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How to get fromFrance to Dresdenby train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from France to Dresden by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    5h 28m
    €158–382

  2. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 43m
    €82–280

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Paris Est to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    9h 49m
    €199–507

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    16h 10m
    €98–143

  5. Drive  1,021.4 km

    1. Drive from Paris to Dresdencar car 1,021.4 km
    8h 55m
    €164–237

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    7h
    €200–508

  7. Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CDG - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 58m
    €94–306

  8. Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CDG - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 45m
    €102–275

  9. Fly Paris Orly Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane ORY - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 48m
    €121–394

  10. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    10h 24m
    €183–423

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Dresden Hbftrain train European Sleeper
    19h 44m
    €114–233

France to Dresden by subway and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration9h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€199Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 611 km
  • Duration: 5h 28m

What companies run services between France and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a subway from Châtelet to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Halle(Saale)Hbf, and Leipzig Hbf in around 9h 49m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central station twice daily. Tickets cost €95–140 and the journey takes 14h 50m.

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