There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Dresden by plane or train
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Fly to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ORD - DRS
13h 51m€435–1,410Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ORD - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
15h 39m€301–874Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ORD - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
15h 49m€386–1,404Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ORD - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
17h 22m€366–878
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dresden Airport (DRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Dresden is to fly and train which costs €300 - €900 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Dresden is to fly which takes 13h 51m and costs €430 - €1500.
The distance between Chicago and Dresden is 7245 km.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Chicago to Dresden, including transfers.
Dresden is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:52 AM in Chicago and 1:52 PM in Dresden.
There are 2113+ hotels available in Dresden.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa and Swiss fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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