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How to get fromDresden to Rhine Fallsby plane, train, bus, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Rhine Falls by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DRS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfalltrain train
    5h 9m
    CHF 139–385

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Friedrichshafenbus bus FlixBus N1304
    2. Take the bus from Friedrichshafen Bodensee-Airport to Schaffhausen stationbus bus FlixBus N99
    13h 14m
    CHF 63–95

  3. Train via Erfurt

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Singentrain train 12
    10h 3m
    CHF 117–284

  4. Drive  616.8 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Rhine Fallscar car 616.8 km
    6h 36m
    CHF 119–171

  5. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane PRG - ZRH
    6h 43m
    CHF 88–230

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BER - ZRH
    6h 32m
    CHF 77–235

  7. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane PRG - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfalltrain train
    8h 39m
    CHF 101–304

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfalltrain train S9 / ...
    14h 40m
    CHF 227–235

  9. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train 87
    14h 55m
    CHF 184–381

Dresden to Rhine Falls by train and foot

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration10h 3mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 117Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 617.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 9m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Rhine Falls, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Rhine Falls via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Singen, Schaffhausen, and Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall in around 10h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Rhine Falls via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Friedrichsh. Bodensee-Airport, Friedrichshafen Bodensee-Airport, Schaffhausen station, Schaffhausen, Bahnhof, and Neuhausen, Zentrum in around 13h 14m.

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