There are 12 ways to get from Duisburg to Dresden by train, bus, car, plane, train (Eurostar), or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 51
6h 10m€50–250Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Duisburg to Dresden556.4 km
5h 50m€23–35Bus
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Dresden central stationbus 023 / ...
9h 15m€50–75Drive 556.1 km
- Drive from Duisburg to Dresdencar 556.1 km
5h 11m€82–119Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
4h 20m€147–389Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27 / ...
6h 42m€71–264Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
7h 47m€49–270Train via Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Flx30
8h 51m€57–100Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 4m€113–330Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
3h 5m€117–387Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 48mFly Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
7h 53m€91–259
Duisburg to Dresden by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Duisburg to Dresden is to rideshare which costs €23 - €35 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Duisburg to Dresden is to fly which takes 3h 5m and costs €110 - €390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Duisburg central train station station and arriving at Dresden central station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 15m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Duisburg Hbf and arriving at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 10m.
The distance between Duisburg and Dresden is 645 km. The road distance is 556.1 km.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Dresden without a car is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs €50 - €250.
The train from Duisburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt takes 6h 10m including transfers and departs once daily.
Duisburg to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Duisburg central train station.
Duisburg to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Duisburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Duisburg to Dresden is to train which takes 6h 10m and costs €50 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 9h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €390 and takes 3h 5m.
What companies run services between Duisburg, Germany and Dresden, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Duisburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt once daily. Tickets cost €110–250 and the journey takes 6h 10m. FlixTrain GmbH also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Duisburg central train station to Dresden central station twice daily. Tickets cost €50–75 and the journey takes 9h 15m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Gelsenkirchen Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €43–49
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Duisburg to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Duisburg to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Duisburg to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duisburg to Dresden is 556 km. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from Duisburg to Dresden.
Book your Duisburg to Dresden train tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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