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

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There are 10 ways to get from Barcelona to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, train (TGV, Renfe), 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 Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BCN - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 5m
    €81–254

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    17h 13m
    €417–1,186

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Montpellier to Praguebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    28h 2m
    €159–280

  5. Drive 1,691 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Dresdencar car 1,691 km
    16h 16m
    €268–387

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    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 Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    7h 37m
    €87–325

  7. 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/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 12m
    €147–565

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Perpignan to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    24h 16m
    €416–1,255

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Dresden Hbftrain train 235
    28h 17m

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Dresdencar car
    21h 13m
    €304–424

Barcelona to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar32Weekly Services
Duration17h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€417Cheapest 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 three other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 17h 13m.

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