There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Esslingen by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
4h 42m€48–120Train via Halle (Saale)
cheapest- Take the train from Halle to Stuttgart Hbftrain Flx10
6h 37m€24–84Drive 463.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Esslingencar 463.1 km
4h 36m€65–93Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LEJ - STR
4h 59m€198–272Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 27m€106–256Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
4h 45m€84–291Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DRS - STR
6h 14m€175–548
Leipzig to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Esslingen is to train via Halle (Saale) which costs €24 - €85 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Esslingen is to fly and train which takes 4h 27m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Esslingen via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 42m.
The distance between Leipzig and Esslingen is 569 km. The road distance is 463.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Esslingen without a car is to train which takes 4h 42m and costs €45 - €120.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Leipzig to Esslingen, including transfers.
Leipzig to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Esslingen is to train which takes 4h 42m and costs €45 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €190 - €280 and takes 4h 59m.
Leipzig to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Esslingen is 463 km. It takes approximately 4h 36m to drive from Leipzig to Esslingen.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Esslingen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof every 3 hours. Tickets cost €40–110 and the journey takes 4h 22m. Alternatively, Lufthansa flies from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–240
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- 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 Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Halle to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- 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
- €28–40
- 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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