There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Leipzig by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
7h 38m€122–286Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Leipzig central train stationbus 1304
12h 20m€63–93Drive 619.2 km
- Drive from Leuven to Leipzigcar 619.2 km
6h 19m€99–143Fly Brussels Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BRU - LEJ
6h 18m€156–442Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 51 / ...
8h 56m€132–331Train #2
- Take the train from Louvain to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Ice
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Leipzig Central Stationtrain Flx20
10h 11m€103–183Fly Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 46m€104–339Fly Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BRU - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 27m€154–506Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
5h 55m€155–321
Leuven to Leipzig by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Leipzig is to bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 5h 46m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Lüdenscheid and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Liège, Guillemins Bf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Leuven and Leipzig is 739 km. The road distance is 619.2 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Leipzig without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 38m and costs €120 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Leuven to Leipzig, including transfers.
Leuven to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Leuven to Leipzig train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Leipzig is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 38m and costs €120 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 12h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €450 and takes 6h 18m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from Louvain to Leipzig Hbf via Liège, Guillemins Bf and Frankfurt in around 7h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Leipzig central train station once daily. Tickets cost €60–90 and the journey takes 10h 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
- €100–370
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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- 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)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- 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 Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Leipzig Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- €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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
Leuven to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Leuven to Leipzig train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Leipzig is 619 km. It takes approximately 6h 19m to drive from Leuven to Leipzig.
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