There are 4 ways to get from Gera to Leipzig by train, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Gera to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Leipzig is to rideshare which costs €2 - €7 and takes 1h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Leipzig is to train which takes 52 min and costs €190 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gera Hbf and arriving at Leipzig-Plagwitz. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 52 min.
The distance between Gera and Leipzig is 63 km. The road distance is 66.9 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 52 min and costs €190 - €220.
The train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig-Plagwitz takes 52 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Gera to Leipzig train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, depart from Gera Hbf station.
Gera to Leipzig train services, operated by Preßnitztalbahn, arrive at Leipzig-Plagwitz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Leipzig is 67 km. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Gera to Leipzig.
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What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
Preßnitztalbahn operates a train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig-Plagwitz hourly. Tickets cost €190–220 and the journey takes 52 min.
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig-Plagwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €190–220
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Gera to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- €180–230
Taxi-Göbel-Gera
- Phone
- +49 365 881949
- Website
- taxi-weida.de
Taxibetrieb Norbert Möller
- Phone
- +49 365 24442
- Website
- taximoeller.de
Taxi Dambrowski
- Phone
- +49 365 5511899
- Website
- gerataxi.de
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