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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 10 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 39m
    €156–382

  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 54m
    €81–278

  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 Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain train 82
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    5. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    21h 13m
    €428–836

  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 Hbf to Dessau Hbfbus bus
    30h 57m
    €131–295

  5. Drive  2,146.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Dessaucar car 2,146.7 km
    22h 2m
    €347–500

  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
    €155–430

  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
    10h 1m
    €156–415

  8. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MAD - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    10h 15m
    €151–403

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    34h 32m
    €200–393

  10. 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
    €378–527

Madrid to Dessau by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration21h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€428Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,793 km
  • Duration: 8h 39m

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 Hbf in around 21h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Dessau Hbf via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Magdeburg Hbf in around 30h 57m.

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