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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 30m
    €460–1,331

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    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-Neustadttrain train
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    20h 14m
    €361–726

  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
    €499–1,502

  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
    16h 26m
    €479–1,054

  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 21m
    €433–1,351

  6. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    16h 30m
    €397–1,157

  7. 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 28m
    €471–1,717

  8. 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 23m
    €489–1,702

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

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration18h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€455Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,553.5 km
  • Duration: 16h 30m

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

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

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