There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Ankara by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane LEJ - ESB
8h 27m₺5,312–28,557Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebzebus
- Take the train from Gebze to Ankaratrain Yht
37h 37m₺4,512–7,326Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
42h 36m₺20,439–42,939Drive 2,476 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Ankaracar 2,476 km
24h 12m₺18,636–26,918Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BER - ESB
7h 32m₺5,538–13,359Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane DRS - ESB
10h 12m₺9,372–29,948Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane FRA - ESB
9h 42m₺7,996–21,234Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
37h 47m₺6,027–8,046Bus, train via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Yht
40h 29m₺5,597–9,696Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
41h 28m₺9,590–16,246
Leipzig to Ankara by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Ankara is to train and fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Ankara is to train and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Goethestraße and arriving at Ankara via Plovdiv and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Ankara via Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 36m.
The distance between Leipzig and Ankara is 2079 km. The road distance is 2476 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ankara without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 37m and costs 4.500 ₺ - 7.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Leipzig to Ankara, including transfers.
Leipzig to Ankara bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Leipzig Goethestraße station.
Leipzig to Ankara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs 5.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 37h 47m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Ankara, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Ankara via Plovdiv and Istanbul Otogari in around 37h 47m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–36,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–36,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–39,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–40,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–28,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Gebze to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Plovdiv to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺470–3,078
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺1,709
- Single Room
- ₺3,078
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,502
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,400
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₺2,200–3,400
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- 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
- ₺1,400–2,300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–4,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,900
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺800–950
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–910
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Ankara bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 1:44 AM in Leipzig and 2:44 AM in Ankara.
Leipzig to Ankara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Passau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Ankara is 2476 km. It takes approximately 24h 12m to drive from Leipzig to Ankara.
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