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How to get fromDresden to Zakopaneby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Dresden to Zakopane by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Wrocław

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain train Os
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    10h 21m
    zł 320–761

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    10h 45m
    zł 225–337

  3. Drive  618.3 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Zakopanecar car 618.3 km
    5h 55m
    zł 397–573

  4. Fly from Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DRS - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 20m
    zł 648–1,891

  5. Bus via Kraków

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    12h 18m
    zł 354–400

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    12h 41m

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

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane PRG - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 20m
    zł 284–948

Dresden to Zakopane by train

Calendar131Weekly Trains
Duration10h 21mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 320Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 653.7 km
  • Duration: 10h 21m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?

You can take a train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zakopane via Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, and Krakow Glowny in around 10h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 10h 45m.

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