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

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There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Dresden by plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BIO - DRS
    8h 33m
    €144–413

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BIO - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 36m
    €78–251

  3. Bus, train via Antony

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus bus
    2. Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    19h 16m
    €359–645

  4. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus bus FlixBus N1093 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    27h 20m
    €159–250

  5. Drive  1,864.6 km

    1. Drive from Bilbao to Dresdencar car 1,864.6 km
    17h 17m
    €306–441

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BIO - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 48m
    €102–297

  7. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BIO - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 43m
    €165–476

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain train E1
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    21h 50m
    €367–643

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Luxembourgbus bus
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    31h 30m
    €251–526

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padua Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus bus
    40h 45m
    €181–246

Bilbao to Dresden by bus and train

Calendar16Weekly Services
Duration19h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€359Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,553.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 33m

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

Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Dresden central station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 27h 20m.

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