There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Amsterdam by train, bus, night train, car, rideshare, or plane
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 Leipzig Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain 51
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice / ...
8h 3m€120–427Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Leipzig to Amsterdam630.2 km
7h 29m€39Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus N67 / ...
8h 50m€50–90Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Drf
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
8h 51mDrive 631.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Amsterdamcar 631.4 km
5h 39m€113–163Train via Hanover
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain GoVolta
8h 20mFly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LEJ - AMS
6h 4m€175–369Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BER - AMS
5h 16m€134–410Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane DRS - AMS
7h 23m€214–484Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NUE - AMS
5h 51m€180–510Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HAJ - AMS
6h 43m€219–544
Leipzig to Amsterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Amsterdam is to rideshare which costs €39 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Amsterdam is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €130 - €410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Amsterdam Sloterdijk. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Amsterdam. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Amsterdam Centraal via Duisburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Leipzig and Amsterdam is 731 km. The road distance is 631.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Amsterdam without a car is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs €120 - €430.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Leipzig to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Leipzig to Amsterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Amsterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Amsterdam is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs €120 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 8h 50m, you could also fly, which costs €170 - €370 and takes 6h 4m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal via Duisburg Hbf in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk 3 times a day. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 8h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–99
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–99
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Leipzig to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Amsterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Leipzig to Amsterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Duisburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Amsterdam is 631 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Leipzig to Amsterdam.
Book your Leipzig to Amsterdam train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Leipzig to Amsterdam bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Leipzig and Amsterdam. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.






















