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How to get fromDresden to Cherbourgby train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 12 ways to get from Dresden to Cherbourg by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    14h 24m
    €265–554

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Parisbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Caen to Carentantrain train Ter
    4. Take the bus from CARENTAN - Gare Sncf to CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE - Garebus bus 301
    22h 43m
    €125–202

  3. Drive  1,331.5 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Cherbourgcar car 1,331.5 km
    12h 15m
    €213–308

  4. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane PRG - CDG
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    10h 23m
    €170–367

  5. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    16h 6m
    €307–676

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BER - CDG
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    9h 55m
    €159–415

  7. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane PRG - ORY
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    10h 41m
    €188–475

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane PRG - BVA
    3. Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus bus
    4. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    11h 41m
    €160–417

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BER - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    4. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    10h 52m
    €229–608

  10. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane PRG - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    4. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    11h 40m
    €215–560

  11. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane plane PRG - CFR
    3. Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain train
    11h 57m
    €143–458

  12. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane plane PRG - NTE
    3. Take the train from Nantes to Le Manstrain train
    4. Take the train from Le Mans to Caentrain train
    5. Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain train
    13h 16m
    €178–421

Dresden to Cherbourg by train and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration14h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€265Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,535.9 km
  • Duration: 14h 24m

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 24m.

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