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How to get fromDresden to Barcelonaby plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, train, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, train, or car train

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  1. Fly from Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane DRS - BCN
    7h 7m
    €133–357

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane PRG - BCN
    7h 6m
    €68–213

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    19h 23m
    €282–514

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Barcelonabus bus FlixBus N872
    27h 40m
    €163–249

  5. Drive  1,683.2 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Barcelonacar car 1,683.2 km
    16h 28m
    €315–454

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane BER - BCN
    6h 59m
    €73–271

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane LEJ - BCN
    8h 38m
    €136–432

  8. Bus to Wroclaw, fly

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Wroclaw, Wroclaw Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Wroclaw (WRO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane WRO - BCN
    9h 6m
    €69–229

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Suedtrain train Ec
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    27h 44m
    €234–314

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dresden to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar car
    21h 29m
    €343–488

Dresden to Barcelona by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration19h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket€282Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,442.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 7m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Barcelona, Spain?

Lufthansa, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Barcelona-Sants via Fulda Bahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 19h 23m.

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