There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Dresden by plane, car, car train, bus, train, night train, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FLR - DRS
6h 48m€173–475Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus : Prague Central Bus Station - Rome Tiburtina Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus : Berlin Central Bus Station - Berlin Südkreuz Train Station / ...
20h 41m€86–137Drive, car train
- Drive from Florence to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar
14h 59m€222–311Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Leipzig central train stationbus N452
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dresden central stationbus N67 / ...
17h 40m€108–158Train, night train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
21h 7m€107–314Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BLQ - DRS
7h€121–472Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FLR - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 48m€129–327Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FLR - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
7h 55m€93–336Train
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
16h 22m€236–458Drive 1,074.6 km
- Drive from Florence to Dresdencar 1,074.6 km
10h 12m€200–289
Florence to Dresden by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Dresden is to bus via Prague which costs €85 - €140 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Dresden central station via Leipzig central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Dresden Hbf via Bologna Centrale, Linz/Donau Hbf and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 7m.
The distance between Florence and Dresden is 856 km. The road distance is 1074.6 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Dresden without a car is to bus which takes 17h 40m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Florence to Dresden, including transfers.
Florence to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Dresden train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Firenze Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €170 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 17h 40m, you could also train, which costs €230 - €460 and takes 16h 22m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Dresden, Germany?
Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Dresden central station via Leipzig central train station in around 17h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–950
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €40–65
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Florence to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Florence to Dresden train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Dresden is 1075 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Florence to Dresden.
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