN - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 1m€93–310Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
18h 7m€214–312Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N86 / ...
26h 35m€71–198
Barcelona to Leipzig by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig is to bus which costs €70 - €200 and takes 26h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs €55 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Est and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 49m.
The distance between Barcelona and Leipzig is 1401 km. The road distance is 1633.7 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 49m and costs €120 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Barcelona to Leipzig, including transfers.
Barcelona to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Barcelona to Leipzig train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €120 - €310. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €120 - €600 and takes 15h 49m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €200 and takes 26h 35m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Leipzig Hbf via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 15h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- 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
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Barcelona to Leipzig train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Leipzig is 1634 km. It takes approximately 16h 21m to drive from Barcelona to Leipzig.
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