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How to get fromLyon to Dresdenby plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or car train

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane LYS - DRS
    6h 41m
    €188–518

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    18h 23m
    €81–128

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    11h 27m
    €230–402

  4. Drive  1,078.4 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Dresdencar car 1,078.4 km
    9h 55m
    €173–250

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane GVA - DRS
    8h 41m
    €193–494

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane LYS - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 50m
    €209–526

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 43m
    €82–280

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    13h 41m
    €217–411

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Dresdencar car
    16h 28m
    €205–286

  10. Bus via Lyon

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N1759 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    18h 28m
    €112–165

Lyon to Dresden by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration11h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€230Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 913.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 41m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Dresden, Germany?

Airbus France, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 11h 27m.

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