There are 11 ways to get from Barcelona to Leipzig by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, night train, car, train, train (Renfe), or car train
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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 6m€125–353Fly 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 13m€79–254Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
15h 54m€269–510Bus, 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 Nj
25h 51m€148–380Drive 1,633.9 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Leipzigcar 1,633.9 km
16h 23m€261–377Fly 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 14m€145–389Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane BCN - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 45m€114–339Fly 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 42m€139–405Train via Avignon
- 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 10m€304–679Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N1720
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus 220 / ...
27h 50m€117–204Drive, car train
- Drive from Barcelona to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leipzigcar
17h 30m€342–471
Barcelona to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig is to fly and train which costs €75 - €260 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €120 - €360.
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 Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Lyon Part Dieu and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Barcelona and Leipzig is 1401 km. The road distance is 1633.9 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 15h 54m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 6m 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 Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €120 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €550 and takes 15h 54m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 27h 50m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Leipzig Hbf via Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–33
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- €110–240
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Barcelona to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Leipzig is 1634 km. It takes approximately 16h 23m to drive from Barcelona to Leipzig.
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