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There are 8 ways to get from Cape Town to Leipzig by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane CPT - LEJ
    16h 31m
    €456–1,228

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    15h 54m
    €360–916

  3. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane CPT - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    18h 4m
    €483–1,398

  4. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CPT - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    15h 49m
    €445–890

  5. Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane CPT - NUE
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    17h 15m
    €436–1,440

  6. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane CPT - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    18h 21m
    €429–1,416

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CPT - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    16h 37m
    €396–1,370

  8. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CPT - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    20h 14m
    €398–845

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration15h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€441Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,553.5 km
  • Duration: 16h 31m

What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Leipzig, Germany?

Lufthansa and Condor Flugdienst fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) twice daily.

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