Leipzig to Nuremberg

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Leipzig to Nuremberg. From €13.93, fastest 2h 34m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Leipzig to Nuremberg costs €13.93 at the cheapest and takes 2h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 13 operators. The route covers 263 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked 10 September 2026Priced for 28 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
263 km
Fastest
2h 34m
Average
3h 32m
Services per day
52
Cheapest
€13.93
CO2 per passenger
8.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 35m1h 51m44m€34.448.7 kg28
Coach4h 13m3h 29m44m€15.587.1 kg24
  • 2h 35mFastest, by Train
  • €15.58Cheapest, by Coach
  • 7.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 263 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€13.93
  1. VMT VM745010:353h 46m14:21Leipzig Hauptbahnhof OstseiteNurnberg ZOB

Door to door 4h 30mCO2 7.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€36.64
  1. European Sleeper ES770006:261h 51m08:17Leipzig HauptbahnhofNurnberg Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 2h 35mCO2 8.7 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 50508:2710:402h 28m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 50508:2710:402h 21m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 9109:2111:332h 27m
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 9109:2111:222h 16m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 9109:2111:332h 19m
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 9109:2111:222h 8m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Leipzig to Nuremberg
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Leipzig to NurembergFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 Sept
Coach€27.13€29.88€21.63€19.43€18.88€21.08€19.98€18.88€19.43€18.33€16.13€15.58€16.68€17.23
Train€63.59€65.79€49.84€42.69€41.59€47.64€45.99€42.69€43.24€39.94€35.54€34.44€36.64€38.84

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €13.93

The journey ends at Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Nuremberg for the night the coach gets in

Sort by distance from Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Leipzig to Nuremberg

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €13.9390 days
  2. €11.1860 days
  3. €13.3845 days
  4. €13.9330 days
  5. €16.6821 days
  6. €17.2314 days
  7. €19.987 days
  8. €21.633 days
  9. €27.131 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.18.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 143 percent. The dearest point is €27.13, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€27.13€11.181371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €18.33Sun
  2. €16.13Mon
  3. €15.58Tue
  4. €16.68Wed
  5. €17.23Thu
  6. €18.88Fri
  7. €19.43Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €18.88Sept
  2. €14.48Oct
  3. €13.38Nov
  4. €13.38Dec
  5. €13.38Jan
  6. €11.73Feb

The route

LeipzigLeipzigNurembergNuremberg
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 263 km against 229 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Leipzig at 06:09 and the last at 18:51, across 28 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Leipzig

Rail
  • Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
  • Leipzig Hbf
  • Leipzig Bayer Bf
Coach
  • Leipzig Hauptbahnhof Ostseite
  • Lindenau, Bushof
Ferry
  • Pier 1
  • Kanupark

Nuremberg

Rail
  • Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof
  • Nürnberg Hbf
  • Nuremberg Hgbf
Coach
  • Nurnberg ZOB
  • Central bus station Nuremberg
Air
  • NUE

The fare from NUE into Nuremberg is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Nuremberg

Settled in advance, so the ride into Nuremberg costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€13.934h 13m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
bodo Verkehrsverbund€14.484h 13m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
ČD€31.142h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
DB Fernverkehr€30.042h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
European Sleeper€30.592h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€14.484h 13m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
FlixTrain€31.692h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
Nmbs/sncb€30.592h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
NVBW€15.034h 13m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
SBB€30.042h 35m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
SNCF€29.492h 34m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
VMT€13.934h 14m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
VPE€13.934h 13m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€9.5068%
Taxes€0.957%
Supplier fees€1.4911%
Our service fee€1.9914%
Total you pay€13.93100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Nuremberg well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Nuremberg?

Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Leipzig to Nuremberg

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

The fastest journey from Leipzig to Nuremberg takes 2h 34m door to door, of which 1h 51m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 32m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

The cheapest fare from Leipzig to Nuremberg is €13.93, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €36.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

The cheapest way from Leipzig to Nuremberg is by Coach, at €15.58 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 13m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

The fastest way from Leipzig to Nuremberg is by Train, at 2h 35m door to door. Only 1h 51m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €34.44.

When should I book Leipzig to Nuremberg?

Fares from Leipzig to Nuremberg bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 143 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Leipzig to Nuremberg?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Leipzig to Nuremberg, at €15.58. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Leipzig to Nuremberg?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Leipzig to Nuremberg, at €11.73 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

13 operators sell services from Leipzig to Nuremberg across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, bodo Verkehrsverbund, ČD, DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

Every service we sell from Leipzig to Nuremberg is direct, with around 52 departures a day and a fastest journey of 2h 34m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from Leipzig to Nuremberg produce?

Travelling from Leipzig to Nuremberg by Coach produces about 7.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 8.7 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Leipzig to Nuremberg use?

Services from Leipzig to Nuremberg by Train leave from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Nurnberg Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Leipzig to Nuremberg?

13 of the 13 operators we sell from Leipzig to Nuremberg allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Leipzig to Nuremberg on 10 September 2026: 263 km of route against 229 km in a straight line, 52 services a day, 13 operators, a cheapest fare of €13.93, and 2h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Nuremberg are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Nuremberg and across Germany

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Nuremberg, with free cancellation on most of it.

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