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

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

    cheapest
    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 9m
    €81–269

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    17h 2m
    €417–1,232

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    25h 28m
    €208–581

  5. Drive 1,691 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Dresdencar car 1,691 km
    16h 16m
    €266–384

  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
    €91–335

  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
    €136–565

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Praguebus bus FlixBus N872
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    28h 14m
    €142–231

  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
    €303–423

Barcelona to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration17h 2mAverage 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 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 Nord, Paris Est, and Erfurt Hbf in around 17h 2m.

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