There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Stuttgart by train, bus, rideshare, plane, or car
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof22 / ...
4h 51m€51–168Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Leipzig to Stuttgart449.2 km
5h 51m€20–22Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationN34 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to KornwestheimN42 / ...
7h 2m€32–72Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)LEJ - STR
4h 38m€154–271Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof61 / ...
6h 3m€45–140Train #2
- Take the train from Halle to Stuttgart HbfFlx10
6h 16m€36–88Drive 448.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Stuttgart448.4 km
4h 33m€63–91Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
3h 59m€105–285Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)BER - STR
4h 24m€83–280Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)DRS - STR
5h 54m€191–537
Leipzig to Stuttgart by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Stuttgart is to rideshare which costs €20 - €22 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Stuttgart is to fly and train which takes 3h 59m and costs €100 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 3m.
The distance between Leipzig and Stuttgart is 556 km. The road distance is 448.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Stuttgart without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 4h 51m and costs €50 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Leipzig to Stuttgart, including transfers.
Leipzig to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Stuttgart is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 4h 51m and costs €50 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €75 and takes 7h 2m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €280 and takes 4h 38m.
Leipzig to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Stuttgart is 448 km. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Leipzig to Stuttgart.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Stuttgart, Germany?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt in around 4h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Hauptbahnhof via Nuremberg central bus station, Kornwestheim, and Kornwestheim in around 7h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–250
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Halle to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Leipzig to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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