There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Leipzig by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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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
9h 49m€142–381Fly Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SDR - LEJ
5h 23m€92–380Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
19h 22m€371–680Bus
- 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 25m€135–236Drive 1,894.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Leipzigcar 1,894.7 km
18h 28m€303–438Bus 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 Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
11h 38m€182–628Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- 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 train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 5m€111–299Bus, 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 Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
19h 55m€407–746Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
26h 26m€455–813Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
29h 14m€198–436
Santander to Leipzig by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to bus which costs €130 - €240 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Leipzig is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €90 - €380.
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.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 26m.
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 which takes 19h 22m and costs €370 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 49m 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 25m and costs €130 - €240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €380 and takes 5h 23m, you could also train, which costs €450 - €850 and takes 26h 26m.
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 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
- €90–450
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Basel, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Birmingham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Milan Malpensa, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- 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 Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,200
- 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
- €65–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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 Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- €7–17
- 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
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Santander to Leipzig train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Leipzig is 1895 km. It takes approximately 18h 28m to drive from Santander to Leipzig.
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