There are 4 ways to get from Altenburg to Leipzig by train, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platztrain S5x / ...
31 min€8–45Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Altenburg to Leipzig50 km
1h 11m€3Drive 47.8 km
- Drive from Altenburg to Leipzigcar 47.8 km
42 min€7–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Altenburg to Leipzigtaxi 47.8 km
42 min€130–170
Altenburg to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altenburg to Leipzig is to rideshare which costs €3 and takes 1h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Altenburg to Leipzig is to train which takes 31 min and costs €8 - €45.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Altenburg and arriving at Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 31 min.
The distance between Altenburg and Leipzig is 39 km. The road distance is 47.8 km.
The best way to get from Altenburg to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 31 min and costs €8 - €45.
The train from Altenburg to Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz takes 31 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Altenburg to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Altenburg station.
Altenburg to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Altenburg to Leipzig is 48 km. It takes approximately 42 min to drive from Altenburg to Leipzig.
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What companies run services between Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Leipzig, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Altenburg to Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz hourly. Tickets cost €8–13 and the journey takes 31 min. Die Länderbahn also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Altenburg to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- €130–170
Taxibetrieb Norbert Möller
- Phone
- +49 365 24442
- Website
- taximoeller.de
Taxi Dambrowski
- Phone
- +49 365 5511899
- Website
- gerataxi.de
Taxi-Göbel-Gera
- Phone
- +49 365 881949
- Website
- taxi-weida.de
Heikos Fahr-Service - Taxi und Busunternehmen Zwickau
- Phone
- +49 176 61070644
- Website
- heikos-fahrservice.de
Taxi Bieneck
- Phone
- +49 3722 88088
Taxi Tippmar Antje
- Phone
- +49 3723 42998
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