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How to get fromNice to Dresdenby plane, train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane NCE - DRS
    7h 3m
    €154–495

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane NCE - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 41m
    €83–257

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain train 82
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    16h 37m
    €351–705

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nice to Munich central bus stationbus bus 492
    2. Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    18h 48m
    €122–161

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain night train En
    21h 39m
    €254–432

  6. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane NCE - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 8m
    €85–308

  7. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane NCE - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 8m
    €175–503

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus bus
    2. Take the train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Mittetrain train Re1 / ...
    26h 21m
    €136–265

  9. Drive  1,196.6 km

    1. Drive from Nice to Dresdencar car 1,196.6 km
    11h 54m
    €192–277

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Nice to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar car
    16h 54m
    €242–339

Nice to Dresden by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration16h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€351Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 989 km
  • Duration: 7h 3m

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

Lufthansa, easyJet, and World Ticket fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare De Lyon, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Frankfurt in around 16h 37m.

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