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How to get fromLeipzig to Marseilleby plane, train (TGV), night train, bus, car, train, train (TGV, Trenitalia), or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Marseille by plane, train (TGV), night train, bus, car, train, train (TGV, Trenitalia), or car train

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  1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane LEJ - MRS
    6h 32m
    €125–331

  2. Night train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    19h 6m
    €101–263

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Marseille St Charlestrain train Tgv
    13h 5m
    €238–504

  4. Drive  1,298.5 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Marseillecar car 1,298.5 km
    13h 38m
    €209–301

  5. Train to Dresden Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane DRS - MRS
    7h 54m
    €164–484

  6. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane FRA - MRS
    7h 43m
    €154–411

  7. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12
    3. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charlestrain train Tgv
    13h 27m
    €273–583

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Göttingen central bus stationbus bus 264
    2. Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus bus N235
    22h 20m
    €128–196

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Marseillecar car
    17h 35m
    €233–335

Leipzig to Marseille by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration13h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€238Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,074 km
  • Duration: 6h 32m

What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Marseille, France?

Lufthansa and Lufthansa City fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Marseille St Charles via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 13h 5m.

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