There are 10 ways to get from Chester to Leipzig by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
13h 9m€212–934Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 21m€60–255Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Leipzig central train stationbus
22h 34m€71–144Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leipzigcar
13h 30mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane MAN - LEJ
8h 7m€120–313Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Hammtrain
- Take the train from Hamm to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
18h 21m€222–959Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Leipzig central train stationbus 025 / ...
29h 27m€89–264Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leipzigcar
14h 38m€231–345Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BHX - LEJ
8h 47m€140–451Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 13m€130–332
Chester to Leipzig by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Leipzig is to bus via Brussels which costs €70 - €150 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €60 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Birmingham and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 9m.
The distance between Chester and Leipzig is 1429 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 13h 9m and costs €210 - €950.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Chester to Leipzig, including transfers.
Chester to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Leipzig train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 13h 9m and costs €210 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs €70 - €150 and takes 22h 34m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Chester to Leipzig Hbf via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Leipzig central train station via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North train station in around 22h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €27–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €50–85
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- 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
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–310
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Chester to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Leipzig is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 7:38 AM in Chester and 8:38 AM in Leipzig.
Chester to Leipzig train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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