There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Heilbronn by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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 Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 50
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
5h 34m€97–346Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Heilbronn466.8 km
5h 36m€25Bus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N1315 / ...
7h 15m€44–54Drive 463.1 km
- Drive from Dresden to Heilbronncar 463.1 km
4h 4m€67–96Fly Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DRS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
5h 35m€165–372Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhofbus Re8e / ...
10h 9m€73–87Bus #2
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N3205 / ...
10h 45m€45–80Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 16m€160–380Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
5h 12m€122–375Fly Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DRS - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
6h 18m€155–418
Dresden to Heilbronn by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Heilbronn is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Heilbronn is to drive which takes 4h 4m and costs €65 - €100.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Heilbronn central train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Heilbronn Hbf via Wuerzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 34m.
The distance between Dresden and Heilbronn is 560 km. The road distance is 463.1 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Heilbronn without a car is to train which takes 5h 34m and costs €95 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Dresden to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Dresden to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Heilbronn is to train which takes 5h 34m and costs €95 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Nuremberg, which costs €40 - €55 and takes 7h 15m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hbf via Wuerzburg Hbf in around 5h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Heilbronn central train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 7h 15m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Dresden to Heilbronn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Dresden to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Würzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Heilbronn is 463 km. It takes approximately 4h 4m to drive from Dresden to Heilbronn.
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