There are 9 ways to get from Groningen to Dresden by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain 56
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27
8h 29m€106–247Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
8h 34m€59–98Drive 644.2 km
- Drive from Groningen to Dresdencar 644.2 km
5h 22m€135–194Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane AMS - DRS
8h 22m€195–526Train
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
9h 7m€62–207Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus 460 / ...
11h 8m€70–103Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
6h 39m€145–440Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Ibbenbuerentrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FMO - DRS
9h 10m€245–430Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane AMS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 7m€151–378
Groningen to Dresden by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Dresden is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Dresden is to drive which takes 5h 22m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Dresden central station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Leer(Ostfriesl), Bremen Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 29m.
The distance between Groningen and Dresden is 748 km. The road distance is 644.2 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Dresden without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 29m and costs €100 - €250.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Groningen to Dresden, including transfers.
Groningen to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Dresden train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Dresden is to train via Hamburg which takes 8h 29m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 11h 8m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Groningen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Leer(Ostfriesl), Bremen Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 8h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Dresden central station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Ibbenbueren
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Groningen to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Groningen to Dresden train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Leer(Ostfriesl) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Dresden is 644 km. It takes approximately 5h 22m to drive from Groningen to Dresden.
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