There are 12 ways to get from Southampton to Leipzig by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
12h 27m€164–512Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LGW - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 20m€88–337Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032
- Take the bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Boulevard du Roi Albert II to Leipzig Central Train Station Exit Sachsenalleebus
21h 30mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leipzigcar
11h 25mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane LHR - LEJ
7h 42m€163–424Train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
15h 42m€159–654Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin to Leipzigbus
25h 42mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leipzigcar
12h 38m€189–284Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LHR - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 41m€107–361Train to London City Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LCY - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 30m€116–466Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LHR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 35m€121–413Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LHR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 22m€128–370
Southampton to Leipzig by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Leipzig is to train and fly which costs €85 - €340 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €110 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Leipzig via London Victoria and Berlin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Embankment station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
The distance between Southampton and Leipzig is 1273 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 27m and costs €160 - €550.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Southampton to Leipzig, including transfers.
Southampton to Leipzig bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Leipzig train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 27m and costs €160 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs and takes 21h 30m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Southampton Central to Leipzig Hbf via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, Euston Station, St Pancras International Station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 12h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to Leipzig Central Train Station Exit Sachsenallee via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, Victoria station, Upminster station, Upminster, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels Boulevard du Roi Albert II in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €120–200
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Brussels Boulevard du Roi Albert II to Leipzig Central Train Station Exit Sachsenallee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Southampton to Leipzig bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Leipzig is 1h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 7:00 PM in Southampton and 8:00 PM in Leipzig.
Southampton to Leipzig train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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