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

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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or car train

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  1. Fly from Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane DRS - MAD
    7h 26m
    €143–373

  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 51m
    €88–216

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12
    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
    21h 56m
    €348–833

  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 to Madridbus bus FlixBus N1093 / ...
    31h 50m
    €190–305

  5. Drive  2,211.7 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Madridcar car 2,211.7 km
    20h 43m
    €361–522

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BER - MAD
    7h 13m
    €102–294

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane LEJ - MAD
    9h 2m
    €174–494

  8. 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
    34h 31m
    €223–403

  9. 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
    €184–268

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dresden to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    3. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Madridcar car
    25h 42m
    €398–567

Dresden to Madrid by train

Calendar15Weekly Trains
Duration21h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€348Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,807.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 26m

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

Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Fulda Bahnhof, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 21h 56m.

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