There are 6 ways to get from Leipzig to Elmshorn by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 28 / ...
3h 52m€109–347Drive 385.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Leipzig to Elmshorncar 385.7 km
4h 17m€56–81Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
5h 25m€162–394Train via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Uelzentrain
- Take the train from Uelzen to Winsen(Luhe)train Re / ...
6h 25m€103–210Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane LEJ - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
9h 52m€180–620Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DRS - HAM
6h 55m€212–461
Leipzig to Elmshorn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Elmshorn is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 4h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Elmshorn is to train which takes 3h 52m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Elmshorn. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Elmshorn via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 52m.
The distance between Leipzig and Elmshorn is 486 km. The road distance is 385.7 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Elmshorn without a car is to train which takes 3h 52m and costs €100 - €350.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Leipzig to Elmshorn, including transfers.
Leipzig to Elmshorn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Elmshorn is to train which takes 3h 52m and costs €100 - €350. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €400 and takes 5h 25m.
Leipzig to Elmshorn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Elmshorn is 386 km. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Leipzig to Elmshorn.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Elmshorn, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €80–300 and the journey takes 3h 12m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–2,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Monastir
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–2,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Bolzano/Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–850
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Uelzen to Winsen(Luhe)
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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