There are 9 ways to get from Rome to Leipzig by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FCO - LEJ
7h 30m€136–372Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FCO - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 48m€74–272Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
16h€247–449Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Nürnberg, Zobbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N86 / ...
16h 6m€140–197Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from München Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
20h 29m€266–421Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FCO - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 48m€124–422Drive, car train
- Drive from Rome to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stendal Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Stendal Hbf to Leipzigcar
17h 52m€266–366Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus : Prague Central Bus Station - Rome Tiburtina Bus Station / ...
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
24h 52m€172–228Drive 1,310.7 km
- Drive from Rome to Leipzigcar 1,310.7 km
12h 20m€236–341
Rome to Leipzig by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Leipzig is to fly and train which costs €70 - €280 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Roma Prenestina A1 and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
The distance between Rome and Leipzig is 1121 km. The road distance is 1310.7 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 16h and costs €240 - €450.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Rome to Leipzig, including transfers.
Rome to Leipzig bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Roma Prenestina A1 station.
Rome to Leipzig train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €130 - €380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €450 and takes 16h, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €200 and takes 16h 6m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Termini to Leipzig Hbf via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 16h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Night train from Roma Tiburtina to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €190–280
- 2nd Class
- €210–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €78
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Nürnberg, Zob
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Rome to Leipzig bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Nürnberg, Zob station.
Rome to Leipzig train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to Leipzig is 1311 km. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Rome to Leipzig.
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