There are 12 ways to get from Bonn to Leipzig by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurttrain 43N / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
5h 47m€51–126Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bonn to Leipzig468.6 km
5h 18m€19–28Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus 220 / ...
7h 48mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
4h€107–225Train via Siegburg Bf
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
5h 47m€53–140Bus
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Leipzig central train stationbus 264
8h 40m€27–40Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Magdeburg ZOBbus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain Re13
11h 59mDrive 467.7 km
- Drive from Bonn to Leipzigcar 467.7 km
4h 37m€66–95Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
4h 42m€69–262Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf 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 11m€121–384Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf 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 27m€93–332Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 23m€164–394
Bonn to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Leipzig is to rideshare which costs €19 - €28 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 4h and costs €100 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bonn UN Campus and arriving at Leipzig central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 47m.
The distance between Bonn and Leipzig is 559 km. The road distance is 467.7 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 5h 47m and costs €50 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Bonn to Leipzig, including transfers.
Bonn to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bonn UN Campus station.
Bonn to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bonn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Leipzig is to train which takes 5h 47m and costs €50 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs and takes 7h 48m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Bonn Hbf to Leipzig Hbf via Frankfurt in around 5h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bonn Hbf to Leipzig central train station via Frankfurt central train station in around 7h 48m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–75
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixtrain.com
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Magdeburg ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Bonn to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Bonn to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Leipzig is 468 km. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Bonn to Leipzig.
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