There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or 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 from Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DRS - MAD
7h 36m€154–359Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BER - MAD
7h 6m€101–330Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
21h 23m€363–1,021Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
32h 25m€202–350Drive 2,211.7 km
- Drive from Dresden to Madridcar 2,211.7 km
20h 43m€351–506Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PRG - MAD
7h 42mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus BlaBlaCar Bus
35h 21m€284–752Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden, Bhf Sudseite Bayrische Str to Frankfurt Hbfbus Odesa
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
43h 9m€245–430
Dresden to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
The distance between Dresden and Madrid is 1808 km. The road distance is 2211.7 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 21h 23m and costs €360 - €1100.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Dresden to Madrid, including transfers.
Dresden to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €150 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €360 - €1100 and takes 21h 23m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs €200 - €350 and takes 32h 25m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Madrid, Spain?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 21h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dresden, Bhf Sudseite Bayrische Str to Frankfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Dresden to Madrid train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Madrid is 2212 km. It takes approximately 20h 43m to drive from Dresden to Madrid.
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