There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to Dresden by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BRS - DRS
7h 41m€86–360Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 36m€77–258Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27
16h 24m€307–701Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
24h 39m€127–221Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar
12h 39m€328–422Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
6h 49m€97–344Train, night train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Dortmund Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
18h 54m€193–896Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus N70 / ...
26h 12m€121–227Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Dresdencar
13h 48m€204–345
Bristol to Dresden by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Dresden is to fly and train which costs €95 - €350 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 6h 49m and costs €95 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Dresden central station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 24m.
The distance between Bristol and Dresden is 1174 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Dresden without a car is to train which takes 16h 24m and costs €300 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Bristol to Dresden, including transfers.
Bristol to Dresden bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Dresden train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Dresden is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €85 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €700 and takes 16h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €230 and takes 24h 39m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Dresden, Germany?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dresden Airport (DRS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, and Berlin Hbf in around 16h 24m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dresden Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €22–27
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Dresden bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Dresden is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 2:39 PM in Bristol and 3:39 PM in Dresden.
Bristol to Dresden train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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