There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Italy by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dresden Airport to Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DRS - LIN
6h 5m€135–439Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane PRG - BLQ
7h 12m€88–246Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufsteintrain 91
- Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
17h 3m€248–835Bus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Roma Prenestina A1bus
17h 39mNight train
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Meidling to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
24h 10m€98–261Fly Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DRS - BLQ
5h 28m€114–386Drive, car train
- Drive from Dresden to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar
20h 36m€265–365Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1533
24h 23m€122–217Drive 1,352.7 km
- Drive from Dresden to Romecar 1,352.7 km
12h 27m€210–304
Dresden to Italy by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Italy is to train and fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Italy is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €110 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Italy. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Rome, Termini (G) via Nürnberg, Zob and Prenestina/Conti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Italy. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Roma Termini via Leipzig Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner and Bolzano Bozen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 3m.
The distance between Dresden and Italy is 733 km. The road distance is 1352.7 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Italy without a car is to train which takes 17h 3m and costs €240 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Dresden to Italy, including transfers.
Dresden to Italy bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Italy train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Italy is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €130 - €440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €850 and takes 17h 3m, you could also bus via Nuremberg, which costs and takes 17h 39m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Italy?
Lufthansa flies from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Roma Termini via Leipzig Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, and Bolzano Bozen in around 17h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–750
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Wien Meidling to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Roma Prenestina A1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Italy bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Dresden to Italy train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Italy is 1353 km. It takes approximately 12h 27m to drive from Dresden to Italy.
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