Leipzig: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Leipzig is a city of 504,971 people in Germany (Saxony), 116 m (381 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Leipzig Central Station. Our booking partner lists 847 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Leipzig runs from about 7 h 56 min a day in late December to 16 h 41 min in late June (computed for 51.34° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Leipzig is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, whose 11,811-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Dresden Airport (DRS, 100 km).
Flights to Leipzig: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Leipzig Central Station, Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof, Leipzig-Stötteritz railway station, Leipzig-Plagwitz railway station, Leipzig-Leutzsch railway station, Leipzig-Connewitz railway station. Trains to Leipzig
Buses to Leipzig · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 847 places to stay in Leipzig. Of the 541 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (278), and 11 are five-star. Across 195 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 413,021 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig Zoological Garden | 1,709,491 | 2016 |
| German Central Library for the Blind | 192,600 | — |
The busiest is Leipzig Zoological Garden at 1,709,491 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Leipzig
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 150 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Hamburg, 294 km — flights · trains · buses · tours
- Munich, 361 km — flights
- Prague, 200 km (Czechia) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Köln, 381 km — flights
- Wrocław, 325 km (Poland)
- Frankfurt am Main, 293 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 389 km
- Stuttgart, 364 km
- Essen, 372 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Addis Ababa, Bamako, Birmingham, Bologna, Brno, Frankfurt, Hanover, Herzliya, Ho Chi Minh City, Houston, Kyiv, Klaipėda, Kraków, Lyon.
Common questions
Which airport serves Leipzig?
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Leipzig?
About 504,971 people live in Leipzig, across 298 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Leipzig in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Leipzig?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Leipzig?
Our booking partner lists 847 places to stay in Leipzig, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Leipzig?
Berlin (150 km), Hamburg (294 km), Munich (361 km), Prague (200 km), Köln (381 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.