There are 8 ways to get from Zagreb to Leipzig by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ZAG - LEJ
6h 48m€134–347Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Leipzig central train stationbus N881
13h 10m€75–120Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain 700 / ...
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
13h 48m€180–571Drive 880.9 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Leipzigcar 880.9 km
8h 31m€130–188Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZAG - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
7h 32m€172–591Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZAG - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 21m€92–324Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Meidlingtrain Ec
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
14h 19m€165–345Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
10h 23m€79–227
Zagreb to Leipzig by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Leipzig is to bus which costs €75 - €120 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs €90 - €330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Leipzig central train station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 19m.
The distance between Zagreb and Leipzig is 726 km. The road distance is 880.9 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Leipzig without a car is to bus which takes 13h 10m and costs €75 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Zagreb to Leipzig, including transfers.
Zagreb to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Leipzig train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Leipzig is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €130 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 13h 10m, you could also train, which costs €160 - €350 and takes 14h 19m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa, Croatia Airlines, and Austrian Airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Leipzig central train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- 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 S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Meidling to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Zagreb to Leipzig bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Zagreb to Leipzig train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Leipzig is 881 km. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Zagreb to Leipzig.
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