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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 9 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
    €271–567

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Rouenbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Rouen - Avenue Champlain Bus Stop to Caen - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain train Ter
    22h 27m
    €139–213

  3. Drive  1,331.5 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Cherbourgcar car 1,331.5 km
    12h 15m
    €214–309

  4. Fly Dresden Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane DRS - CDG
    2. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain train
    10h 3m
    €251–594

  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 5m
    €323–699

  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
    €162–416

  7. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    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
    11h 41m
    €170–352

  8. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    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
    11h 48m
    €188–470

  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
    €232–619

Dresden to Cherbourg by train and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration14h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€271Cheapest 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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