Eckert Presse & Buch

Terminal B landside is where you find Eckert Presse & Buch.

This small newsstand and bookstore sits in Terminal B before security, so you can stock up on reading material or snacks even if someone else is taking the flight. It runs "täglich entsprechend dem Flugplan geöffnet," which in practice means it opens ahead of the first departures and closes after the last evening flights from Leipzig/Halle.

Prices sit in the $ tier for an airport shop, so expect standard kiosk pricing on bottled drinks, packaged snacks, and basic travel items. You’ll see magazines and newspapers in German front and center, with a smaller rack of international titles. Paperbacks and pocket books live toward the back; selection is modest, but good enough to grab something for a 1–3 hour flight.

Because Eckert Presse & Buch is landside in the Zentralterminal/B area, it works as a meet-up point before check-in. You can grab a cold drink for around 2–3 €, a chocolate bar, and a newspaper in under five minutes, then walk to the security checkpoints upstairs. If you’re transferring between rail and air, it’s one of the first retail spots you see coming up from the station.

Stock leans heavily German-language, so English books and magazines may be limited to a single shelf or two; plan on mainstream titles rather than niche topics. Gift items are mostly quick picks: simple souvenirs and branded pens in the 3–10 € range, plus basic travel accessories like earplugs and neck pillows.

Practical tip: if you want reading material for the flight, buy it here before security in Terminal B; once you head airside at Leipzig/Halle, options shrink fast and you may only find vending machines near the gates.