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

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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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  1. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane MAD - LEJ
    7h 37m
    €144–290

  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 24m
    €100–272

  3. Train via Barcelona

    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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    19h 57m
    €349–687

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N13 / ...
    34h 25m
    €181–329

  5. Drive 2,146 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Leipzigcar car 2,146 km
    20h 50m
    €335–484

  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 50m
    €164–446

  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
    €153–432

  8. Train

    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 51m
    €376–833

  9. Bus via Valladolid

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Valladolidbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Valladolid to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N13 / ...
    36h 20m
    €161–286

Madrid to Leipzig by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration19h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€349Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?

Lufthansa, Iberia, and three 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 57m.

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