There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Dresden by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
9h 10m€148–326Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Dresden central stationbus 1304
14h 10m€68–113Drive 736.2 km
- Drive from Leuven to Dresdencar 736.2 km
6h 51m€117–169Fly to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BRU - DRS
6h 15m€136–387Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
10h 33m€154–361Train #2
- Take the train from Louvain to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Ice
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Flx30
11h 24m€94–161Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 15m€119–322Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRU - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 3m€100–301
Leuven to Dresden by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Dresden is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 6h 15m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Lüdenscheid and arriving at Dresden central station via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Liège, Guillemins Bf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
The distance between Leuven and Dresden is 858 km. The road distance is 736.2 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 10m and costs €140 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Leuven to Dresden, including transfers.
Leuven to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Leuven to Dresden train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 10m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €390 and takes 6h 15m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Louvain to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Liège, Guillemins Bf and Frankfurt in around 9h 10m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Dresden central station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Leuven to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Leuven to Dresden train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Dresden is 736 km. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Leuven to Dresden.
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