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How to get fromPforzheim to Dresdenby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Pforzheim to Dresden by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    7h 17m
    €108–249

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Kornwestheimbus bus N215
    2. Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Dresden central stationbus bus 321 / ...
    9h 5m
    €49–76

  3. Drive  520.5 km

    1. Drive from Pforzheim to Dresdencar car 520.5 km
    4h 53m
    €98–141

  4. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane STR - DRS
    5h 19m
    €215–482

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    10h 3m
    €74–120

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Vaihingen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    11h 59m
    €174–370

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    5h 10m
    €150–379

  8. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    5h 59m
    €125–367

  9. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MUC - DRS
    6h 26m
    €175–398

Pforzheim to Dresden by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration7h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€108Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 658.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 17m

What companies run services between Pforzheim, Germany and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt in around 7h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Dresden central station via Kornwestheim in around 9h 5m.

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