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How to get fromMadrid to Dessauby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Dessau by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane MAD - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train
    8h 37m
    €155–400

  2. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MAD - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    7h 50m
    €93–322

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Messetrain train 50
    5. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    21h 17m
    €358–825

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Magdeburg central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Magdeburg, ZOB to Dessau Hbfbus bus
    30h 57m
    €121–295

  5. Drive 2,146.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Dessaucar car 2,146.7 km
    22h 2m
    €339–489

  6. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MAD - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    10h 5m
    €173–491

  7. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane MAD - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeldtrain train
    9h 55m
    €158–586

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S8
    34h 21m
    €249–591

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Dessaucar car
    28h 15m
    €373–518

Madrid to Dessau by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration21h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€358Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,793 km
  • Duration: 8h 37m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Dessau, Germany?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Dessau Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Leipzig Messe in around 21h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Dessau Hbf via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Magdeburg, ZOB in around 30h 57m.

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