There are 10 ways to get from Bologna to Leipzig by train, bus, night train, car, car train, train (Trenitalia), or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to München Hackerbrückebus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
9h 26mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train stationbus N452
13h 40m€75–130Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from München Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
14h 35m€200–557Drive 953 km
- Drive from Bologna to Leipzigcar 953 km
9h 11m€149–215Drive, car train
- Drive from Bologna to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzigcar
13h 6m€177–238Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Brennero - Brennertrain 3844 / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
13h 14m€171–849Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BLQ - LEJ
6h 14m€127–417Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BLQ - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 45m€138–475Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FLR - LEJ
7h 13m€186–378Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BLQ - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 59m€79–371
Bologna to Leipzig by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Leipzig is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 5h 59m and costs €75 - €380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Leipzig central train station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Bologna and Leipzig is 995 km. The road distance is 953 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Leipzig without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Bologna to Leipzig, including transfers.
Bologna to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Leipzig train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Leipzig is to bus which takes 13h 40m and costs €75 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €850 and takes 13h 14m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €420 and takes 6h 14m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Leipzig, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 13h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig Hbf via Brennero - Brenner and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–850
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–900
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–1,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bologna Centrale to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €120–170
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to München Hackerbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Bologna to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Bologna to Leipzig train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Leipzig is 953 km. It takes approximately 9h 11m to drive from Bologna to Leipzig.
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