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How to get fromDresden to Niceby plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train

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

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  1. Fly from Dresden Airport

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    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane DRS - NCE
    6h 43m
    €175–477

  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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane PRG - NCE
    6h 43m
    €89–227

  3. Train via Paris

    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 Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    17h 32m
    €379–681

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to München, ZOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Nicebus bus 492
    19h 8m
    €116–165

  5. Drive  1,195.8 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Nicecar car 1,195.8 km
    11h 46m
    €191–275

  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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane BER - NCE
    6h 20m
    €94–303

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain train 12N
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    20h 15m
    €329–574

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Mitte to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowice to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLEbus bus
    25h 48m
    €132–310

Dresden to Nice by train and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration17h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€379Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 989 km
  • Duration: 6h 43m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Nice, France?

Lufthansa and Swiss fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Nice Ville via Fulda Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Est, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 17h 32m.

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