There are 5 ways to get from Riesa to Potsdam by train, bus, or car
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Train via Leipzig
best- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain S7
3h 3m€43–200Drive 144.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Riesa to Potsdamcar 144.4 km
2h 16m€21–30Train, bus
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Neustadt station to Berlin Airport BERbus 070 / ...
- Take the bus from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhofbus
5h 12mTrain
- Take the train from Elsterwerda to Berlin-Spandautrain Re
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb21
4h 10m€27–53Line 520 bus, train, bus
- Take the bus from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Falkenberg/E., Bahnhofbus 520
- Take the train from Falkenberg/E., Bahnhof to Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhoftrain Re4 / ...
- Take the bus from Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhofbus 715 / ...
5h 31m
Riesa to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riesa to Potsdam is to drive which costs €20 - €30 and takes 2h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Riesa to Potsdam is to drive which takes 2h 16m and costs €20 - €30.
No, there is no direct train from Riesa to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 3m.
The distance between Riesa and Potsdam is 262 km. The road distance is 144.4 km.
The best way to get from Riesa to Potsdam without a car is to train via Leipzig which takes 3h 3m and costs €40 - €200.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Riesa to Potsdam, including transfers.
Riesa to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof station.
Riesa to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riesa to Potsdam is 144 km. It takes approximately 2h 16m to drive from Riesa to Potsdam.
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What companies run services between Riesa, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf and Berlin Hbf in around 3h 3m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Falkenberg/E., Bahnhof to Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- sbahn.berlin
Train from Berlin Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://sbahn.berlin/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Elsterwerda to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden Neustadt station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 033208 2201 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- angerbus.de
Bus from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- angerbus.de
- Phone
- 03531 6500-10
- [email protected]
- Website
- verkehrsmanagement-elbeelster.de
Bus from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Falkenberg/E., Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://verkehrsmanagement-elbeelster.de/
- Phone
- 03371 6281-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- vtf-online.de
Bus from Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.vtf-online.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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