There are 10 ways to get from Lugano to Leipzig by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
10h 23m€83–287Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N76
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N86 / ...
12h 30m€49–118Train, night train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
11h 47m€103–357Drive 774 km
- Drive from Lugano to Leipzigcar 774 km
7h 38m€135–194Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
12h 46m€272–498Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane MXP - LEJ
7h 52m€108–288Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane LIN - LEJ
7h 49m€154–302Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MXP - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 26m€62–300Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LIN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 48m€58–294Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 42m€96–290
Lugano to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Leipzig is to bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €60 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
The distance between Lugano and Leipzig is 955 km. The road distance is 774 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 23m and costs €80 - €290.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Lugano to Leipzig, including transfers.
Lugano to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Leipzig train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 23m and costs €80 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €120 and takes 12h 30m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Lugano to Leipzig Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 10h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 12h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–420
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- 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 Lugano to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Lugano to Leipzig train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Leipzig is 774 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Lugano to Leipzig.
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