There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), night train, bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LEJ - BCN
7h 32m€134–352Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BER - BCN
6h 58m€62–260Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
17h 37m€267–454Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Suednighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 41m€138–292Drive 1,623.6 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Barcelonacar 1,623.6 km
16h 45m€292–422Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DRS - BCN
8h 24m€151–401Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HAJ - BCN
8h 32m€118–313Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FRA - BCN
8h 23m€140–339Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N86 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N872
25h 50m€155–236Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar
20h 42m€312–447
Leipzig to Barcelona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Barcelona is to train and fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Barcelona is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €60 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Barcelona via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 37m.
The distance between Leipzig and Barcelona is 1400 km. The road distance is 1623.6 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 17h 37m and costs €260 - €460.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Leipzig to Barcelona, including transfers.
Leipzig to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Barcelona is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €130 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €460 and takes 17h 37m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €240 and takes 25h 50m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Barcelona, Spain?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Barcelona-Sants via Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 17h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Dresden Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Dresden Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–33
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Leipzig to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Barcelona is 1624 km. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Leipzig to Barcelona.
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