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Compare train, coach and flight for Giessen to Leipzig
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Giessen to Leipzig among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £24. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 6m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £24, and a train costs an average of £30.
Distance: 274 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£70 Average Price | £38 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 36m Average total duration Fastest 4h 6m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 33m Average total duration 5h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Giessen to Leipzig
How to get to Leipzig from Giessen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Giessen to Leipzig is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus3:258h35Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)12:00Leipzig, Hbf£391One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:258h35Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)12:00Leipzig, Hbf£391One-way1 change
Fastest
LH1528:501h00Frankfurt am Main Airport9:50Leipzig/Halle Airport£1051One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus+
FlixTrain7:5010h59Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)18:49Leipzig Hbf£721One-way1 change - ICE 759+
2478910:224h09Giessen station14:31Leipzig Hbf£1051One-way1 change - ICE 930+151538:554h36Giessen station13:31Leipzig Hbf£1051One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus13:459h40Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)23:25Leipzig, Hbf£391One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:309h15Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)19:45Leipzig, Hbf£581One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus13:4511h30Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)1:15Leipzig, Merkurpromenade (Messe)£661One-way1 change
- LH15822:151h00Frankfurt am Main Airport23:15Leipzig/Halle Airport£1271One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Giessen to Leipzig
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This is compared to other travel options from Giessen to Leipzig:
A coach is £31 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Giessen to Leipzig costing on average £70.
A coach is £90 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Giessen to Leipzig costing on average £128.
Other travel options to Leipzig take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 6m.
Coach takes on average 5h 3m.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Giessen and Leipzig as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Leipzig/Halle Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Giessen station and arrive in Leipzig Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum) and arrive in Leipzig, Hbf.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) to go to Leipzig by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Wetzlarer Verkehrsbetriebe und Reisebüro GmbH to go to Leipzig by coach.
- 4 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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