There are 9 ways to get from Mülheim to Leipzig 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 via Hanover
best- Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)HbfRe
- Take the train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf55 / ...
6h 13m€49–157Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Leipzig central train station023 / ...
8h 1m€27–66Drive 426.7 km
- Drive from Mülheim to Leipzig426.7 km
4h 28m€61–88Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)DUS - LEJ
4h 56m€136–275Train
- Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Leipzig Hbf55 / ...
6h 29m€51–136Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoeheRe
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)HbfRe
7h 4m€81–147Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
4h 44m€104–364Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)FRA - LEJ
4h 58m€128–290Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)DUS - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Leipzig Central Station
5h 43m€77–254
Mülheim to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mülheim to Leipzig is to bus which costs €27 - €70 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Mülheim to Leipzig is to drive which takes 4h 28m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Mülheim to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Hamm and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 13m.
The distance between Mülheim and Leipzig is 522 km. The road distance is 426.7 km.
The best way to get from Mülheim to Leipzig without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 6h 13m and costs €45 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Mülheim to Leipzig, including transfers.
Mülheim to Leipzig train services, operated by National Express, depart from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Mülheim to Leipzig is to train via Hanover which takes 6h 13m and costs €45 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €70 and takes 8h 1m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €280 and takes 4h 56m.
Mülheim to Leipzig train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Hamm(Westf)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mülheim to Leipzig is 427 km. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from Mülheim to Leipzig.
What companies run services between Mülheim, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Leipzig Hbf via Hamm and Hannover Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Leipzig central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €23–45 and the journey takes 6h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Hamburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Leipzig Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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