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Travel to Leipzig
You will reach the city of Leipzig quite easily from all directions
By train
from Berlin: approx. 1h 10min (ICE train)
from Dresden: approx. 1h 15min (ICE train)
from Hannover: approx. 2h 45min (IC train)
from Hamburg (via Berlin): approx. 3h (ICE train)
from Frankfurt: approx. 3h 30 min (ICE train)
from Munich: approx. 4h 25min (ICE train)
from Cologne (via Hannover or Frankfurt): approx. 5h 30min (ICE train)
By car
from Dresden (A14): approx. 1h 20min (120 km)
from Berlin (A9): approx. 2h (190 km)
from Hannover (A2, A14): approx. 2h 30min (260 km)
from Hamburg (A7, A2, A14): approx. 3h 30min (400 km)
from Frankfurt (A5, A4, A9): approx. 3h 45min (400 km)
from Munich (A9): approx. 4h (430 km)
from Cologne (A4, A45, A5, A4, A9): approx. 4h 45min (500 km)
By public transport
Your admission ticket is also your travel ticket. This year you can leave your car at home during the Bach Festival. Your concert tickets are valid for 4 hours before and after the respective event as a ticket for local public transport (bus, train, S-Bahn) in fare zone 110 (Leipzig). You will also find this information on your admission ticket. Whether you're travelling to a concert at St. Thomas Church, the Gewandhaus or the Paulinum, the LeipzigMOVE app from Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe always has the right connection for every event. Simply download it from the App Store or Google Play Store, enter your starting point and destination, select your connection and get on board.
By bike
The 400 km »Johann Sebastian Bach cycle tour« connects the places that are linked to J. S. Bach's life in the region which today comprises the German federal states Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It uses already existing cycle routes, mostly along rivers. The level is considered to be »easy« to »medium«. You can find information about guided tours here: www.bachbybike.com You can also write an e-mail to mail@bachbybike.com.
By airplane
The Leipzig airport is connected to many German and a few international destinations.
By long-distance bus
Leipzig is connected to a public long-distance bus network by a bus terminal at the east side of the Central Station.
Further information
Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH · Tourist-Information