There are 9 ways to get from Aachen to Dresden by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Eurostar)
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
4h 25mDrive 635.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Aachen to Dresdencar 635.8 km
5h 36m€91–131Train via Bad Hersfeld
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain 50
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
7h 44m€131–595Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus N260 / ...
9h 57mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
4h 15m€174–472Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
5h 43m€107–406Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
6h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
9h 4m€131–604Train #2
- Take the train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Flx30
10h 36m
Aachen to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Dresden is to drive which costs €90 - €130 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 4h 15m and costs €170 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße and arriving at Dresden central station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
The distance between Aachen and Dresden is 598 km. The road distance is 635.8 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Dresden without a car is to train via Bad Hersfeld which takes 7h 44m and costs €130 - €600.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Aachen to Dresden, including transfers.
Aachen to Dresden bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße station.
Aachen to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Dresden is to train via Bad Hersfeld which takes 7h 44m and costs €130 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 57m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof in around 7h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Dresden central station via Masurenallee - Berlin and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 9h 57m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen-Rothe Erde to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aachen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Aachen to Dresden bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Aachen to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Dresden is 636 km. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Aachen to Dresden.
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