There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Bottrop by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platzbus
3h 32mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Essen central train stationbus 023 / ...
9h 25m€50–75Train via Wolfsburg
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 27 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10 / ...
6h 57m€101–265Drive 559.3 km
- Drive from Dresden to Bottropcar 559.3 km
4h 45m€83–119Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
4h 45m€115–320Fly Dresden Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane DRS - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain
6h 3m€151–497Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hagen Hbftrain 55
- Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Bottrop Hbftrain S9
8h 59m€125–280Train #2
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Ec
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain Re
10h 22m
Dresden to Bottrop by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Bottrop is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Bottrop is to train and fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Bottrop. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at BOT ZOB Berliner Platz via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Bottrop. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bottrop Hbf via Berlin Hbf, Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof and Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 57m.
The distance between Dresden and Bottrop is 542 km. The road distance is 559.3 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Bottrop without a car is to train via Wolfsburg which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €270.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Dresden to Bottrop, including transfers.
Dresden to Bottrop bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Bottrop train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Bottrop is to train via Wolfsburg which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 9h 25m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Bottrop, Germany?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Bottrop Hbf via Berlin Hbf, Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof, and Essen Hbf in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Essen central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 8h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–1,200
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hagen Hbf to Bottrop Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 49 (0) 2366 186 - 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vestische Strassenbahnen GmbH
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- Vestische Strassenbahnen GmbH
- Phone
- 01806 504030
- Website
- stoag.de
Bus from Oberhausen Hbf to BOT ZOB Berliner Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.stoag.de/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Bottrop bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Dresden to Bottrop train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Bottrop is 559 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Dresden to Bottrop.
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