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A week in Leipzig

Seven days in Leipzig without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Leipzig trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Auerbachs Keller

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Grimmaische Straße 2-4, 04109 Leipzig

  3. 14:3017:00

    Museum der bildenden Künste

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Leipzig, Germany

    Katharinenstraße 10, 04109 Leipzig

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Zills Tunnel

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Barfußgäßchen 9, 04109 Leipzig

  6. 20:3023:00

    Musikalische Komödie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    operetta theatre in Leipzig, Germany

    Dreilindenstraße 32, 04177 Leipzig

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Kaffeehaus Riquet

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Schuhmachergäßchen 1, 04109 Leipzig

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Grassi Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum

    Johannisplatz 5-11, 04103 Leipzig

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Zest

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Bornaische Straße 54, 04277 Leipzig

  6. 14:3017:00

    Spinnerei Archiv Massiv

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Spinnereistraße 7, 04179

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun closed

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Gosenschenke "Ohne Bedenken"

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Menckestraße 5, 04155 Leipzig

  9. 20:3022:00

    Leo's Brasserie

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Reichsstraße 20, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–24:00

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Cafe Barbakane

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Universitätsstraße 9

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Schillerhaus

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in Leipzig, Germany

    Menckestraße 42

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Schnellbuffett Süd

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 139, 04275 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun closed

  6. 14:3017:00

    Leipzig Panometer

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    former gas storage tank turned into museum

    Richard-Lehmann-Straße 114, 04275 Leipzig

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Olive Tree

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 38

  9. 20:3023:00

    Leipzig Opera House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Leipzig, Germany

    Augustusplatz 12, 04109 Leipzig

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Lille Ring Café

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    building in Leipzig, Germany

    Roßplatz 8a, 04103 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu closed · Fri 15:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Mendelssohn-Haus

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's home (now a museum) in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Goldschmidtstraße 12

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Zur Pleißenburg

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Ratsfreischulstraße 2, 04109 Leipzig

  6. 14:3017:00

    Schumann-Haus

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Inselstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig

  7. 17:0019:30

    Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    history museum in Leipzig, Germany

    Grimmaische Straße 6, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Wurstmeister

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Richard-Wagner-Straße 10a, 04109 Leipzig

  9. 21:0023:30

    Gewandhaus

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert hall in Leipzig, Germany

    Augustusplatz 8, 04109 Leipzig

Day 5

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Grundmann

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    August-Bebel-Straße 2, 04275 Leipzig

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Barthels Hof

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Hainstraße 1, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–22:00

  4. 14:3017:00

    Natural History Museum Leipzig

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Lortzingstraße 3, 04105 Leipzig

  5. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  6. 19:0020:30

    Stadtpfeiffer

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Augustusplatz 8, 04109 Leipzig

  7. 20:3022:00

    Schalterhalle Bayrischer Bahnhof

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    former dead-end railway halt in Leipzig, Germany

    Bayrischer Platz 1, 04103 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 17:00–00:00 · Sun closed

Day 6

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Erikas Eiscafé Eutritzsch

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Eutritzsch · Schiebestraße 45, 04129 Leipzig

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Saxon Museum of Psychiatry

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Leipzig

    Mainzer Straße 7, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sat 13:00–18:00 · Sun closed

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    La Strada Ristorante & Pizzaria

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 56A

  6. 14:3017:00

    Bach-Museum Leipzig

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Thomaskirchhof 15-16, 04109 Leipzig

  7. 17:0019:30

    Gedenkstätte Museum in der "Runden Ecke"

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Dittrichring 24, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Ratskeller Leipzig

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Lotterstraße 1, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 17:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–22:00 · Sun 11:00–16:00

  9. 21:0022:30

    Kollektiv

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 72, 04275 Leipzig

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    San Remo

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Nikolaistraße 1, 04109 Leipzig

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Schulmuseum Leipzig

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

    Goerdelerring 20, 04109 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Mückenschlösschen

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Waldstraße 86, 04105 Leipzig

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–22:00

  6. 14:30

    You leave

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