Leipzig Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Car & motorcycle

Leipzig lies just south of the A14 Halle–Dresden autobahn and 15km east of the A9, which links Berlin to Nuremberg. It’s best to leave your vehicle in a car park or garage. The one at the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof charges a maximum of €3 for 24 hours (except on Saturday, when the rate goes up to €15). Between 8am and 6pm, parking at the zoo costs a reasonable €2.50 for four hours.

Train

Leipzig is an important link between eastern and western Germany, with connections to all major cities. There are frequent services to Frankfurt (€61, 3½ hours), Munich (€74, five hours), Dresden (€18, 1¾ hours), Berlin (€36, 1¼ hours) and Hamburg (€79, three hours).

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Air

Leipzig-Halle airport (224 1155; www.leipzig-halle-airport.de) is served by domestic and international flights from two dozen airlines, including Lufthansa, German Wings, Air Berlin, Condor and Cirrus. RyanAir flies into Altenburg airport (www.flughafen-altenburg.de) from London-Stansted.

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