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How to get fromNantes to Dresdenby plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 9 ways to get from Nantes to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane NTE - DRS
    6h 47m
    €124–458

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane NTE - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 38m
    €95–316

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    12h 52m
    €260–946

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    19h 50m
    €112–185

  5. Drive  1,393 km

    1. Drive from Nantes to Dresdencar car 1,393 km
    12h 18m
    €218–314

  6. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane NTE - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 27m
    €155–401

  7. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane NTE - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 12m
    €111–372

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Frankfurttrain train 82
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    13h 3m
    €250–896

  9. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Bruxelles Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    17h 4m
    €212–483

Nantes to Dresden by train, foot, and subway

Calendar69Weekly Services
Duration12h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€260Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,224.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 47m

What companies run services between Nantes, France and Dresden, Germany?

Lufthansa, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dresden Airport (DRS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nantes to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 12h 52m.

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