There are 9 ways to get from Elmshorn to Leipzig by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Leipzig Hbftrain 28
4h 43m€79–98Train via Hamburg
cheapest- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
5h 14m€24–113Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin to Leipzigbus Kyiv-Magdeburg
7h 6mDrive 385.1 km
- Drive from Elmshorn to Leipzigcar 385.1 km
4h 17m€54–78Fly Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane HAM - LEJ
5h 27m€159–318Train via Halle (Saale)
- Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Halletrain Flx10
5h 46m€37–106Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BRE - LEJ
6h 25m€163–669Fly Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane HAM - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 54m€236–417Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane HAJ - LEJ
7h 34m€181–324
Elmshorn to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elmshorn to Leipzig is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 4h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Elmshorn to Leipzig is to drive which takes 4h 17m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct train from Elmshorn to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Elmshorn and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Hamburg Dammtor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Elmshorn and Leipzig is 487 km. The road distance is 385.1 km.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs €75 - €100.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Elmshorn to Leipzig, including transfers.
Elmshorn to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Leipzig is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs €75 - €100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 6m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €320 and takes 5h 27m.
Elmshorn to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elmshorn to Leipzig is 385 km. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Elmshorn to Leipzig.
What companies run services between Elmshorn, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hamburg Dammtor to Leipzig Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €70–85 and the journey takes 3h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Elmshorn to Leipzig via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Berlin in around 7h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Bremen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–350
Flights from Hannover Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- 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
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Hamburg Central Station to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.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
- €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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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