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How to get fromLugano to Leipzigby train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Leipzig by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    10h 27m
    €125–339

  2. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MXP - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    7h 31m
    €66–224

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N76
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N86 / ...
    12h 30m
    €76–116

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Leipzig Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    11h 47m
    €88–307

  5. Drive  774 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Leipzigcar car 774 km
    7h 38m
    €149–215

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lugano to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Leipzigcar car
    14h 13m
    €176–241

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Munich Airport Terminal 2bus bus
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitztrain train Rb / ...
    4. Take the train from Marktredwitz to Hof Hbftrain train Re2
    5. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train Rb
    16h 51m
    €570–721

  8. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane MXP - LEJ
    7h 23m
    €148–454

  9. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LIN - LEJ
    7h 39m
    €189–518

  10. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LIN - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    7h 51m
    €67–298

  11. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane ZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    7h 47m
    €111–323

  12. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BGY - BER
    4. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    8h 4m
    €120–409

Lugano to Leipzig by train

Calendar100Weekly Trains
Duration10h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 954.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 27m

What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Leipzig, Germany?

You can take a train from Lugano to Leipzig Hbf via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 10h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Leipzig central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 12h 30m.

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