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Leipzig by air
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Mar 17, 2005, 20:59

The control tower at Leipzig-Halle		Two 'local' airports Leipzig is served be two airports.  The main one is called Leipzig Halle.  As the name suggests, it also serves the town of Halle, which lies to the north west of Leipzig.  The second airport or relevance to Leipzig is at a place called Nobitz, about one hour's drive south of Leipzig.  Ryanair call this airport Leipzig Altenburg and use it for all their flights to and from this region.
World Cup connections In World Cup terms, Leipzig Halle offers direct flights to and from 7 of the other venues: Nuremberg (withAir Berlin), Hamburg and Cologne (Cirrus), Dortmund (LGW), Munich (Lufthansa &Air Berlin), Frankfurt (Lufthansa ) and Stuttgart (with various airlines).		Crossing the road at Leipzig-Halle!
International connections While Leipzig Altenburg is essentially just a landing strip for Ryanair, Leipzig Halle is a full-blown international airport with flights to and from many other parts of Europe.  Air Berlin, for instance, fly in from London Stansted, Air France from Paris and KLM from Amsterdam.
Air Berlin fly to / from Leipzig-Halle		Travel into Leipzig Leipzig Halle has its own railway station.  An aiport express runs to Leipzig main station every half hour.  Journey time: 14 minutes.  Cost 3.30 euros. A coach runs between Leipzig Altenburg and Leipzig station twice a day.  Journey time: 80 minutes.  Cost: 12 euros.
For train times from Leipzig Halle to Leipzig main railway station, you can use the local transport company's online timetable.  Click the union flag to see the English version, and when asked for departure and destination points enter 'Leipzig, Hbf' for Leipzig station (Hbf is the abbreviation for Hauptbahnhof) and 'Leipzig/Halle Flugh' for the airport (Flugh is accepted by the timetable as an abbreviation of Flughafen).

External links Leipzig Halle airport Leipzig Altenberg airport Altenberg to Leipzig bus times Leipzig public transport timetable

Internal links Travel / Air (This page may load slowly, but includes links to all other relevant airports and airlines in Germany) Route planner

Flying from the UK?  Going to the airport by train, coach or car?

If you're flying from the UK and planning to go to the airport by coach or train, these links to National Express Airport coaches, the thetrainline, Gatwick Express and Heathrow Express let you book your journey to the airport online.  If you're driving, tryPurpleparking airport parking for cheap parking at all major UK airports.

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