Cheapest€16.68
- NVBW NV313212:445h 7m17:51Frankfurt SudbahnhofDresden Bayrische Strasse
Door to door 5h 51mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Frankfurt am Main to Dresden bus
Buses from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden start at €16.68 and take 5h 37m at their fastest.
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The Buses from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden starts at €16.68 and takes 5h 37m door to door, run by 5 operators over 372 km, with around 25 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 37mDoor to door
- 4h 53mMoving
- €21.08 to €46.93From
- 06:10 to 19:35First and last departure
- 25Per day
- 10.0 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€21.08 to €46.93 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €46.93Thu17
- about €37.03Fri18
- about €38.13Sat19
- about €29.88Sun20
- about €26.03Mon21
- about €25.48Tue22
- about €26.58Wed23
- about €27.68Thu24
- about €24.93Fri25
- about €26.03Sat26
- about €24.38Sun27
- about €21.08Mon28
- about €21.08Tue29
- about €22.18Wed30
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 6, 2026
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 BlaBlaCar | €17.78 | 5h 37m |
 bodo Verkehrsverbund | €17.23 | 5h 37m |
 FlixBus | €17.23 | 5h 39m |
 NVBW | €16.68 | 5h 37m |
 VMT | €17.23 | 5h 38m |
The bus gets you into Dresden. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Dresden for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Frankfurt am Main to Dresden
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.7890 days
- €16.1360 days
- €18.3345 days
- €17.7830 days
- €17.7821 days
- €22.1814 days
- €26.587 days
- €38.133 days
- €46.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 191 percent. The most expensive point is €46.93, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €24.38Sun
- €21.08Mon
- €21.08Tue
- €22.18Wed
- €27.68Thu
- €24.93Fri
- €26.03Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Frankfurt am Main
Bus
- Frankfurt Sudbahnhof
- Südbahnhof
Dresden
Bus
- Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Radeberg, Bahnhof
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 372 km against 372 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Frankfurt am Main at 06:10 and the last at 19:35, across 25 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 20m | 2h 36m | 44m | €36.64 | 12.3 kg | 15 |
| Flight | 4h 4m | 54m | 3h 10m | €36.72 | 94.2 kg | 8 |
| Coach | 5h 37m | 4h 53m | 44m | €16.68 | 10.0 kg | 25 |
Questions about Frankfurt am Main to Dresden
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden take?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden takes 5h 37m door to door, of which 4h 53m is spent moving. The route runs 372 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden cost?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden starts at €16.68 for one passenger, as of September 16, 2026. A typical fare is €20.53. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden?
5 operators run the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden: BlaBlaCar, bodo Verkehrsverbund, FlixBus, NVBW, VMT. Between them they file around 25 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden use?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden leaves from Frankfurt Sudbahnhof and arrives at Dresden Bayrische Strasse. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden?
Traveling from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden by Train costs €36.64 and takes 3h 20m door to door, against 5h 37m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden?
Fares for the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.13. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 191 percent, measured on September 16, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden produce?
The Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden produces about 10.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 372 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden?
Operators on the Coach from Frankfurt am Main to Dresden publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 5 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 37m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Frankfurt am Main to Dresden on September 16, 2026: 372 km of route against 372 km in a straight line, 25 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €16.68, and 5h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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