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

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

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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 35m
    €143–391

  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 33m
    €82–245

  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 Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    21h 32m
    €355–673

  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
    €137–302

  5. Drive  2,214.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Dresdencar car 2,214.7 km
    20h 41m
    €360–520

  6. 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 Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 5m
    €171–468

  7. 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 Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 55m
    €101–296

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    34h 50m
    €226–421

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padua Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus bus
    44h 19m
    €189–260

Madrid to Dresden by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration21h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€355Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,807.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 35m

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) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 21h 32m.

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