There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Birmingham by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LEJ - BHX
6h 18m£101–241Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BER - BHX
5h 59m£55–291Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
12h 41m£254–819Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N23 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Newhall Streetbus
21h 17m£93–181Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leipzig to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Birminghamcar
12h 1m£272–346Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DRS - BHX
7h 37m£107–388Train to Frankfurt, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
8h 12m£147–490Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane BER - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
7h 17m£77–352Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 51 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
13h 8m£249–808Train #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Drf
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
16h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Birminghamcar
13h 3m£163–278
Leipzig to Birmingham by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Birmingham is to bus which costs £90 - £190 and takes 21h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Birmingham is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £55 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Birmingham. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Newhall Street via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Birmingham. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Birmingham New Street via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Leipzig and Birmingham is 622 miles.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Birmingham without a car is to train which takes 12h 41m and costs £250 - £850.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Leipzig to Birmingham, including transfers.
Leipzig to Birmingham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Birmingham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Birmingham is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs £100 - £250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £250 - £850 and takes 12h 41m, you could also bus, which costs £90 - £190 and takes 21h 17m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Birmingham, England?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Birmingham New Street via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 12h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Birmingham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Birmingham is 1h behind Leipzig. It is currently 2:41 AM in Leipzig and 1:41 AM in Birmingham.
Leipzig to Birmingham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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