There are 12 ways to get from Dresden to Cherbourg by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train
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 Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
14h 26m€246–499Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Rouenbus
- Take the bus from Rouen - Avenue Champlain Bus Stop to Caen - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain Ter
22h 32m€132–206Drive 1,331.5 km
- Drive from Dresden to Cherbourgcar 1,331.5 km
12h 15m€210–303Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- 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 Cherbourgtrain
10h 18m€175–367Train via Cologne
- 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 Cherbourgtrain
16h 7m€288–649Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof 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 Cherbourgtrain
9h 52m€164–413Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof 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 Cherbourgtrain
10h€207–491Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane PRG - ORY
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
10h 35m€188–475Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane PRG - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
11h 58m€157–467Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
10h 53m€228–596Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PRG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
11h 34m€219–550Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane PRG - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caentrain
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain
13h 15m€180–421
Dresden to Cherbourg by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Cherbourg is to bus and train which costs €130 - €210 and takes 22h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Cherbourg is to train and fly which takes 9h 52m and costs €160 - €420.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Cherbourg. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Cherbourg via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Offenburg, Magenta and Paris St Lazare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
The distance between Dresden and Cherbourg is 1536 km. The road distance is 1331.5 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Cherbourg without a car is to train which takes 14h 26m and costs €240 - €500.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Dresden to Cherbourg, including transfers.
Dresden to Cherbourg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Dresden to Cherbourg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Cherbourg is 1331 km. It takes approximately 12h 15m to drive from Dresden to Cherbourg.
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What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Cherbourg, Normandy, France?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Cherbourg via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Offenburg, Paris Est, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, and Paris St Lazare in around 14h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- 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
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rouen - Avenue Champlain Bus Stop to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
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