There are 9 ways to get from Ankara to Leipzig by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ESB - LEJ
9h 20m€135–432Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain Yht
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Leipzigbus
35h 35m€96–101Train, night train via Munich
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
43h 22m€199–508Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Leipzig Hbftrain Ec
43h 59m€192–341Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ESB - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 1m€114–378Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ESB - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 40m€165–536Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus N95 / ...
38h 6m€132–215Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Leipzig central train stationbus
47h 26m€202–350Drive 2,473.2 km
- Drive from Ankara to Leipzigcar 2,473.2 km
24h 8m€353–509
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Leipzig is to train and bus which costs €95 - €105 and takes 35h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 8h 1m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Istanbul and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 22m.
The distance between Ankara and Leipzig is 2081 km. The road distance is 2473.2 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Leipzig without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 35m and costs €95 - €105.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Ankara to Leipzig, including transfers.
Ankara to Leipzig bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Leipzig train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Leipzig is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs €130 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €220 and takes 38h 6m.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Leipzig, Germany?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Leipzig central train station via Istanbul and Munich central bus station in around 38h 6m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Dresden Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–39
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €55–85
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 20 314 545
- [email protected]
- Website
- pejictours.com
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €53
- Schedules at
- pejictours.com
- Book at
- pejictours.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ankara to Leipzig bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Leipzig is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 8:30 AM in Ankara and 7:30 AM in Leipzig.
Ankara to Leipzig train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Leipzig is 2473 km. It takes approximately 24h 8m to drive from Ankara to Leipzig.
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