There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Heilbronn by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
4h 48m€47–110Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Leipzig to Heilbronn409.8 km
5h 21m€25Bus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N86 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N168 / ...
6h 30m€29–59Night train, train
- Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10b / ...
6h 25mTrain via Fulda
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
5h 45m€91–136Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N3214
9h 10m€35–90Drive 410.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Heilbronncar 410.4 km
4h 11m€59–84Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LEJ - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
5h 30m€184–291Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 8mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
5h 16m€95–320
Leipzig to Heilbronn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Heilbronn is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Heilbronn is to drive which takes 4h 11m and costs €55 - €85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Heilbronn central train station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The journey takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Heilbronn Hbf via Wuerzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 48m.
The distance between Leipzig and Heilbronn is 441 km. The road distance is 410.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Heilbronn without a car is to train which takes 4h 48m and costs €45 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Leipzig to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Leipzig to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Heilbronn is to train which takes 4h 48m and costs €45 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus via Nuremberg, which costs €29 - €60 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf via Wuerzburg Hbf in around 4h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Heilbronn central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 6h 30m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–250
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
- €90–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €26–40
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–262
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–262
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- 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/
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 Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Leipzig to Heilbronn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Leipzig to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Würzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Heilbronn is 410 km. It takes approximately 4h 11m to drive from Leipzig to Heilbronn.
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