There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Slovakia by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 1926
8h 50m€45–65Bus via Vienna
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3731 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislavabus 901 / ...
9h 36m€31–51Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
8h 52m€93–240Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicanighttrain En
10h€43–64Drive 574 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Bratislavacar 574 km
5h 26m€86–124Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane LEJ - KSC
6h 53m€188–383Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LEJ - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
4h 40m€114–291Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BER - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h€75–260Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
8h 3m€101–316
Leipzig to Slovakia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Slovakia is to bus via Vienna which costs €30 - €55 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Slovakia is to fly and bus which takes 4h 40m and costs €110 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Passau Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 52m.
The distance between Leipzig and Slovakia is 592 km. The road distance is 574 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Slovakia without a car is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €45 - €65.
The bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy takes 8h 50m including transfers and departs three times a week.
Leipzig to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Slovakia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Slovakia is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €45 - €65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €240 and takes 8h 52m, you could also fly, which costs €180 - €390 and takes 6h 53m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Slovakia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy 3 times a week. Tickets cost €45–65 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 8h 52m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport via Frankfurt, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Leipzig Hbf Ostseite to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Leipzig to Slovakia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Passau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Slovakia is 574 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Leipzig to Slovakia.
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