There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Dessau by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train (Renfe, TGV), or car train
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane MAD - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
8h 37m€155–309Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAD - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 50m€98–303Train via Paris
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain 82
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Messetrain 50
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain S2
21h 35m€460–1,297Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Magdeburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg, ZOB to Dessau Hbfbus
30h 57m€131–350Drive 2,155.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Dessaucar 2,155.8 km
21h 49m€341–492Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane MAD - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
10h€185–497Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MAD - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeldtrain
9h 55m€158–556Train
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S8
23h 58m€435–892Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Darmstadtbus
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 12N
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S2
34h 39m€273–458Drive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Dessaucar
28h 15m€373–519
Madrid to Dessau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Dessau is to fly and train which costs €95 - €310 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Dessau is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Magdeburg, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Frankfurt and Leipzig Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 35m.
The distance between Madrid and Dessau is 1793 km. The road distance is 2155.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Dessau without a car is to train via Paris which takes 21h 35m and costs €460 - €1300.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Madrid to Dessau, including transfers.
Madrid to Dessau bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Dessau train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Dessau is to train via Paris which takes 21h 35m and costs €460 - €1300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €350 and takes 30h 57m.
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, Paris Gare De Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, Frankfurt, and Leipzig Messe in around 21h 35m. 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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bitterfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Magdeburg, ZOB to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Dessau bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Madrid to Dessau train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Dessau is 2156 km. It takes approximately 21h 49m to drive from Madrid to Dessau.
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