There are 10 ways to get from Copenhagen to Dessau by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Berlin Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Dessau Hbftrain Re7
9h 2m€76–84Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CPH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
6h 3m€47–222Bus, train
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N32
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Lu. Wittenberg, Hauptbahnhof to Dessau, Ferdinand-von-Schill-Str.bus 304
11h 31mDrive 769.1 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Dessaucar 769.1 km
7h 58m€165–238Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Bitterfeldtrain 28
9h 14m€106–198Train via Potsdam
- Take the train from København H to Berlin Gesundbrunnen St.train 083
- Take the train from S Wannsee Bhf to Dessau Hbftrain Re7
11h 23m€112–119Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane CPH - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 44m€168–497Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CPH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeldtrain
7h 5m€146–416Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CPH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 36m€113–374Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CPH - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
9h 21m€67–242
Copenhagen to Dessau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Dessau is to train which costs €75 - €85 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Dessau is to train and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €45 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Koebenhavn H and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Berlin Hbf and S Charlottenburg Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Copenhagen and Dessau is 897 km. The road distance is 769.1 km.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Dessau without a car is to train which takes 9h 2m and costs €75 - €85.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Copenhagen to Dessau, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Dessau train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Koebenhavn H station.
Copenhagen to Dessau train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Copenhagen to Dessau is 769 km. It takes approximately 7h 58m to drive from Copenhagen to Dessau.
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What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Dessau, Germany?
You can take a train from Koebenhavn H to Dessau Hbf via Berlin Hbf and S Charlottenburg Bhf in around 9h 2m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €62
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Köpenhamn H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- 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
- €10–15
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Wannsee Bhf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Bitterfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 771 77 77 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Berlin Gesundbrunnen St.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- Vetter GmbH
Bus from Lu. Wittenberg, Hauptbahnhof to Dessau, Ferdinand-von-Schill-Str.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Vetter GmbH
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