There are 8 ways to get from Leipzig to Ostrava by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Sc / ...
7h 9mKč 1,416–4,899Train via Pardubice
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.train
- Take the train from Pardubice hl.n. to Ostrava hl.n.train
9h 9mKč 1,116–3,349Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Brnobus N66 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno to Ostravabus 919 / ...
9h 38mKč 1,321–1,988Drive 549.6 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Ostravacar 549.6 km
5h 40mKč 2,120–3,062Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain
9h 51mKč 2,339–9,283Train via Prague
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Sc / ...
7h 53mKč 1,260–4,649Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.train Drf
8h 42mFly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LEJ - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain
7h 52mKč 4,521–10,885
Leipzig to Ostrava by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Ostrava is to train via Pardubice which costs 1 100 Kč - 3 400 Kč and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Ostrava is to drive which takes 5h 40m and costs 2 100 Kč - 3 100 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Ostrava. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Ostrava via Brno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 38m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Ostrava hl.n.. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 8h 42m.
The distance between Leipzig and Ostrava is 612 km. The road distance is 549.6 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ostrava without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 9m and costs 1 400 Kč - 4 900 Kč.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Leipzig to Ostrava, including transfers.
Leipzig to Ostrava bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Ostrava train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ostrava is to bus which takes 9h 38m and costs 1 300 Kč - 2 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Prague, which costs 1 200 Kč - 4 700 Kč and takes 7h 53m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Ostrava, Czechia?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Ostrava via Brno in around 9h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Dresden-Neustadt, and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 7h 53m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,600–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,200–11,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–9,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 470–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–650
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–310
- 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 Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–650
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Pardubice hl.n. to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 320–460
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 674
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 674
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 420–700
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 420–700
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Pardubice hl.n. to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 300–470
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–2,200
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–2,200
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,700
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–850
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 369
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–650
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Pardubice hl.n. to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–550
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 510–550
- Website
- Grand Bus
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 Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brno to Ostrava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 390–600
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Ostrava bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brno station.
Leipzig to Ostrava train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Ostrava is 550 km. It takes approximately 5h 40m to drive from Leipzig to Ostrava.
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