There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Saintes by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Saintestrain Ter
14h 14m€314–588Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N780
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Saintesbus N1703
22h 5m€98–174Drive 1,371.2 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Saintescar 1,371.2 km
13h 9m€211–304Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LEJ - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintestrain
12h 21m€165–475Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Parisbus N367
- Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Saintesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
25h 15m€111–193Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LEJ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
9h 52m€165–510Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BER - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintestrain
9h 22m€126–358Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintestrain
10h 42m€235–532Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane FRA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintestrain
10h 32m€194–530Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane FRA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
11h 12m€234–565
Leipzig to Saintes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Saintes is to bus which costs €95 - €180 and takes 22h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Saintes is to train and fly which takes 9h 22m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Saintes. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Saintes via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Saintes. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Saintes via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg and Angouleme. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 14m.
The distance between Leipzig and Saintes is 1583 km. The road distance is 1371.2 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Saintes without a car is to train which takes 14h 14m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Leipzig to Saintes, including transfers.
Leipzig to Saintes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Saintes train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Saintes is to train which takes 14h 14m and costs €310 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 22h 5m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Saintes via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Angouleme in around 14h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Saintes via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–1,600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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 Dresden Bahnhof 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Angouleme to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Saintes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Leipzig to Saintes train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Saintes is 1371 km. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Leipzig to Saintes.
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