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How to get fromDresden to Ełkby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Dresden to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Mitte to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elktrain train Ic
    12h 2m
    zł 488–1,005

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus bus N1230
    13h 17m
    zł 330–500

  3. Drive  843.6 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Ełkcar car 843.6 km
    7h 56m
    zł 683–986

  4. Fly from Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane DRS - WAW
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    3. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    10h 12m
    zł 816–1,712

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane BER - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    9h 20m
    zł 520–1,333

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane PRG - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain train
    4. Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain train
    10h 27m
    zł 481–1,144

Dresden to Ełk by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration12h 2mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 488Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 899.2 km
  • Duration: 12h 2m

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 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 once daily. Tickets cost zł 330–500 and the journey takes 13h 17m.

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