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How to get fromDresden to Madridby plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train

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  1. Fly from Dresden Airport

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    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane DRS - MAD
    7h 21m
    €145–389

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane PRG - MAD
    7h 44m
    €87–217

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 82
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    20h 40m
    €363–1,081

  4. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N1305 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    31h 25m
    €181–330

  5. Drive 2,211.7 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Madridcar car 2,211.7 km
    20h 43m
    €348–503

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BER - MAD
    7h 6m
    €96–349

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 50
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    35h 21m
    €272–742

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Padua Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus bus
    44h 30m
    €195–273

Dresden to Madrid by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration20h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€363Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,807.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 21m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Madrid, Spain?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two 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 20h 40m.

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