Cheap flights from London to Leipzig/Halle

October comes out cheapest on this route, and the fares listed for September and November sit close behind it, so autumn is the sweet spot. Prices are also shown for December, January, February, April and July, which tells you the rest of the year is either thin on seats or busy with holiday travel. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, when weekenders and business travellers compete for the same connecting seats. Book a few weeks ahead for autumn, and earlier if you are travelling around Christmas or the school breaks, when both the London airports and the German connections fill up.

Nothing flies nonstop between London and Leipzig/Halle, so every option here is a connection, and the airline mix reflects that. Low-cost names such as Pegasus and Sun Express usually sell a bare fare, with checked bags and seat choice charged on top. Full-service carriers like Lufthansa, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Turkish Airlines and Air Dolomiti tend to include a cabin bag and often a checked allowance when the whole trip sits on one ticket. Air Baltic and Lufthansa City Airlines fall between the two, so read what each fare includes before you compare totals.

Leipzig/Halle is the airport for this region, and it sits between the two cities it is named for, so plan a transfer at the end of your trip rather than expecting to walk into town. Rail and bus links run to both Leipzig and Halle, and a taxi is the simple fallback if you land late. Because every flight from London connects, your bag is usually checked through to Leipzig/Halle when the whole journey is on one ticket; on separate tickets you collect it at the connecting airport and check it in again. Keep that transfer in mind if your last leg arrives in the evening.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

German

Emergency number

112, 110

Driving side

right

Calling code

+49

Internet domain

.de

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Leipzig/Halle

612 k (2024)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Berlin)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your fare leaves from, because the city has several and they are not interchangeable.
• On low-cost tickets with Pegasus or Sun Express, add the cost of a checked bag before you compare totals.
• If your connection is on a separate ticket, leave room for a delay and plan to collect and re-check your bag.
• Confirm that your passport or ID meets the entry rules for Germany and stays valid for the whole trip.
• Look at October first on the price calendar, then see whether a nearby date in September or November is cheaper.
• Allow time for the transfer from Leipzig/Halle airport into whichever of the two cities you are staying in.