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How to get fromSankt Gallen to Dessauby train, bus, car, plane, ferry, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Sankt Gallen to Dessau by train, bus, car, plane, ferry, or car train

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  1. Train via Nuremberg

    best
    1. Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Augsburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bitterfeldtrain train 28 / ...
    10h 4m
    €125–437

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from St. Gallen train station to Leipzig central train stationbus bus FlixBus 141
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2 / ...
    11h 29m
    €71–139

  3. Drive  619.9 km

    1. Drive from Sankt Gallen to Dessaucar car 619.9 km
    5h 58m
    €112–162

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane ZRH - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train
    7h 48m
    €140–480

  5. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry ferry 234 / ...
    2. Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re5 / ...
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 11
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    10h 31m
    €150–406

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sankt Gallen to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from München Ost to Stendal Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Stendal Hbf to Dessaucar car
    11h 10m
    €152–203

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanztrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re2
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 12N
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain train S2
    12h 45m
    €148–447

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

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane ZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    6h 53m
    €82–340

  9. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    7h 19m
    €180–584

  10. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane ZRH - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain train
    8h 10m
    €183–490

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

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanztrain train
    2. Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane STR - BER
    4. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    8h 34m
    €136–526

  12. Ferry to Friedrichshafen Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry ferry
    2. Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane FDH - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train
    7h 32m
    €158–558

Sankt Gallen to Dessau by train

Calendar60Weekly Trains
Duration10h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 742.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 4m

What companies run services between Sankt Gallen, Switzerland and Dessau, Germany?

You can take a train from St. Gallen to Dessau Hbf via Bregenz, Lindau-Insel, Augsburg Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Bitterfeld in around 10h 4m.

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