The primary means of public transport is the tram. LVB operates trams and buses in Leipzig. Most lines run every 10 minutes during the day and at least hourly at night. A single-trip ticket costs €2. A full day bus & tram ticket, valid until 4 am the next morning, costs €5; a day ticket for 5 people traveling together costs €12. A weekly pass costs €17.70. After 8pm, you must enter buses through the driver's door and show/purchase your ticket.
The tram network is structured like a star with a circle in the center. Tram lines generally lead from the outskirts into the city, which they half-circle on the ring, and continue to someplace else in the outkirts. Bus lines provide additional direct connections that often do not touch the center.
Trains are currently pretty useless within the city. While a small commuter train ("S-Bahn") network exists, due to its structure, the tram and bus connections are often faster and more convenient. This is going to change in 2013 when the city tunnel will open, connecting Hauptbahnhof and Bayerischer Bahnhof via underground stations at Markt and at Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz. Until then, bus line 89 (Hauptbahnhof - Connewitz, Kreuz) is the only public transport going right through the center with stops at Thomaskirche, Markt, and Reichsstraße.
S-Bahn line S1 to Miltitzer Allee has been suspended until December, 2013. Use tram 8 or 15 to Plovdiver Straße instead, or bus 80E.
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