There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Montreux by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Fulda
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
12h 6mCHF 188–376Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train stationbus N67 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Lausannebus 144
17h 2mCHF 90–140Drive 873.3 km
- Drive from Dresden to Montreuxcar 873.3 km
8h 18mCHF 146–211Fly Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DRS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
7h 28mCHF 171–508Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12N
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain Ic51
13h 54mCHF 190–369Train #2
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Yverdon-les-Bainstrain
- Take the train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Montreuxtrain R1 / ...
15h 17mCHF 256–301Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
7h 20mCHF 210–495Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BER - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
7h 11mCHF 119–281Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
7h 49mCHF 108–268Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
9h 20mCHF 167–335Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
9h 39mCHF 133–341
Dresden to Montreux by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Montreux is to bus which costs SFr 90 - SFr 140 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Montreux is to train and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Montreux. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Lausanne, gare via Leipzig central train station and Lausanne, Parc Vélodrome. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Montreux. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Montreux via Fulda Bahnhof, Basel SBB and Lausanne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 6m.
The distance between Dresden and Montreux is 1023 km. The road distance is 873.3 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Montreux without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 12h 6m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Dresden to Montreux, including transfers.
Dresden to Montreux bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Montreux train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Montreux is to train via Fulda which takes 12h 6m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 140 and takes 17h 2m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Montreux, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Montreux via Fulda Bahnhof, Basel SBB, and Lausanne in around 12h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Montreux via Leipzig central train station, Lausanne, Parc Vélodrome, Lausanne, gare, and Lausanne in around 17h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Yverdon-les-Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Yverdon-les-Bains to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 196
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–21
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–21
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–21
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Montreux bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Dresden to Montreux train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Montreux is 873 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Dresden to Montreux.
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