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How to get fromMadrid to Leipzigby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, train, car, train (Renfe) or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Leipzig by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, train, car, train (Renfe), or car train

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  1. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)planeMAD - LEJ
    7h 12m
    €150–304

  2. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeMAD - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
    7h 26m
    €75–286

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantstrainAve
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain84
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain50 / ...
    19h 31m
    €215–465

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus StationbusBlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Halle(Saale)HbftrainIce
    25h 40m
    €119–382

  5. Drive 2,145.4 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Leipzigcar2,145.4 km
    20h 42m
    €335–484

  6. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeMAD - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
    8h 35m
    €157–443

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
    8h 58m
    €122–333

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
    2. Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain84
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain50 / ...
    19h 38m
    €245–352

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to ParisbusFlixBus 793 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train stationbusN367 / ...
    34h
    €81–241

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid to Würzburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Leipzigcar
    21h 48m
    €419–582

Madrid to Leipzig by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration19h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€215Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?

Lufthansa, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Leipzig Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Frankfurt in around 19h 31m.

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