Flights to Leipzig

Airport Leipzig LEJ

Leipzig-Halle Airport is one of the biggest airports in the new German federal states (formerly part of the GDR). Since the runway was extended to 3600 m in the year 2000 larger airports such as the Airbus A330 have been able to operate from the airport. For Leipzig this had advantages as far as freight transport was concerned and it is now one of the three largest cargo airports in Germany.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes; paid parking – about 5800 short and log term spaces.
• Nearby cities: Wahren (10 km), Leipzig (16 km), Halle (18 km), Halle-Neustadt (22 km), Gera (64 km), Jena (72 km), Chemnitz (82 km), Neustadt (90 km), Erfurt (98 km)
• Directions by car: Motorways A9, A14 (exit Schkeuditz/Flughafen)
• Stations: Airport train station (Deutsche Bahn, DB)

Location

First in use in 1927, the airport is in the town of Schkeuditz, about 20 km or 14 miles north west of Leipzig and about 25 km or 17 miles southeast of Halle/Saale. Motorists should take the motorway A9/E51 exit "Schkeuditzer Kreuz" or via the motorway A14 exit "Schkeuditz".

Just next to the airport terminal is the airport railway station which was completed in the summer of 2003. Now a large number of local and national DB train services serve the airport directly. The airport express operates to the main station in Leipzig every day at 30 minute intervals - the journey takes about 12 minutes.

Bus number 202 operates a regular service between the airport and the nearby town of Radefeld. The "AutobahnExpress Schnelllinienbus GmbH" serves both the airport and the car park P3 and several cities and towns in central Germany. More details are available locally and on the internet.