There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Caen by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train via Offenburg
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
12h 51m€249–788Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Rouenbus N1306
- Take the train from Rouen Rive Droite to Caentrain Ter
20h 29m€124–211Drive 1,213.5 km
- Drive from Dresden to Caencar 1,213.5 km
10h 52m€187–270Fly Dresden Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane DRS - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
8h 48m€222–499Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
14h 34m€313–889Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BER - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
8h 19m€138–443Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane BER - ORY
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
8h 25m€165–500Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane PRG - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
10h 7m€156–349Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane PRG - ORY
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain
10h 24m€168–426
Dresden to Caen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Caen is to bus and train which costs €120 - €220 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Caen is to train and fly which takes 8h 19m and costs €130 - €450.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Caen. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Caen via Erfurt Hbf, Offenburg, Magenta and Paris St Lazare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
The distance between Dresden and Caen is 1405 km. The road distance is 1213.5 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Caen without a car is to train via Offenburg which takes 12h 51m and costs €240 - €800.
It takes approximately 12h 51m to get from Dresden to Caen, including transfers.
Dresden to Caen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Dresden to Caen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Caen is 1214 km. It takes approximately 10h 52m to drive from Dresden to Caen.
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What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Caen, France?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Caen via Erfurt Hbf, Offenburg Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Est, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, and Paris St Lazare in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Orly Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Orly Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rouen Rive Droite to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Rouen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
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