There are 8 ways to get from Leipzig to Zakopane by bus, train, car, plane, or night train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1367
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
11h 39mzł 154–322Train via Kraków
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
12h 51mzł 618–799Drive 720.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Zakopanecar 720.1 km
6h 50mzł 424–613Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 18mzł 839–1,944Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zakopanetrain Ic
13h 39mzł 626–797Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatrytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
15h 3mzł 289–1,435Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane LEJ - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
11h 50mzł 762–1,983Fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LEJ - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 12mzł 695–1,787
Leipzig to Zakopane by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Zakopane is to bus which costs 150 zł - 330 zł and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Zakopane is to drive which takes 6h 50m and costs 420 zł - 650 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Zakopane via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
The distance between Leipzig and Zakopane is 758 km. The road distance is 720.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 11h 39m and costs 150 zł - 330 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Leipzig to Zakopane, including transfers.
Leipzig to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Zakopane is to bus which takes 11h 39m and costs 150 zł - 330 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Kraków, which costs 600 zł - 800 zł and takes 12h 51m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 11h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Zakopane via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, and Krakow Glowny in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport via Frankfurt, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–2,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–2,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 900–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 75–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- 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
- zł 110–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 166
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 144
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 144
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 192
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 134
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 240–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–65
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 150–1,095
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- zł 1,080–1,095
- Couchette Carriage
- zł 550–650
- Seating Carriage
- zł 150–190
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 16–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–170
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 80–130
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 20–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–210
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- zł 160–210
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Leipzig to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Zakopane is 720 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Leipzig to Zakopane.
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