There are 13 ways to get from Leipzig to Locarno by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BellinzonaEc
10h 46mCHF 94–284Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationN86 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Chur station train stationN76
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione171
14h 20mCHF 51–96Night train, train
- Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich HbEn
- Take the train from Zürich HB to BellinzonaEcm
13hCHF 153–211Drive 765.2 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Locarno765.2 km
7h 43mCHF 122–176Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zürich HBEc
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LocarnoIr46
13h 41mCHF 269–471Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Göttingen
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Locarno
9h 34mCHF 176–243Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)LEJ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
8h 1mCHF 134–309Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)LEJ - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
8h 57mCHF 144–262Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)BER - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
8h 1mCHF 64–282Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BER - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
7h 52mCHF 93–277Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)BER - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
8h 28mCHF 54–275Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)BER - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 46mCHF 57–298Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)PRG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
11h 9mCHF 62–206
Leipzig to Locarno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Locarno is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Locarno is to drive which takes 7h 43m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Locarno, Debarcadero via Nuremberg central bus station, Chur, Postautostation and Bellinzona, Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Locarno via Frankfurt, Basel SBB and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 46m.
The distance between Leipzig and Locarno is 952 km. The road distance is 765.2 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Locarno without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 46m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Leipzig to Locarno, including transfers.
Leipzig to Locarno bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Locarno train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Locarno is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 46m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 100 and takes 14h 20m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Locarno via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, and Bellinzona in around 10h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Locarno, Debarcadero via Nuremberg central bus station, Chur station train station, Chur, Postautostation, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–460
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–90
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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
- CHF 4–15
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Chur station train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- 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
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Locarno bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Leipzig to Locarno train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Locarno is 765 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Leipzig to Locarno.
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