There are 6 ways to get from Leipzig to Wacken by train, bus, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain 28
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Itzehoetrain Rb
6h 26mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Bf. Altona to Itzehoe Bahnhofbus Re6
10h 22m€27–58Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Altona to Wackencar
3h 56m€136–178Fly, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain
8h 2m€168–327Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoetrain Rb
7h 9m€36–139Drive 425.2 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Wackencar 425.2 km
4h 33m€60–87
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Wacken is to bus which costs €27 - €60 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Wacken is to drive and car train which takes 3h 56m and costs €130 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Wacken. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Wacken Wasberger Weg via Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Bf. Altona and Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 22m.
The distance between Leipzig and Wacken is 542 km. The road distance is 425.2 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Wacken without a car is to train which takes 6h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Leipzig to Wacken, including transfers.
Leipzig to Wacken bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Wacken is to train which takes 6h 26m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €60 and takes 10h 22m.
Leipzig to Wacken bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Wacken is 425 km. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Leipzig to Wacken.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Wacken Wasberger Weg via Hamburg Dammtor, Itzehoe, and Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof in around 6h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Wacken Wasberger Weg via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Bf. Altona, Itzehoe Bahnhof, and Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof in around 10h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Bf. Altona to Itzehoe Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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