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How to get fromBarcelona to Dresdenby plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Barcelona to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or car train

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BCN - DRS
    7h 4m
    €125–321

  2. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BCN - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 44m
    €87–335

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain train 82
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    17h 29m
    €398–1,105

  4. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Munich - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    29h 23m
    €183–285

  5. Drive  1,691 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Dresdencar car 1,691 km
    16h 16m
    €270–389

  6. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BCN - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 34m
    €146–564

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    2. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    17h 57m
    €320–732

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to NARBONNE, Gare Routierebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Narbonne to Praguebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    29h 41m
    €144–246

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Dresdencar car
    21h 13m
    €305–431

Barcelona to Dresden by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration17h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€398Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,442.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 4m

What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Dresden, Germany?

Swiss, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare De Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Frankfurt in around 17h 29m.

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