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

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Leipzig by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, train (Renfe), or night 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)plane plane MAD - LEJ
    7h 12m
    €140–304

  2. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MAD - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    7h 27m
    €74–271

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    19h 26m
    €153–726

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus N1793 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N780
    31h 40m
    €76–165

  5. Drive 2,145.2 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Leipzigcar car 2,145.2 km
    20h 51m
    €332–480

  6. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MAD - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    8h 35m
    €147–463

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    8h 58m
    €110–330

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain train 82 / ...
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    20h 2m
    €197–534

  9. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurttrain train 84
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    21h 26m
    €253–357

  10. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Geneva - Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    34h 59m
    €199–522

Madrid to Leipzig by train and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration19h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€153Cheapest 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) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Leipzig Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 19h 26m.

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