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

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Dresden by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or night 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
    €154–347

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    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 21m
    €90–251

  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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    21h 35m
    €469–1,336

  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 Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    31h 20m
    €132–356

  5. Drive 2,214.7 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Dresdencar car 2,214.7 km
    20h 41m
    €350–506

  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
    €101–322

  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
    €176–372

  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 to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    22h 19m
    €363–1,004

  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 40m
    €453–970

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Darmstadtbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the night train from Darmstadt Hbf to Dresden Hbfnighttrain night train En
    35h 39m
    €278–511

Madrid to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar32Weekly Services
Duration21h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€469Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,807.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 35m

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

Lufthansa, Swiss, and three 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, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 21h 35m.

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