There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Dresden by bus, plane, train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane EDI - DRS
7h 41m€152–383Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane EDI - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
9h 28m€88–271Train via Bad Hersfeld
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhoftrain 50
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
17h 56m€408–1,160Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
31h 7m€170–266Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar
17h 12m€408–546Fly Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GLA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
7h€99–375Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane EDI - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
7h 39m€99–317Fly Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GLA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 44m€93–269Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
18h 58m€405–1,190Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus 860 / ...
31h 42m€203–403Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Dresdencar
18h 19m€283–458
Glasgow to Dresden by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Dresden is to bus and fly and train which costs €95 - €320 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 7h and costs €95 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Dresden central station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 56m.
The distance between Glasgow and Dresden is 1328 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Dresden without a car is to train via Bad Hersfeld which takes 17h 56m and costs €400 - €1200.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Glasgow to Dresden, including transfers.
Glasgow to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Dresden train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Dresden is to train via Bad Hersfeld which takes 17h 56m and costs €400 - €1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €270 and takes 31h 7m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Glasgow Central to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, and Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof in around 17h 56m. 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 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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