There are 6 ways to get from Leipzig to Ahlen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOBtrain 55
4h 50m€74–88Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus 1304 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train Re
6h 25m€30–62Drive 367.2 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Ahlencar 367.2 km
4h 4m€52–75Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
6h 24m€188–371Train to Dresden Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
5h 54m€105–378Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
5h 55m€104–320
Leipzig to Ahlen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Ahlen is to bus and train which costs €30 - €65 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Ahlen is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Ahlen. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Ahlen(Westf) via Guetersloh Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Leipzig and Ahlen is 430 km. The road distance is 367.2 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ahlen without a car is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs €70 - €90.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Leipzig to Ahlen, including transfers.
Leipzig to Ahlen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
Leipzig to Ahlen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Ahlen is 367 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Leipzig to Ahlen.
There are 288+ hotels available in Ahlen.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Leipzig Hbf to Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB every 3 hours. Tickets cost €65–75 and the journey takes 4h 10m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Gütersloh, Hbf/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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 Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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