Gymnastics in Leipzig: Extra trips and much more expected!

The International German Gymnastics Festival 2025 in Leipzig offers extensive public transport offers for participants and visitors.
The International German Gymnastics Festival 2025 in Leipzig offers extensive public transport offers for participants and visitors. (Symbolbild/ML)

Gymnastics in Leipzig: Extra trips and much more expected!

The International German Gymnastics Festival, the largest of its kind in Germany, started in Leipzig on Wednesday and attracts hundreds of thousands of active people and visitors until Sunday. In order to meet the rush, the Leipzig transport companies have prepared extensive local transport offers that ensure the accessibility of the venues.

During the day, trams and many bus lines run every 10 minutes during the day, while the connection between the main train station and exhibition center is even operated every 5 minutes. At night there are additional nightliners that enable Umstiege Central Station. Especially after major events such as the opening ceremony and the gala, additional trips are planned to facilitate the return trip. According to lvz Special street line 56, which commutes on May 28th and 31st between the Leipzig Mass and the Sportforum.

extensive transport infrastructure

The accessibility of accommodations and events is guaranteed by a well -developed network. The Leipzig Mass can be reached directly with the tram lines 16 as well as S-Bahn and bus line 85. The sports forum can also be reached in less than 10 minutes from the main train station with several tram lines.

There are special tickets for the participants of the gymnastics festival: The gymnastics festival ticket applies to all tram and bus lines as well as the S-Bahn and regional trains in tariff zone 110. A fixed card for the participants is valid from May 27th to 4pm to June 2. This enables the use of all public transport offers in the city. Information on arrival can be accessed at L.de and via apps such as Leipzigmove.

traffic restrictions and expansion of public transport

Since construction sites in Leipzig also lead to traffic restrictions during the gymnastics festival, detours in some streets are necessary. For example, Prague Straße between the tobacco mill and cemetery nursery is redirected, and Wundtstraße will remain closed until the end of June. It should be noted that the work on the ring is resting during the gymnastics festival, tempted by Leipziginfo .

A current study by Greenpeace shows that Leipzig performs well in the development of its public transport offer in Germany-wide comparison. While many cities are stagnating, Leipzig has increased its offer by 14.8 %. This is important for future mobility and climate protection.

In summary, it can be said that the city of Leipzig and the Leipzig transport company have taken innovative steps to ensure a comfortable journey and mobility to visitors to the gymnastics festival. The extensive timetables and the targeted measures during the event underline the role of Leipzig as one of the leading traffic centers in Germany.

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