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How to get fromDresden to Bodensee (Lake)by train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Bodensee (Lake) by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Nuremberg

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Donauwörthtrain train 18 / ...
    4. Take the train from Donauwoerth to Ulm Hbftrain train Rb
    5. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train Re5 / ...
    7h 59m
    €121–571

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Friedrichshafenbus bus FlixBus N1304
    9h 30m
    €55–100

  3. Drive 610.6 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Konstanzcar car 610.6 km
    6h 36m
    €88–126

  4. 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 Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    4h 55m
    €140–431

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from HOF, Hauptbahnhof,st 6 to LINDAU, Blaukreuzstraße/Bregenzer Str.59 -Bushaltestellebus bus
    11h 25m
    €80–141

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train Re5
    13h 56m
    €216–951

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Friedrichshafen Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane plane BER - FDH
    4h 1m
    €140–516

  8. Fly Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DRS - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train
    5h 46m
    €151–491

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PRG - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    6h 51m

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Kreuzlingentrain train
    6h 15m
    €87–401

Dresden to Bodensee (Lake) by train

Calendar115Weekly Trains
Duration7h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket€121Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 698.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 59m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Bodensee (Lake), Baden-Württemberg, Germany?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Donauwoerth, and Ulm Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Friedrichshafen once daily. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 9h 30m.

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