There are 11 ways to get from Thun to Leipzig by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf13 / ...
10h 5m€92–302Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Nuremberg central bus stationFlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationN34 / ...
13h 6m€56–132Train, night train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich HBIc81 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig HbfNj
11h 13m€103–343Drive 755.4 km
- Drive from Thun to Leipzig755.4 km
7h 49m€133–191Train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich HBIc81 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Leipzig HbfEc
11h 13m€273–493Train to Basel, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)BSL - LEJ
8h 7m€142–413Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)ZRH - LEJ
7h 36m€202–359Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
7h 15m€190–458Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Leipzig Central Station
8h 13m€88–258Train to Basel, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)BSL - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Leipzig Central Station
8h 30m€63–292Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)FRA - LEJ
8h 17m€143–353
Thun to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thun to Leipzig is to bus which costs €55 - €140 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Thun to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €190 - €460.
No, there is no direct train from Thun to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Thun and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
The distance between Thun and Leipzig is 868 km. The road distance is 755.4 km.
The best way to get from Thun to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 5m and costs €90 - €310.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Thun to Leipzig, including transfers.
Thun to Leipzig train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Thun station.
The best way to get from Thun to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 5m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €140 and takes 13h 6m.
Thun to Leipzig train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thun to Leipzig is 755 km. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Thun to Leipzig.
What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Thun to Leipzig Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 10h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thun to Leipzig central train station via Bern, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, and Nuremberg central bus station in around 13h 6m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–420
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Thun to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Thun to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Leipzig Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–13
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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