There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Aarau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
7h 52mCHF 118–501Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain S11 / ...
10h 17mCHF 55–298Bus, train
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus stationbus N95 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
11h 28mCHF 58–117Drive 652.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Aaraucar 652.1 km
6h 56mCHF 105–152Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain S11 / ...
10h 17mCHF 161–294Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
6h 45mCHF 108–427Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LEJ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
6h 39mCHF 139–367Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
6h 14mCHF 137–435Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
6h 26mCHF 80–268Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
6h 44mCHF 148–346Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
6h 29mCHF 81–238Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
8h 59mCHF 140–323
Leipzig to Aarau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Aarau is to bus and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 120 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Aarau is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 440.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Aarau. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Aarau via Frankfurt, Basel SBB and Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 52m.
The distance between Leipzig and Aarau is 755 km. The road distance is 652.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Aarau without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 52m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Leipzig to Aarau, including transfers.
Leipzig to Aarau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Aarau is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 52m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 430 and takes 6h 45m.
Leipzig to Aarau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Aarau is 652 km. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Leipzig to Aarau.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Aarau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Aarau via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, and Olten in around 7h 52m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–460
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–80
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–50
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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