# Day trip from Berlin to Leipzig: Bach, the Peaceful Revolution and Auerbachs Keller

An hour and a quarter by ICE: Bach's tomb and his museum, lunch in Faust's cellar, the church of 1989 and the Stasi in its offices, and a Gose to finish.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/leipzig/itineraries/bach-and-peaceful-revolution-from-berlin · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:30 · Salida: 1 h 15 by train (ICE from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof; 10 min on foot to the market square)
- 10:00 · St Thomas Church, Bach's Tomb and the Motet (Bach's tomb in front of the altar · free)
  - 1 min on foot
- 10:45 · Leipzig Bach Museum (Opposite the church · €14, free up to age 18)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:30 · Auerbachs Keller (Faust's cellar, in the Mädler arcade · €€€ · book ahead) · Auerbachs Keller, €€€
  - 3 min on foot
- 14:15 · St Nicholas Church, Where the Peaceful Revolution Began (Where the 1989 demonstrations began)
  - 11 min on foot
- 15:00 · Stasi Museum in the Runde Ecke (€5 with an audio guide in Spanish; it now opens until 16:00)
  - 10 min by train
- 16:30 · Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof (S-Bahn from Markt · a Gose in the old station brewery) · Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof, €€
- 18:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 15 by train (S-Bahn to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof and ICE to Berlin; you arrive around 20:00)

Leipzig is the day trip from Berlin that is best done by train: the ICE takes a little over an hour and a quarter and leaves you five minutes from a centre that can be walked round. In a day there is room for Bach in the morning, Faust's cellar at midday and the Peaceful Revolution of 1989 in the afternoon.

## The day, hour by hour

8:30 · ICE from Berlin. Direct from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, one of the largest stations in Europe. From the platform to the market square, ten minutes on foot.

10:00 · St Thomas's. The church where Bach was cantor for 27 years and where he is buried, in front of the altar.

10:45 · Bach Museum. Opposite, in the Bose house: €14, free up to age 18. Closed on Mondays.

12:30 · Lunch at Auerbachs Keller. The cellar where Goethe set a scene of Faust, beneath the Mädler arcade. Saxon cooking; book by phone.

14:15 · St Nicholas's. Two minutes on foot. From its Monday prayers came, in 1989, the demonstrations that ended the GDR.

15:00 · Stasi Museum. The Runde Ecke, on the ring road, shows the GDR's secret police in their offices. €5, with an audio guide in Spanish. It now opens from 11:00 to 16:00: do not arrive later.

16:30 · A Gose. By S-Bahn to the Bayerischer Bahnhof, the old station where Leipzig's typical beer is brewed, sour and slightly salty.

18:30 · ICE back.

## And on Sunday?

It works: St Thomas's, the Bach Museum, Auerbachs Keller and the Bayerischer Bahnhof are open. If you can choose, come on a Saturday and swap the Runde Ecke for the motet of the St Thomas choir, at 15:00.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
It is the recommended way: direct ICE from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, a little over an hour and a quarter. In Leipzig, on foot, with the S-Bahn for the Bayerischer Bahnhof.

### By car
About 190 km on the A9, around two hours. Park on the ring road; the centre is pedestrianised.

## Consejos

### Book Auerbachs Keller
Especially at weekends.

### Do not go on a Monday
The Bach Museum is closed.

### Check the Runde Ecke's hours
It now opens only from 11:00 to 16:00.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
The plan is almost all under cover; swap the walk for the Mädler arcade and the shopping arcades of the centre.

## Cuándo no ir

Tuesday and Wednesday at midday at Auerbachs Keller: it only opens in the evening.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How do I get from Berlin to Leipzig?
By direct ICE from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, a little over an hour and a quarter.

### How much does the day cost?
Museums about €19, plus the train and lunch: between €70 and €120 per person.

### When does the St Thomas choir sing?
At the motet, normally on Friday at 18:00 and Saturday at 15:00.

### Can it be done on a Sunday?
Yes.