There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Leipzig by bus, plane, train, car, train (Renfe, TGV), or night train
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BIO - LEJ
10h 57m€130–362Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BIO - BER
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Leipzig central train stationbus
9h 49m€82–232Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
19h 4m€364–737Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train stationbus N780
28h 35m€135–239Drive 1,894.1 km
- Drive from Santander to Leipzigcar 1,894.1 km
18h 30m€294–424Fly Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SDR - LEJ
9h 10m€120–415Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BIO - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
11h 26m€167–523Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BIO - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Leipzig Hbftrain
12h 44m€131–323Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
20h 3m€335–562Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
24h 40m€356–632Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Darmstadtbus
- Take the night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
34h 48m€172–435
Santander to Leipzig by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs €120 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean and Mannheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 40m.
The distance between Santander and Leipzig is 1583 km. The road distance is 1894.1 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Leipzig without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 19h 4m and costs €360 - €750.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Santander to Leipzig, including transfers.
Santander to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to bus which takes 28h 35m and costs €130 - €240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €420 and takes 9h 10m, you could also train, which costs €350 - €650 and takes 24h 40m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander to Leipzig central train station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 28h 35m. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines, Norwegian Air UK ltd, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Birmingham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Barcelona, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,100
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–97
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–97
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €29–35
Night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Santander to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Santander to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Leipzig is 1894 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m to drive from Santander to Leipzig.
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