There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Switzerland by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
4h 14mCHF 135–358Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N42 / ...
11h 28mCHF 64–68Train via Fulda
- 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 Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
9h 59mCHF 145–287Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
12h 6mCHF 151–251Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
5h 27mCHF 68–222Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
5h 36mCHF 73–204Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Basel
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
6h 19mCHF 66–243Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
6h 33mCHF 86–215Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
13h 6mCHF 215Drive 660.4 km
- Drive from Dresden to Zurichcar 660.4 km
7h 13mCHF 127–183
Dresden to Switzerland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Switzerland is to bus which costs SFr 63 - SFr 68 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Fulda Bahnhof, Basel SBB and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 59m.
The distance between Dresden and Switzerland is 583 km. The road distance is 660.4 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Switzerland without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 9h 59m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 290.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Dresden to Switzerland, including transfers.
Dresden to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 360. Alternatively, you can train via Fulda, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 290 and takes 9h 59m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 63 - SFr 68 and takes 11h 28m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Switzerland?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Zürich Stadelhofen via Fulda Bahnhof, Basel SBB, and Zürich HB in around 9h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–480
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–490
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- 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 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- 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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–250
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 214
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden central station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 62–67
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Dresden to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Switzerland is 660 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Dresden to Switzerland.
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