There are 11 ways to get from Heilbronn to Leipzig by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Bamberg
best- Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
- Take the train from Bamberg to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
5h 7m€68–172Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Heilbronn to Leipzig409.8 km
4h 29m€19–30Bus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N168 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N86 / ...
6h 35m€31–70Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane STR - LEJ
6h 36m€215–292Train
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice / ...
5h 21m€51–137Train #2
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10a / ...
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
7h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus N3214
9h€40–60Drive 409.5 km
- Drive from Heilbronn to Leipzigcar 409.5 km
4h 10m€58–84Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
4h 54mTrain to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 40m€94–324Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 17m
Heilbronn to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heilbronn to Leipzig is to rideshare which costs €19 - €30 and takes 4h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Heilbronn to Leipzig is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs €55 - €85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heilbronn central train station station and arriving at Leipzig central train station station. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Heilbronn to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Heilbronn Hbf and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Würzburg Hbf and Bamberg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
The distance between Heilbronn and Leipzig is 470 km. The road distance is 409.5 km.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Leipzig without a car is to train via Bamberg which takes 5h 7m and costs €65 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Heilbronn to Leipzig, including transfers.
Heilbronn to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heilbronn central train station.
Heilbronn to Leipzig train services, operated by Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg GmbH, depart from Heilbronn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Leipzig is to train via Bamberg which takes 5h 7m and costs €65 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Nuremberg, which costs €30 - €75 and takes 6h 35m.
What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Heilbronn Hbf to Leipzig Hbf via Würzburg Hbf and Bamberg in around 5h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 6h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €26–40
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bamberg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- 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
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- 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
- +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 Heilbronn central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Heilbronn to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Heilbronn to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Heilbronn to Leipzig train services, operated by Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg GmbH, arrive at Wuerzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heilbronn to Leipzig is 410 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Heilbronn to Leipzig.
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