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How to get fromBologna to Dresdenby plane, car, car train, bus, night train, train, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 11 ways to get from Bologna to Dresden by plane, car, car train, bus, night train, train, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport

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    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BLQ - DRS
    5h 42m
    €105–387

  2. Bus via Prague

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bologna Stazione Autolinee to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus : Prague Central Bus Station - Rome Tiburtina Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus bus : Berlin Central Bus Station - Berlin Südkreuz Train Station / ...
    17h 30m
    €72–110

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bologna to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar car
    13h 49m
    €202–282

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N452
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dresden central stationbus bus N67 / ...
    16h 15m
    €89–141

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    19h 51m
    €104–368

  6. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FLR - DRS
    7h 11m
    €154–420

  7. Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train
    2. Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane VRN - DRS
    7h 16m
    €150–441

  8. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BLQ - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 32m
    €92–289

  9. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BLQ - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    7h 52m
    €84–276

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    15h 30m
    €241–524

  11. Drive  989.6 km

    1. Drive from Bologna to Dresdencar car 989.6 km
    9h 30m
    €158–227

Bologna to Dresden by bus

Calendar5Weekly Buses
Duration16h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€89Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 775.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 42m

What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Dresden, Germany?

Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Dresden central station via Leipzig central train station in around 16h 15m.

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