There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Dresden by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or night train
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane CTA - DRS
9h 14m€164–390Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CTA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
11h 10m€90–268Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
23h 58mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zobbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Dresden central stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
30h 6m€245–322Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Dresdencar
18h 59m€312–462Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane PMO - DRS
13h 29m€181–613Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CTA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 48m€101–374Ferry, train, night train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Venezia S. Lucia to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
28h 38mBus, train
- Take the bus from Messina to Salernobus
- Take the bus from SALERNO, Piazza Concordia to JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralnabus
- Take the train from Jelenia Gora to Goerlitztrain Os
- Take the train from Görlitz Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
40h 14m€204–409
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Dresden is to train and fly which costs €90 - €270 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 9h 14m and costs €160 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Dresden central station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 6m.
The distance between Messina and Dresden is 1636 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Dresden without a car is to ferry and train which takes 23h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Messina to Dresden, including transfers.
Messina to Dresden bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Dresden bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Nürnberg, Zob station.
Book your Messina to Dresden bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 2113+ hotels available in Dresden.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Dresden central station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 30h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zob
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–290
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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