There are 9 ways to get from Ghent to Leipzig by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train
best- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
8h 23m€134–288Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Brussels-North train stationbus N802 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Leipzig central train stationbus 1304
12h 5m€65–97Drive 670.7 km
- Drive from Ghent to Leipzigcar 670.7 km
7h 1m€126–182Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BRU - LEJ
7h 27m€166–508Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 51 / ...
9h 54m€144–368Train #2
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Eupentrain Ic
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Leipzig Central Stationtrain
12h 52m€150–231Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 55m€114–351Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BRU - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 36m€164–631Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane AMS - LEJ
8h 12m€189–484
Ghent to Leipzig by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Leipzig is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Leipzig is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Ghent to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Ghent Dampoort and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Gand-Saint-Pierre and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Bruxelles Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Ghent and Leipzig is 823 km. The road distance is 670.7 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Leipzig without a car is to train which takes 8h 23m and costs €130 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Ghent to Leipzig, including transfers.
Ghent to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ghent Dampoort station.
Ghent to Leipzig train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gand-Saint-Pierre station.
The best way to get from Ghent to Leipzig is to train which takes 8h 23m and costs €130 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €100 and takes 12h 5m.
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Leipzig Hbf via Bruxelles-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 8h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Leipzig central train station via Brussels-North train station in around 12h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Strasbourg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Eupen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Leipzig Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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
- €24–110
- 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
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Ghent to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Ghent to Leipzig train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Leipzig is 671 km. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Ghent to Leipzig.
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