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How to get fromDresden to Asconaby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Ascona by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Erfurt

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain train Ec
    12h 43m
    CHF 151–481

  2. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane PRG - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain train
    4. Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain train
    9h 58m
    CHF 55–256

  3. Bus via Munich

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Munich central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N1304 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bellinzonabus bus FlixBus 076
    15h 16m
    CHF 85–132

  4. Drive  807.7 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Asconacar car 807.7 km
    7h 57m
    CHF 135–195

  5. Fly Dresden Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DRS - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain train
    3. Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain train
    8h 16m
    CHF 133–489

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Lugano Stazionebus bus
    15h 26m
    CHF 88–116

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain train Ir46
    17h 45m
    CHF 272–346

  8. Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain train
    6h 54m
    CHF 188–460

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BER - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain train
    4. Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain train
    8h 24m
    CHF 82–287

  10. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PRG - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain train
    10h
    CHF 140–297

Dresden to Ascona by train and bus

Calendar51Weekly Services
Duration12h 43mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 151Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,074.6 km
  • Duration: 12h 43m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Ascona, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Ascona, Scuole via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Basel SBB, Bellinzona, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 12h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Ascona, Centro via Munich central bus station, Bellinzona, Castione-Arbedo, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 15h 16m.

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