Visitor address and access
The cemetery can be accessed through the following entrances: West Gate; two visitor accesses at the information centre; East visitor access 1; East visitor access 2; East visitor access 3.
Use that access information as the starting point for Leipzig South Cemetery, especially when the destination is a named section or an appointment rather than a general walk. The visitor address identifies the cemetery, while the most useful entrance depends on the purpose of the visit.
Public transport
The following public transport connections serve the cemetery: Tram 15 to Völkerschlachtdenkmal; Tram 2 to Naunhofer Straße or Völkerschlachtdenkmal; Bus 70 to An der Tabaksmühle; S-Bahn S1/S3 to Völkerschlachtdenkmal.
For a public-transport journey to Leipzig South Cemetery, compare the stop or station in that guidance with Friedhofsweg 3, 04299 Leipzig and the intended entrance. This avoids planning only to the cemetery boundary when the destination lies elsewhere within the grounds.
Parking
The following parking options are available: Visitor parking at the eastern access.
The parking note for Leipzig South Cemetery should be read together with local signs on arrival. If a short or step-free route is essential, ask City of Leipzig, Cemeteries Department which entrance serves the destination and whether the required route is suitable.
Orientation after arrival
- Information-centre access 1
- Chapel complex
- Office for Urban Green and Water, Cemeteries Division
- Information board at the air-raid victims’ burial ground
- Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 245
- Black pine
- Völkerschlachtdenkmal
- East visitor parking
- Toilets by the information centre
- Water point
These are 10 of the 94 named points available for Leipzig South Cemetery. Locate the chosen entrance first, then use the nearest named point to orient the final part of the walk. The cemetery map is an orientation aid; an individual grave additionally needs a section, row and grave number.