There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Nice by plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LEJ - NCE
6h 12m€154–385Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Zürich to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 33m€87–339Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
15h 57m€313–529Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 141 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Nicebus 492
19h 35m€109–168Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane DRS - NCE
7h 29m€170–562Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BER - NCE
6h 21m€87–306Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane FRA - NCE
7h 43m€172–390Drive 1,157.8 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Nicecar 1,157.8 km
11h 36m€186–268Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Nicecar
17h 13m€233–325
Leipzig to Nice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Nice is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Nice via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Nice. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Nice Ville via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 57m.
The distance between Leipzig and Nice is 969 km. The road distance is 1157.8 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Nice without a car is to train which takes 15h 57m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Leipzig to Nice, including transfers.
Leipzig to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Nice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €150 - €390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €550 and takes 15h 57m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 19h 35m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Nice, France?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and Austrian Airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Nice Ville via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 15h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zürich to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Leipzig to Nice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Nice is 1158 km. It takes approximately 11h 36m to drive from Leipzig to Nice.
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