There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), train, bus, or car
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Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LEJ - MAD
7h 35m€132–305Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BER - MAD
7h 27m€94–266Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Offenburgtrain Ec
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
20h 54m€489–877Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Darmstadt Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus BlaBlaCar Bus
33h 54m€218–400Drive 2,148.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Madridcar 2,148.4 km
20h 49m€333–481Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DRS - MAD
8h 21m€170–475Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PRG - MAD
9h 42m€129–292Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
21h 35m€362–700Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus 220 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Madrid Moncloabus
36h 43m€162–301
Leipzig to Madrid by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €90 - €270 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €90 - €270.
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 Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 35m.
The distance between Leipzig and Madrid is 1745 km. The road distance is 2148.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 20h 54m and costs €480 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 35m 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 ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €480 - €900 and takes 20h 54m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €310 and takes 36h 43m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Madrid, Spain?
Lufthansa, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Offenburg, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 20h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- 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 Darmstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- 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-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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 Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- 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
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.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
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- 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
- €26–50
- 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
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Valladolid to Madrid Moncloa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Basel Sbb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Madrid is 2148 km. It takes approximately 20h 49m to drive from Leipzig to Madrid.
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