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There are 12 ways to get from Dresden to Italy by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DRS - LIN
    6h 4m
    €164–418

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain night train Nj
    24h 8m
    €98–261

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufsteintrain train 91
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain train Fr
    16h 53m
    €248–799

  4. Bus via Nuremberg

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N1304 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Roma Prenestina A1bus bus
    17h 35m

  5. Fly Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DRS - BLQ
    5h 23m
    €123–365

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane PRG - BLQ
    5h 54m

  7. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane PRG - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    6h 39m

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane PRG - BGY
    3. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    6h 57m

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane plane PRG - CIA
    6h 52m

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dresden to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar car
    20h 36m
    €265–366

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N1533
    24h 21m
    €123–228

  12. Drive 1,352.7 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Romecar car 1,352.7 km
    12h 27m
    €212–306

Dresden to Italy by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration16h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€248Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 733.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 4m

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 16h 53m.

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