There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Leipzig by plane or train
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ORD - LEJ
13h 38m€345–1,319Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ORD - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
15h 26m€187–546Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ORD - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
15h 37m€373–1,403Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
15h 6m€334–554
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Leipzig is to fly and train which costs €180 - €550 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Leipzig is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs €340 - €1400.
The distance between Chicago and Leipzig is 7143 km.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Chicago to Leipzig, including transfers.
Leipzig is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:59 PM in Chicago and 7:59 PM in Leipzig.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Leipzig.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- €27–31
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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