There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Brussels by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Erfurt
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
8h 40m€131–287Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Brussels-North train stationbus 1304
12h€70–110Drive 760.9 km
- Drive from Dresden to Brusselscar 760.9 km
7h 9m€142–205Fly Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DRS - BRU
6h 1m€134–506Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 55
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
10h 26m€146–365Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
20h 24m€217–286Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BER - BRU
5h 18m€114–297Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PRG - BRU
6h 25m€96–256Fly Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
6h 8m€152–450
Dresden to Brussels by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Brussels is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Brussels is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €110 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Brussels-North train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Brussels-Nord via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Dresden and Brussels is 886 km. The road distance is 760.9 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Brussels without a car is to train via Erfurt which takes 8h 40m and costs €130 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Dresden to Brussels, including transfers.
Dresden to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Brussels train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Brussels is to train via Erfurt which takes 8h 40m and costs €130 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €550 and takes 6h 1m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Brussels-Nord via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 8h 40m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Brussels-North train station once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- 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 Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- 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)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €125–140
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Dresden to Brussels train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Brussels is 761 km. It takes approximately 7h 9m to drive from Dresden to Brussels.
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