There are 5 ways to get from Ilmenau to Leipzig by bus, train, rideshare, 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.
Line 311 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ilmenau, Technikum to Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestellebus 311
- Take the train from Stadtilm to Erfurt Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
2h 48mRideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Ilmenau to Leipzig158.7 km
2h 5m€8–11Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platzbus 215
- Take the train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
3h 25mTrain
- Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Leipzig-Plagwitztrain Rb / ...
4h 24mDrive 158.5 km
- Drive from Ilmenau to Leipzigcar 158.5 km
1h 55m€23–32
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ilmenau to Leipzig is to rideshare which costs €8 - €11 and takes 2h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ilmenau to Leipzig is to drive which takes 1h 55m and costs €22 - €35.
The distance between Ilmenau and Leipzig is 170 km. The road distance is 158.5 km.
The best way to get from Ilmenau to Leipzig without a car is to line 311 bus and train which takes 2h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Ilmenau to Leipzig, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ilmenau to Leipzig is 159 km. It takes approximately 1h 55m to drive from Ilmenau to Leipzig.
There are 1440+ hotels available in Leipzig.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Ilmenau and Leipzig. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
What companies run services between Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
Preßnitztalbahn operates a train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Leipzig-Plagwitz hourly, and the journey takes 2h 6m.
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Stadtilm to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Leipzig-Plagwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Rudolstadt(Thuer) to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 03677 8889-0
- Website
- iov-ilmenau.de
Bus from Ilmenau, Technikum to Stadtilm, Feldstraße Ersatzhaltestelle
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- iov-ilmenau.de
- Phone
- 03671 / 5251999
- service@kombus-online.de
- Website
- kombus-online.eu
Bus from Ilmenau, Busbahnhof to Rudolstadt, ZOB/Rudolf-Herzer-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kombus-online.eu
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Ilmenau to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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