There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Leipzig by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BIO - LEJ
9h 57m€144–393Fly Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SDR - LEJ
5h 32m€93–422Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
18h 26m€363–793Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 783B
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train stationbus N780
28h 25m€151–252Drive 1,894.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Leipzigcar 1,894.7 km
18h 29m€299–432Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BIO - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 3m€95–373Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BIO - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
11h 34m€213–506Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
18h 42m€338–744Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz Ville to Saarbrücken Hbfbus Bus
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurttrain Re3
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain Drf
34h 12m
Santander to Leipzig by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to bus and fly and train which costs €90 - €380 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €90 - €430.
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 25m.
The distance between Santander and Leipzig is 1583 km. The road distance is 1894.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Leipzig without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 18h 26m and costs €360 - €800.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Santander to Leipzig, including transfers.
Santander to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to bus which takes 28h 25m and costs €150 - €260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €430 and takes 5h 32m.
Santander to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Leipzig is 1895 km. It takes approximately 18h 29m to drive from Santander to Leipzig.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander to Leipzig central train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 28h 25m. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines, Norwegian Air UK ltd, and four 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
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Basel, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Birmingham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Milan Malpensa, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- 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
- €65–240
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–390
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Bus from Metz Ville to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
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