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

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

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MAD - DRS
    7h 40m
    €144–388

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MAD - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 25m
    €90–266

  3. Train via Paris

    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 Est to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    21h 4m
    €471–1,377

  4. Bus via Paris

    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 Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    31h 20m
    €127–302

  5. Drive 2,214.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Dresdencar car 2,214.7 km
    20h 41m
    €348–503

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MAD - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    7h 48m
    €95–352

  7. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane MAD - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 43m
    €165–482

  8. 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 Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain train 82 / ...
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    21h 55m
    €365–995

  9. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    23h 47m
    €434–962

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Hbf to Dresden, Bhf Sudseite Bayrische Strbus bus Odesa
    42h 43m
    €266–459

Madrid to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration21h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€471Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,807.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 40m

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

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, Paris Est, and Erfurt Hbf in around 21h 4m.

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