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Bristol to Dessau by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Dessau is to bus which costs £85 - £140 and takes 21h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Dessau is to fly and train which takes 7h 22m and costs £75 - £280.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Magdeburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
The distance between Bristol and Dessau is 1273 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Dessau without a car is to train which takes 15h 11m and costs £230 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Bristol to Dessau, including transfers.
Bristol to Dessau train services, operated by First Great Western Service, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Dessau is to train which takes 15h 11m and costs £230 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £140 and takes 21h 27m.
Dessau is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 1:02 PM in Bristol and 2:02 PM in Dessau.
Bristol to Dessau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Dessau Hbf station.
- Distance: 1272.8 km
- Duration: 7h 22m
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Dessau, Germany?
You can take a train from Bristol to Dessau via Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, and Magdeburg Hbf in around 15h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bristol to Dessau via London Victoria, Antwerp, Antwerpen, Dortmund central bus station, Halle, Halle(Saale)Hbf, Köthen, and Koethen in around 21h 27m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €700
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €650
Flights from London Heathrow to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Bristol to Berlin Brandenburg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Bristol to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Bristol to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €260
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €260
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €370
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €370
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €700
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €750
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €370
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €370
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €470
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €410
Flights from London Heathrow to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €370
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €470
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €500
Flights from London Heathrow to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €200
Flights from London Stansted to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham to Berlin Brandenburg via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €410
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Hannover via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200 - €1000
Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19 - €28
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €17
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12 - €18
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21 - €28
- Website
- Abellio
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50 - €140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €50 - €80
- 1st Class
- €95 - €140
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- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65 - €140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €65 - €90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €95 - €140
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €17
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €11 - €17
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18 - €25
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- €18 - €25
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25 - €28
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75 - €90
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130 - €410
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €410
- Standard
- €130 - €190
- Standard Premier
- €180 - €240
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110 - €320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €312 - €317
- Standard
- €115 - €125
- Standard Premier
- €150 - €190
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Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €35 - €55
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €65 - €95
France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €45 - €65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65 - €95
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €130
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €65 - €90
- Comfort
- €75 - €100
- Premium
- €100 - €130
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Bitterfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65 - €95
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €65 - €95
- 1st Class
- €100 - €150
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bristol Bond St to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14 - €21
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Night bus from London Victoria to Brussels City Center - Midi Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
- Phone
- 48/796 473 308
- biuro@autokarpolska.com.pl
- Website
- autokarpolska.com.pl
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25 - €35
- Schedules at
- autokarpolska.com.pl
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- poczta@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Antwerpen to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20 - €28
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29 - €45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75 - €190
- On Foot
- €35 - €45
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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