There are 9 ways to get from St. Gallen to Leipzig by train, bus, night train, car, plane, or ferry
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 Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Buchloetrain 88
- Take the train from Buchloe to Augsburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
7h 47m€119–506Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 50m€56–397Bus
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Munich Central Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus FlixBus 141 / ...
10h 23m€57–94Drive 577.9 km
- Drive from St. Gallen to Leipzigcar 577.9 km
5h 40m€101–146Train
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 11
9h 26m€141–640Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZRH - LEJ
6h 40m€152–449Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
5h 55m€161–520Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 21m€90–422Ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FDH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 1m€156–549
St. Gallen to Leipzig by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Gallen to Leipzig is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from St. Gallen to Leipzig is to drive which takes 5h 40m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Gallen to Leipzig station. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse and arriving at Leipzig central train station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from St. Gallen to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen(Ch) and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via St. Margrethen Sg, Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof, Buchloe, Augsburg Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between St. Gallen and Leipzig is 660 km. The road distance is 577.9 km.
The best way to get from St. Gallen to Leipzig without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 7h 47m and costs €110 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from St. Gallen to Leipzig, including transfers.
St. Gallen to Leipzig bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse station.
St. Gallen to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from St. Gallen to Leipzig is to train via Nuremberg which takes 7h 47m and costs €110 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €95 and takes 10h 23m.
What companies run services between St. Gallen, Switzerland and Leipzig, Germany?
You can take a train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Leipzig Hbf via St. Margrethen Sg, Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof, Buchloe, Augsburg Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from St. Gallen to Leipzig central train station via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse and Munich central bus station in around 10h 23m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Buchloe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Buchloe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Buchloe to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Augsburg Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Buchloe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Buchloe to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €18–27
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–25
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–25
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–25
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €11–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–23
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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St. Gallen to Leipzig bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Munich Central Bus Station.
St. Gallen to Leipzig train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Buchloe station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Gallen to Leipzig is 578 km. It takes approximately 5h 40m to drive from St. Gallen to Leipzig.
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