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

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Dresden (Land) by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, night train, or car 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
    8h 4m
    €156–406

  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-Neustadttrain train
    10h 16m
    €87–250

  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 Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    22h 19m
    €344–615

  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 / ...
    32h 49m
    €146–320

  5. Drive  2,239.2 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Dresden (Land)car car 2,239.2 km
    20h 53m
    €416–600

  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
    8h 45m
    €102–296

  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 Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    10h 18m
    €177–436

  8. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Darmstadtbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Darmstadt Hbf to Dresden-Neustadtnighttrain night train En
    36h 24m
    €251–423

  9. 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 Dresden (Land)car car
    30h 19m
    €455–644

Madrid to Dresden (Land) by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration22h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€344Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,821.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 4m

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

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, 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 Pulsnitz Haltepunkt Süd via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt in around 22h 19m.

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