There are 10 ways to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Paris Bercytrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain 82
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
14h 23m€257–502Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus
22h 31m€115–190Drive 1,172.3 km
- Drive from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresdencar 1,172.3 km
11h 6m€223–322Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane LYS - DRS
9h 11m€219–585Train
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
17h 6m€250–464Bus
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyonbus 726 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
23h 4m€125–191Fly Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CFE - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 32m€159–812Fly Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CFE - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
12h 24m€147–806Fly Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane CFE - DRS
11h 17m€224–1,217Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
11h 18m€122–334
Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden is to train and bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 22h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs €150 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Clermont-Ferrand and arriving at Dresden central station via Lyon and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Clermont Ferrand and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare de Lyon and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Clermont-Ferrand and Dresden is 1499 km. The road distance is 1172.3 km.
The best way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 23m and costs €250 - €500.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden, including transfers.
Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Clermont-Ferrand station.
Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Clermont Ferrand station.
The best way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden is to train via Paris which takes 14h 23m and costs €250 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 23h 4m, you could also fly, which costs €220 - €1300 and takes 11h 17m.
What companies run services between Clermont-Ferrand, France and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Clermont Ferrand to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Bercy Bourgogne - Pays D'Auvergne, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Frankfurt in around 14h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden central station via Lyon and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 23h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Dresden Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Dresden Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
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 Clermont Ferrand to Paris Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- 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
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Bercy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden is 1172 km. It takes approximately 11h 6m to drive from Clermont-Ferrand to Dresden.
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