There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Leipzig by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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- Fly from Madrid to LeipzigMAD - LEJ
bestFly to Leipzig
7h 39m$50–237- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim HbfTgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Leipzig HbfIce / ...
Train
19h 28m$311–454- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)793 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train stationN780 / ...
Bus
31h 35m$163–262- Drive from Madrid to Leipzig1,376.4 mi
Drive 1,376.4 mi
19h 57m$405–585- Fly from Madrid to DresdenMAD - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
Fly to Dresden, train
8h 45m$160–517- Fly from Madrid to Berlin BrandenburgMAD - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
Fly to Berlin Brandenburg, train
8h 16m$93–356- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-BadenTgv
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to Leipzig Hbf20
Train via Barcelona
19h 28m$263–433- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Burgos
- Take the bus from Burgos to Zürich
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig HbfNj
Bus, night train
39h 1m$356–680
Madrid to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Leipzig is to fly and train which costs $90 - $360 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs $50 - $240.
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 Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Avignon Tgv and Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 28m.
The distance between Madrid and Leipzig is 1746 km. The road distance is 2215.1 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 19h 28m and costs $310 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Madrid to Leipzig, including transfers.
Madrid to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs $50 - $240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $460 and takes 19h 28m, you could also bus, which costs $160 - $270 and takes 31h 35m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Madrid to Leipzig 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Leipzig Hbf via Avignon Tgv and Mannheim Hbf in around 19h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Madrid to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Madrid to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Madrid to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Madrid to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Madrid to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Madrid to Leipzig via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Madrid to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–430
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Madrid to Leipzig via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Madrid to Leipzig via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Madrid to Dresden via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Madrid to Berlin Brandenburg via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- $140–200
- 1st Class
- $180–240
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- $95–130
- 1st Class
- $120–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311-682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Baden-Baden to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–100
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- $55–80
- Phone
- +34 910 150 000
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- $30–85
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta De Atocha to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $140–190
- Seating Carriage
- $60–100
- Couchette Carriage
- $120–160
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 18 57 62 228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home
- Phone
- +34 988 590 210
- info@iberocoach.com
- Website
- iberocoach.com
Bus from Burgos to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- http://www.iberocoach.com/en/home-2/
- Website
- https://iberocoach.diagram.net/en/
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Madrid to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Madrid to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Avignon Tgv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Leipzig is 2215 km. It takes approximately 19h 57m to drive from Madrid to Leipzig.
Book your Madrid to Leipzig bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1220+ hotels available in Leipzig. Prices start at $46 USD per night.