There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Winterthur 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
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
8h 24mCHF 128–324Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N86
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kornwestheimbus 321
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Winterthurbus
10h 55mCHF 41–70Drive 596.9 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Winterthurcar 596.9 km
6h 45mCHF 95–137Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LEJ - ZRH
5h 56mCHF 136–336Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
8h 43mCHF 149–568Train #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
9h 57mCHF 174–294Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
5h 16mCHF 135–428Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
5h 46mCHF 143–387Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
5h 31mCHF 79–273Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)plane LEJ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 33mCHF 147–492Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
7h 11mCHF 158–425
Leipzig to Winterthur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Winterthur is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Winterthur is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 430.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Winterthur via Nuremberg central bus station and Kornwestheim. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Winterthur. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Winterthur via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 24m.
The distance between Leipzig and Winterthur is 770 km. The road distance is 596.9 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Winterthur without a car is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Leipzig to Winterthur, including transfers.
Leipzig to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Winterthur is to train which takes 8h 24m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 55m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 130 - SFr 340 and takes 5h 56m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Winterthur, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Winterthur via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen in around 8h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Winterthur via Nuremberg central bus station and Kornwestheim in around 10h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–270
- 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
- CHF 24–40
- 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 Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kornwestheim to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Leipzig to Winterthur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Winterthur is 597 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Leipzig to Winterthur.
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