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

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There are 9 ways to get from Catania to Dresden by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane CTA - DRS
    4h 45m
    €157–356

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CTA - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    6h 36m
    €84–232

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Paolatrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Paola to Bolzano Bozentrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    26h 2m
    €354–1,067

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Nürnberg, Zobbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Dresden central stationbus bus FlixBus N1304 / ...
    31h 1m

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Ini
    2. Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Linz Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    35h 57m
    €208–504

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CTA - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    5h 13m
    €95–328

  7. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane CTA - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 3m
    €174–366

  8. Bus via Rome

    1. Take the bus from Catania Airport to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    35h 22m
    €188–329

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Catania to Tresmestiericar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Dresdencar car
    20h 8m
    €343–515

Catania to Dresden by train

Calendar22Weekly Trains
Duration26h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€354Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,536.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 45m

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

Lufthansa, Eurowings, and Lufthansa City fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Catania Centrale to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paola, Bolzano Bozen, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Leipzig Hbf in around 26h 2m.

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