There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Craiova by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BER - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiovabus
9h 35mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Devabus 1926
- Take the bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 1948
26h$122–212Train via Vienna
- 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 Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
24h 27m$250–557Drive 1,391.5 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Craiovacar 1,391.5 km
14h 28m$230–331Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PRG - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiovabus
11h 50mFly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sibiu, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane LEJ - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
15h 42m$248–455Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LEJ - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
17h 32m$176–410Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
25h 17m$156–244Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mittetrain
- Take the bus from Dresden to Simeriabus
- Take the train from Simeria to Craiovatrain
29h 13m$128–171
Leipzig to Craiova by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Craiova is to bus which costs $120 - $220 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Craiova is to drive which takes 14h 28m and costs $220 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Deva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Craiova via Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 27m.
The distance between Leipzig and Craiova is 1703 km. The road distance is 1391.5 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Craiova without a car is to train via Vienna which takes 24h 27m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Leipzig to Craiova, including transfers.
Leipzig to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Craiova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Craiova is to train via Vienna which takes 24h 27m and costs $250 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $220 and takes 26h.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Craiova via Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 24h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Deva in around 26h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–120
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sibiu via Frankfurt, Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Sibiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Simeria to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- office@bbilantravel.ro
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
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 Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Dresden to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Deva station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 8:44 AM in Leipzig and 9:44 AM in Craiova.
Leipzig to Craiova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Passau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Craiova is 1391 km. It takes approximately 14h 28m to drive from Leipzig to Craiova.
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