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How to get fromManchester Airport (MAN) to Dresdenby plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MAN - DRS
    4h 25m
    €142–388

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MAN - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    6h 20m
    €72–237

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Wilmslow to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 27
    17h 32m
    €228–633

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus bus 120 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 541 / ...
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    27h 3m
    €156–277

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar car
    14h 15m
    €347–448

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane MAN - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    4h 28m
    €78–311

  7. Train via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    17h 58m
    €254–728

  8. Bus via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 541 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus bus 860 / ...
    28h 32m
    €150–291

  9. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Dresdencar car
    15h 22m
    €222–371

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar34Weekly Services
Duration17h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€228Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,132.3 km
  • Duration: 4h 25m

What companies run services between Manchester Airport (MAN), England and Dresden, Germany?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Airport to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Wilmslow, London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, and Berlin Hbf in around 17h 32m.

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