There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Bratislava by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport, bus
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LEJ - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
4h 40m€114–291Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicanighttrain En
10h€43–64Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 1926
8h 50m€45–65Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
8h 54m€91–226Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BER - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h€75–244Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
7h 22m€101–311Train to Hannover Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HAJ - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
7h 48m€115–321Bus, train
- Take the bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3731 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanicatrain
9h 6m€100–105Drive 574 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Bratislavacar 574 km
5h 26m€86–123
Leipzig to Bratislava by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Bratislava is to bus which costs €45 - €65 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Bratislava is to fly and bus which takes 4h 40m and costs €110 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Bratislava-Petrzalka via Passau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Leipzig and Bratislava is 560 km. The road distance is 574 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bratislava without a car is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €45 - €65.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Leipzig to Bratislava, including transfers.
Leipzig to Bratislava bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Bratislava train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bratislava is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €45 - €65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €230 and takes 8h 54m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bratislava, Slovakia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy 3 times a week. Tickets cost €45–65 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka via Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Bratislava bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Leipzig to Bratislava train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Passau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Bratislava is 574 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Leipzig to Bratislava.
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