There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Leipzig by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe)
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane MAD - LEJ
7h 12m€134–310Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAD - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 29m€92–256Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
19h 56m€315–630Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Dresdenbus Kyiv-Madrid / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train stationbus N1367 / ...
32h 31mDrive 2,145.2 km
- Drive from Madrid to Leipzigcar 2,145.2 km
20h 51m€339–489Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane MAD - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 35m€143–456Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MAD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 58m€143–402Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
21h 51m€355–768Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Valladolidbus
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus 220 / ...
36h€149–276
Madrid to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Leipzig is to fly and train which costs €90 - €260 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Valladolid and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 56m.
The distance between Madrid and Leipzig is 1746 km. The road distance is 2145.2 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Leipzig without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 19h 56m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Madrid to Leipzig, including transfers.
Madrid to Leipzig bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can train via Barcelona, which costs €310 - €650 and takes 19h 56m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 32h 31m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 5 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, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 19h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Madrid to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Valladolid to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0400 153884
- myynti@tilausliikennehimanen.fi
- Website
- tilausliikennehimanen.fi
Bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Tilausliikenne Himanen
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Leipzig bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Valladolid station.
Madrid to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Leipzig is 2145 km. It takes approximately 20h 51m to drive from Madrid to Leipzig.
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