There are 8 ways to get from Leipzig to Madrid by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), train, 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.
Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)LEJ - MAD
7h 32m€150–303Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)BER - MAD
7h 13m€79–282Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
19h 1m€238–763Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - South StationBlaBlaCar Bus
34h 6m€107–311Drive 2,148.5 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Madrid2,148.5 km
20h 41m€335–484Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)DRS - MAD
8h 33m€157–439Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)FRA - MAD
8h 33m€128–339Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Frankfurt central train station220 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Valladolid
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Madrid Moncloa
36h 43m€93–288
Leipzig to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €75 - €290 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €75 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Madrid Moncloa via Frankfurt central train station and Valladolid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
The distance between Leipzig and Madrid is 1746 km. The road distance is 2148.5 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 19h 1m and costs €230 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Leipzig to Madrid, including transfers.
Leipzig to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €150 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €800 and takes 19h 1m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €290 and takes 36h 43m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Madrid, Spain?
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 19h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- +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
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Valladolid to Madrid Moncloa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Leipzig to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Madrid is 2149 km. It takes approximately 20h 41m to drive from Leipzig to Madrid.
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