
Flexa
Your on-demand offer in Leipzig: Flexa offers you flexible mobility - conveniently with the MDV fare.
Flexa shuttles take you to the next transfer stop or wherever else you want to go in the Flexa area - at the MDV fare Monday to Sunday from 4:30 am to 1 am. You can find more information about Flexa and the service areas here.
Booking instructions
Register once, always flexible on the move: you decide the start and destination - no matter where in Leipzig or in the MDV area. The app plans the best combination of Flexa shuttle and scheduled services for you.
This is how it works:
- One-time registration in the LeipzigMOVE app
- Enter pick-up and destination - Flexa takes you comfortably to your destination
- Book spontaneously or reserve up to 7 days in advance
- Fast access & direct connections within the Flexa areas
Flexible, comfortable, simple - try Flexa now!
Frequently asked questions
Yes, up to six people can ride Flexa at the same time. You can increase the number of people up to six during the booking process.
In your booking request under departure time, enter the latest time you would like to be picked up. You will receive a push message about five minutes before the journey telling you exactly when your departure time is. Flexa can pick you up up to a quarter of an hour before your latest departure time.
You can select "Multiple trips" during your booking request and select all the days on which you would like to be picked up at your stop at this time. You can do this up to seven days in advance.
In the booking process, you can select your departure time or your arrival time when selecting the time. In this case, we recommend that you select "Arrival time" and enter your preferred arrival time. The background system will then plan the route so that you arrive at your destination on time. It also calculates who else can be picked up where along the way (pooling) so that you arrive on time.
When making your booking request, enter your entire route to your final destination within the MDV area. In this case too, the background system will plan the route so that you reach your connections on time.
We communicate canceled journeys in LeipzigMOVE via push messages:
Please activate the notification or push messages in the "Settings" of your cell phone under "Apps" in "LeipzigMOVE" and allow "Background data usage" under "Mobile data".
You can also check the status of your booking under "Subscriptions & bookings"
The Flexa vehicles have space for up to six people plus smaller items of luggage (e.g. rucksack or shopping bags). For children, there are two booster seats and a child seat for group 0+/1 (0-4 years, up to 18 kg) in the vehicles.
Transportation of objects and animals
The transportation of objects and animals is possible if they can be safely stowed in the luggage compartment, no additional seats are taken up and the stay at a stop is not extended beyond the usual length. The following can be carried
- Hand luggage (e.g. rucksack, shoulder bag, handbag or shopping bag)
- Baby carriage (folded)
- Rollator (folded)
- Wheelchair (folded)
- Electric wheelchair (by telephone booking)
- Small animals in a suitable transport box.
Please indicate in the app what you need for the journey (e.g. up to two booster seats) or what you would like to take with you (e.g. pushchairs/wheelchairs, wheelchair, child up to three years old). Please note that you can only book the transportation of electric wheelchairs by telephone. Transportation is free of charge. The final decision on the transportation of objects and animals is the responsibility of the driver at the pick-up point. It is expressly not possible to take bicycles, e-scooters, animals outside a suitable container or objects and animals without an accompanying person.
You can board and travel with any MDV-ABO or ticket that is valid for local transport in fare zone 110 (Leipzig).
You can easily buy the following tickets from the Flexa driver:
- One-way tickets
- Day tickets
- Extra card
When you present your ABO Flex chip card, you will also receive the discounted tickets.
All other tickets are available at the usual points of sale, at ticket machines and in our LeipzigMOVE app.
In our Flexa vehicles, you pay for all tickets directly in cash.
Please note that short-distance tickets are not valid. Tickets that you can buy using the check-in/check-out procedure in the FAIRTIQ app are not valid for your Flexa journey.
Flexa is available for you in North, Southeast, Leutzsch and Southwest.
Monday to Sunday from 4:30 am to 1 am
In the service area, it is possible to travel from Flexa stops to transfer stops or between the individual stops. You can find the position of the Flexa stops on the map. However, you can enter any address when booking - the next stop will be determined automatically and the exact position will be displayed with a description of the location when booking.
For the first trip, you register once in LeipzigMOVE. After that, all you have to do is enter your desired pick-up point and destination before each journey - Flexa will take you there quickly and conveniently. You can enter any point in Leipzig or in the MDV area as your start or destination - Flexa will organize the optimal combination of Flexa and public transport via one of the transfer stops.
For spontaneous bookings, the Flexa vehicle will arrive at your desired Flexa stop after a short journey or you can reserve your Flexa vehicle for a later desired time up to seven days in advance. You will find out the exact pick-up time at the time of booking.
Flexa offers an ideal link to public transport (streetcar, bus and S-Bahn). Whether for business or pleasure, Flexa travels to numerous transport hubs, from where you can easily travel on to neighboring districts, Leipzig city center or the entire MDV area.