There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Dresden by plane, train, bus, night train, train (Trenitalia), car, or car train
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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 28m€164–443Bus 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€80–126Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to München Hackerbrückebus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
11h 35m€192–478Bus
- 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€98–148Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
19h 34m€217–346Train 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 9m€107–480Fly 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
8h 11m€93–321Train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bolzano Bozentrain Fr
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
14h 42m€206–475Drive 1,074.6 km
- Drive from Florence to Dresdencar 1,074.6 km
10h 13m€175–252Drive, car train
- Drive from Florence to Kufsteincar
- Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar
14h 32m€218–305
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 €75 - €130 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €160 - €450.
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 Campo Marte and arriving at Dresden Hbf via Linz/Donau Hbf and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 34m.
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 train and bus which takes 11h 35m and costs €190 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 28m 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 Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €160 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 17h 40m, you could also train, which costs €200 - €480 and takes 14h 42m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Dresden, Germany?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 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
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–900
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–800
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- 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
- €160–550
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €160–230
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
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
- 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
- €45–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 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
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Kufstein to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to München Hackerbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Onebus
- 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
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- 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
- €70–110
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- 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 Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bolzano Bozen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Dresden is 1075 km. It takes approximately 10h 13m to drive from Florence to Dresden.
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