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Travelling by bus and tram made easy: To help you find the best way to get from A to B in Leipzig by bus, tram and/or train, here's the most important information about using public transport in Leipzig.
Overview
To familiarize you with Leipzig's public transport system, here is a brief overview of how everything works.
The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe operate a modern, well-developed network of trams and buses. The different colours of the lines are used for orientation. The following applies to trams: Lines of the same colour travel in the same direction and go to the same stops on the inner city ring road. Tram lines 1 to 16 take you from all parts of the city to the city center and back. All trams run through Leipzig Central Station.
Buses 72, 73 and 89 are dark purple and run along the inner city ring road. All other light purple buses connect the tram axes and run at frequent intervals. Grey buses run less frequently, mainly as feeder buses to tram lines.
By night, you can get to your destination safely on the nine Nightliner lines and the number 10 tram.
Nightliners depart daily at 1:11am, 2:22am and 3:33am in a star pattern from Central Station to the city's suburbs and then return to the station. There are two additional departures on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:45am and 3:00am.
All lines are integrated into our app LeipzigMOVE service. Give it a try and you'll be surprised how quickly you can get from A to B in Leipzig. Leipzig is not called the city of short distances for nothing.
With our app LeipzigMOVE you can always find the right connection, buy cashless tickets for public transport or book rental cars, bicycles, e-scooters and taxis.
The network will help you find your way around all of Leipzig's lines and connections. You can also download our app LeipzigMOVE for your mobile device (smartphone or tablet); it is available for Apple and Android devices and as a web app.
The app is available in German and English.
We offer a wide range of tickets on offer designed to meet the different needs and circumstances of our customers. You can find suitable products for 'newcomers' on the pages for occasional travellers and visitors to Leipzig. The services of Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe are integrated into the MDV (Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund). This network is the basis for coordinated timetables and a uniform fare system, which means that you can use all trams, buses, city trains (S-Bahn) and commuter trains with a single ticket - within the area and at the time for which it is valid. Fare zone 110 covers the entire city of Leipzig.
You can purchase all tickets for public transport in Leipzig and the entire network area from us.
You can buy all tickets for public transport in Leipzig and the entire network area in our online shop or via our app LeipzigMOVE. Tickets are also available from many ticket machines at bus and tram stops, on the vehicles themselves and in our service centres.
Do you have a question or need advice? Just call us on +49 (0)341 19449, we are available 24 hours a day.