There are 8 ways to get from Kiel to Leipzig by train, night train, 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
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Leipzig Hbf28
4h 30m€65–140Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Kiel to Leipzig424.2 km
5h 29m€19–25Train, night train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbfRe70 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg to Halle(Saale)Hbf
8h 24m€114–165Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)HAM - LEJ
6h 12m€160–337Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbfRe70 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf28 / ...
6h 8m€25–142Drive 424.8 km
- Drive from Kiel to Leipzig424.8 km
5h 6m€60–86Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)BRE - LEJ
8h 15m€237–378Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dresden Airport (DRS)HAM - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
7h 40m€237–456
Kiel to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Leipzig is to rideshare which costs €19 - €25 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Leipzig is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs €65 - €140.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Leipzig Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 30m.
The distance between Kiel and Leipzig is 556 km. The road distance is 424.8 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs €65 - €140.
The train from Kiel Hbf to Leipzig Hbf takes 4h 30m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Kiel to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
Kiel to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Leipzig is 425 km. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Kiel to Leipzig.
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What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Kiel Hbf to Leipzig Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €65–140 and the journey takes 4h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Bremen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- 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
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Hamburg to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- 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
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Kiel to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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