There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Zug by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
8h 53mCHF 107–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus stationN95 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
10h 51mCHF 49–91Drive 653.5 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Zug653.5 km
7h 24mCHF 106–154Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LEJ - ZRH
6h 23mCHF 167–283Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zürich HBEc
10hCHF 247–421Train #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich HbEc
11h 4mCHF 127–163Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Göttingen
- Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Zug
9h 3mCHF 167–223Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)DRS - ZRH
5h 55mCHF 143–376Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
6h 5mCHF 132–291Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Basel (BSL)LEJ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
8h 10mCHF 158–335Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BER - ZRH
6h 8mCHF 66–230Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)BER - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
7h 36mCHF 92–292
Leipzig to Zug by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Zug is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 95 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Zug is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Zug. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Zug via Frankfurt, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 53m.
The distance between Leipzig and Zug is 819 km. The road distance is 653.5 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Zug without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 53m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Leipzig to Zug, including transfers.
Leipzig to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Zug is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 53m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 95 and takes 10h 51m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 290 and takes 6h 23m.
Leipzig to Zug train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Zug is 654 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Leipzig to Zug.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Zug, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Zug via Frankfurt, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 8h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Zug via Munich central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich HB in around 10h 51m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–160
- 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 26–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–15
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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