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How to get fromGlasgow to Dresdenby train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Glasgow to Dresden by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane EDI - DRS
    7h 51m
    €173–408

  2. Fly Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane GLA - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 3m
    €90–269

  3. Train via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    6. Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 27
    20h 6m
    €458–865

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    31h 23m
    €151–292

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar car
    17h 12m
    €425–555

  6. Fly Glasgow Airport to Dresden Airport

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane GLA - DRS
    8h 6m
    €116–357

  7. Fly Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane GLA - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 6m
    €97–300

  8. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane EDI - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 1m
    €114–311

  9. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane EDI - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    10h 3m
    €92–290

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Dresden Hbftrain train
    23h 12m
    €338–671

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 594 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27 / ...
    31h 25m
    €204–350

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Dresdencar car
    18h 19m
    €318–509

Glasgow to Dresden by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration20h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€458Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,346.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, and S Spandau Bhf in around 20h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Dresden central station via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 31h 23m.

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