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

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

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    11h 27m
    €266–572

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rennes to Parisbus bus FlixBus N711 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    20h 35m
    €108–183

  3. Drive  1,359.8 km

    1. Drive from Rennes to Dresdencar car 1,359.8 km
    12h 1m
    €218–314

  4. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane NTE - DRS
    8h 21m
    €149–497

  5. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Rennes to Bruxelles Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    15h 19m
    €288–596

  6. Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane RNS - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 3m
    €171–401

  7. Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane RNS - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    10h 33m
    €137–395

  8. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane NTE - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 45m
    €137–366

  9. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane NTE - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    10h 11m
    €118–360

  10. Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Dresden Airport

    1. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane RNS - DRS
    8h 33m
    €183–712

Rennes to Dresden by train, foot, and subway

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration11h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,505 km
  • Duration: 11h 27m

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

You can take a train from Rennes to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Erfurt Hbf, and Leipzig Hbf in around 11h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes to Dresden central station via Paris in around 20h 35m.

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