Trip to Leipzig

Hi,

Need to get to Leipzig in august from the UK ( Manchester) and wondering what would be the cheapest and most effective way to get there. Travelling with 2 teenagers so need some help please :). So far only found air flights in excess of £250 each and 6 hours there and 6 hours back !!

Should i go via Berlin ? or other location ?

How much does it cost by train from Berlin to Leipzig ?

Thanks,

Helen

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There are no direct flights to Leipzig from UK.

You can fly to Berlin and get the train without too much hassle.

Other option is Ryanair Stanstead to Altenburg which is 50k from Leipzig.

I suggest Berlin and hire a car. It is only 2 hours and motorway all the way.

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That sounds a good idea - if i dare hit the roads !

Will investigate the flight to Berlin and then train as I%26#39;m sure they have a good rail system over there ( compared to Britishrail !)

Thanks,

Helen

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Getting the train from Berlin to Leipzig is pretty easy - and complete luxury compared to British Rail! :-) Its just over an hour journey time on the ICE trains and they run regularly from Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Fares can be reasonably cheap if you book them in advance on their website www.bahn.de - as an example at the moment is the %26quot;Germany Special%26quot; fare for 29E each way, bookable from 89 days in advance of your trip. Only downside of course the special offer fares is that you can%26#39;t change them once booked, so you need to allow enough time in case of any flight delays.

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Driving is simple. The motorway is 200m from the airport and a simple ,well marked ,route.

Rail is great but with 3 people may be quite costly.

Either way have a great trip.