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

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There are 9 ways to get from Barcelona to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, 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
    6h 49m
    €133–367

  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
    8h 46m
    €73–248

  3. Train

    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 25m
    €389–675

  4. 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 19m
    €173–253

  5. Drive  1,691 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Dresdencar car 1,691 km
    16h 15m
    €315–454

  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
    €147–391

  7. 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 Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 39m
    €74–259

  8. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - Airport Prat T1 to Munich - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    31h 38m
    €189–273

  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 38m
    €346–489

Barcelona to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar28Weekly Services
Duration17h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€389Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,442.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 49m

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

Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and two 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 Nord, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 17h 25m.

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