There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Dessau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Messetrain 50
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain S2
8h 4m€150–632Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus 817 / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Magdeburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg, ZOB to Dessau Hbfbus
11h 47m€52–93Drive 677.7 km
- Drive from Brussels to Dessaucar 677.7 km
6h 19m€104–151Fly Brussels Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BRU - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
6h 53m€148–338Train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Köthentrain 55
8h 39m€134–567Train, bus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Essen Hbftrain Tha
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Magdeburgbus
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Dessau Hbftrain
9h 44mFly Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
6h 6m€110–351Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 10m€157–539Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane AMS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 52m€252–591Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane AMS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 30m€173–468Fly Brussels Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BRU - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeldtrain
8h 11m€174–628
Brussels to Dessau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Dessau is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Dessau is to fly and train which takes 6h 6m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and Magdeburg, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Frankfurt and Leipzig Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 4m.
The distance between Brussels and Dessau is 826 km. The road distance is 677.7 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Dessau without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 4m and costs €150 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Brussels to Dessau, including transfers.
Brussels to Dessau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Dessau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Dessau is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 4m and costs €150 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 47m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Dessau, Germany?
You can take a train from Brussels-Nord to Dessau Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Leipzig Messe in around 8h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussels-North train station to Dessau Hbf via Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and Magdeburg, ZOB in around 11h 47m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Magdeburg, ZOB to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Dessau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Brussels to Dessau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Dessau is 678 km. It takes approximately 6h 19m to drive from Brussels to Dessau.
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