There are 10 ways to get from Zug to Leipzig by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
9h 29m€102–251Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N95 / ...
11h 32m€51–111Night train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 16m€75–325Drive 653.9 km
- Drive from Zug to Leipzigcar 653.9 km
7h 21m€114–164Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
10h 24m€248–441Fly Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
6h 34m€178–325Fly Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 8m€150–404Train to Basel, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BSL - LEJ
8h 57m€159–392Fly Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 23m€72–227Fly Zurich Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 57m€128–324
Zug to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Leipzig is to bus which costs €50 - €120 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs €150 - €410.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Zug and Leipzig is 819 km. The road distance is 653.9 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 29m and costs €100 - €260.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Zug to Leipzig, including transfers.
Zug to Leipzig train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zug to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 29m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €120 and takes 11h 32m, you could also fly, which costs €170 - €330 and takes 6h 34m.
Zug to Leipzig train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Leipzig is 654 km. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Zug to Leipzig.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Zug to Leipzig Hbf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 9h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Leipzig central train station via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Munich central bus station in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once 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 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–14
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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