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How to get fromLugano to Dresdenby train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Lugano to Dresden by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    11h 59m
    €155–466

  2. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MXP - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 32m
    €57–241

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Praguebus bus FlixBus N1308
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    14h 28m
    €70–124

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain train Ic2 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain night train En
    14h
    €246–392

  5. Drive  810.7 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Dresdencar car 810.7 km
    7h 57m
    €147–212

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lugano to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from München Ost to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar car
    12h 40m
    €200–279

  7. Bus via Zurich

    1. Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    14h 58m
    €94–112

  8. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MXP - DRS
    7h 20m
    €138–459

  9. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane LIN - DRS
    7h 50m
    €149–483

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    6h 12m
    €211–513

  11. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MXP - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h
    €84–242

Lugano to Dresden by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration11h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket€155Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,073.7 km
  • Duration: 11h 59m

What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Lugano to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 11h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Dresden central station via Prague in around 14h 28m.

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