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There are 8 ways to get from Sankt Gallen to Dresden by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    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
    4h 54m
    €149–421

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

    cheapest
    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 Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 54m
    €85–263

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sankt Gallen to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    10h 14m
    €106–113

  4. Train

    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 Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    4. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    10h 39m
    €106–233

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanztrain train Re / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Singen(Hohentwiel) to Dresden Hbfnighttrain night train En
    11h 57m
    €150–264

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

    1. Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane MUC - DRS
    7h 41m
    €154–312

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from St. Gallen train station to Hof central train stationbus bus FlixBus 141
    2. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain train Re
    11h 2m
    €88–130

  8. Drive  614.4 km

    1. Drive from Sankt Gallen to Dresdencar car 614.4 km
    5h 58m
    €129–186

Sankt Gallen to Dresden by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration10h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 647.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 54m

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

You can take a bus from Sankt Gallen to Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 10h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Bregenz, Lindau-Insel, Augsburg Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Leipzig Hbf in around 10h 39m.

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