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How to get fromAachen to Dresdenby train, plane, bus, car, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 9 ways to get from Aachen to Dresden by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    4h 15m
    €163–392

  2. Drive  635.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Aachen to Dresdencar car 635.8 km
    5h 36m
    €94–136

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 79
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    7h 14m
    €123–284

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlinbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus bus 460 / ...
    9h 58m

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane DUS - DRS
    4h 29m

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CGN - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    5h 48m
    €112–340

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane DUS - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 28m

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    9h 4m
    €122–303

  9. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train Flx30
    9h 17m

Aachen to Dresden by train

Calendar47Weekly Trains
Duration7h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€123Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 638 km
  • Duration: 4h 15m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt in around 7h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Dresden central station via Masurenallee - Berlin and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 9h 58m.

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