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How to get fromBilbao to Leipzigby plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Leipzig by plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

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    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BIO - LEJ
    7h 10m
    €145–387

  2. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BIO - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    6h 43m
    €88–314

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus bus
    2. Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    16h 16m
    €312–645

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus bus FlixBus N1183 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N780
    26h 40m
    €164–246

  5. Drive  1,795.9 km

    1. Drive from Bilbao to Leipzigcar car 1,795.9 km
    17h 27m
    €294–425

  6. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BIO - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    8h 19m
    €163–511

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BIO - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    8h 23m
    €149–382

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain train E1
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    20h 12m
    €346–618

  9. Bus, train via Irsch

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Luxembourgbus bus
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55
    30h 9m
    €232–502

  10. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Laudio / Llodio to Vitoria/Gasteizbus bus L15
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Leipzig Central Stationtrain train
    34h 31m
    €200–310

Bilbao to Leipzig by bus, train, foot, and subway

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration16h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€312Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,472.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 10m

What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Leipzig, Germany?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Leipzig central train station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 26h 40m.

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