Travel to Dresden
Every way to reach Dresden: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Dresden is reachable from 133 places across 20 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 34 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 18m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Dresden
Every mode that actually calls at Dresden, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 192 | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 616 km | 11 |
| Coach | 168 | €10.07 | 2h 20m | 1,439 km | 6 |
| Flight | 45 | €34.36 | 3h 51m | 3,543 km | 17 |
- 133Places you can arrive from
- 133Places you can leave for
- 20Countries
- 34Operators
The trip ends at Dresden Hauptbahnhof. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Dresden for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 95 | 23% | Děčín, 45 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 252 | 62% | Wrocław, 230 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 39 | 10% | Zagreb, 605 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 19 | 5% | Palma, 1540 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dresden that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 247 | 61% |
| Poland | 48 | 12% |
| Czechia | 22 | 5% |
| Hungary | 12 | 3% |
| Italy | 12 | 3% |
| Spain | 9 | 2% |
| Austria | 8 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 2% |
| Greece | 7 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1% |
| France | 4 | 1% |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2 | 0% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0% |
| Egypt | 2 | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0% |
| Croatia | 2 | 0% |
| Russia | 2 | 0% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 0% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dresden
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dresden
- Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Dresden Hbf
- Dresden-Neustadt Gbf
- Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Radeberg, Bahnhof
- DRS
- Niederpoyritz
- Fähre Johannstadt-Neustadt
Landing at DRS after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Dresden
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Dresden
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig to Dresden bus | €10.07 | 2h 20m | 101 km |
| Chemnitz to Dresden train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 62 km |
| Berlin to Dresden bus | €12.83 | 3h 19m | 165 km |
| Leipzig to Dresden train | €16.84 | 1h 36m | 101 km |
| Nuremberg to Dresden bus | €18.33 | 4h 44m | 259 km |
| Prague to Dresden train | €20.14 | 1h 44m | 117 km |
| Munich to Dresden bus | €21.08 | 5h 33m | 359 km |
| Frankfurt am Main to Dresden bus | €21.63 | 5h 39m | 372 km |
| Hanover to Dresden bus | €21.63 | 5h 29m | 312 km |
| Hamburg to Dresden bus | €22.73 | 5h 42m | 377 km |
| Stuttgart to Dresden bus | €24.38 | 6h 13m | 413 km |
| Augsburg to Dresden bus | €24.38 | 6h 14m | 361 km |
| Hamburg-Mitte to Dresden bus | €25.48 | 6h 24m | 376 km |
| Berlin to Dresden train | €26.19 | 2h 6m | 165 km |
| Düsseldorf to Dresden bus | €27.13 | 7h 8m | 486 km |
| Bielefeld to Dresden bus | €27.13 | 6h 32m | 376 km |
We cannot promise Dresden Hauptbahnhof still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Dresden
Common questions about Travel to Dresden
How can I get to Dresden?
Dresden is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 133 places, across 20 countries, on services run by 34 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Dresden?
The cheapest way into Dresden is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 133 origins we sell into Dresden over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dresden?
The fastest journey into Dresden is by Train, at 1h 18m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dresden have?
Dresden has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Dresden Hbf, Dresden-Neustadt Gbf. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dresden from within 200 km?
95 of the routes we sell into Dresden start within 200 km. The nearest is Děčín, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dresden in Germany?
Dresden connects to 133 places on our network across 20 countries, the furthest of them 3,543 km away in a straight line. Germany routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Germany
The wider region
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Day trips out of Dresden and across Germany
Day trips that leave Dresden in the morning and cover a good part of Germany by evening.
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