Leipzig Festival of Lights - getting here
How to get to the Leipzig Festival of Lights 2024
The best way to get to the Leipzig Festival of Lights is by public transport, by bike or on foot. On the afternoon and evening of October 9, 2024, the event will cause extensive closures and restrictions for private transport as well as detour for public transport. These are planned as follows
Closure of the inner city ring road for private and public transport
Between 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. the following day, the entire inner city ring road will be closed to private traffic. The inner city ring road will remain closed to public transport from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m. the following day.
City center entrance/exit
The traffic closures will be in place from 4 pm. This means restricted access to the inner city ring road. Exiting the city center is possible at three temporary crossings (Ü1 Am Hallischen Tor, Ü2 Thomaskirchhof, Ü3 Universitätsstraße) until 7 pm. Between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m., the entire city center area will be completely closed to private and public transport, and no entry/exit will be possible. From 1 a.m. (10.10.) it will again be possible to exit the city center at the above-mentioned crossings (Ü1, Ü2, Ü3)
The inner city ring road will be open to private traffic from around 4 am.
Parking garages in the city center
All parking garages in the city center are subject to the above-mentioned restrictions on entry and exit.
Special LVB/public transport timetable
From 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. there is a special LVB timetable, more information can be found here.
Current traffic information and overview map of the closures