There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Leipzig by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane OTP - LEJ
7h 23m€210–376Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Leipzig central train stationbus 1926
28h 40m€80–140Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
18h 25mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
27h 21m€130–292Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
25h 23m€140–301Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane OTP - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 37m€109–368Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane OTP - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 46m€202–505Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Dresden Ammonstrassebus Comati PSG
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
25h 6m€148–191Drive 1,585 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Leipzigcar 1,585 km
15h 30m€225–324
Bucharest to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Leipzig is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 37m and costs €100 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Leipzig central train station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 28h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 21m.
The distance between Bucharest and Leipzig is 1316 km. The road distance is 1585 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Leipzig without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 18h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Bucharest to Leipzig, including transfers.
Bucharest to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Leipzig train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €210 - €380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 27h 21m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 28h 40m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Leipzig Hbf via Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf in around 27h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- 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 Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- +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
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Dresden Ammonstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- comati-psg.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:29 PM in Bucharest and 8:29 PM in Leipzig.
Bucharest to Leipzig train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Leipzig is 1585 km. It takes approximately 15h 30m to drive from Bucharest to Leipzig.
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