There are 5 ways to get from Dresden to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Dresden Mitte to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elktrain Ic
12hzł 654–2,581Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus N1230
13h 17mzł 320–550Drive 843.6 km
- Drive from Dresden to Ełkcar 843.6 km
7h 55mzł 518–748Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane PRG - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
9h 46mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BER - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
9h 5mzł 534–1,975
Dresden to Ełk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Ełk is to bus which costs 320 zł - 550 zł and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Ełk is to drive which takes 7h 55m and costs 500 zł - 750 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Dresden Mitte and arriving at Elk via Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Dresden and Ełk is 899 km. The road distance is 843.6 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Ełk without a car is to train which takes 12h and costs 650 zł - 2 600 zł.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Dresden to Ełk, including transfers.
Dresden to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Ełk train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, depart from Dresden Mitte station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Ełk is to train which takes 12h and costs 650 zł - 2 600 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 320 zł - 550 zł and takes 13h 17m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a train from Dresden Mitte to Elk via Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny in around 12h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 once daily. Tickets cost zł 320–550 and the journey takes 13h 17m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–750
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–850
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Mitte to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Mitte to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–490
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–340
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–430
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–250
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–430
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–250
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 320–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02.
Dresden to Ełk train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, arrive at Zgorzelec station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Ełk is 844 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Dresden to Ełk.
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