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How to get fromSantander to Dresdenby plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Dresden by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane SDR - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 5m
    €125–352

  2. Fly Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

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    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane SDR - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 2m
    €98–260

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus bus
    2. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    23h 22m
    €351–636

  4. Bus, train via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    23h 45m
    €276–542

  5. Drive  1,963.5 km

    1. Drive from Santander to Dresdencar car 1,963.5 km
    18h 19m
    €321–464

  6. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BIO - DRS
    9h 30m
    €152–438

  7. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BIO - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 5m
    €173–496

  8. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BIO - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 35m
    €109–311

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    3. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    26h 55m
    €461–741

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus bus FlixBus 783
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    28h 55m
    €183–269

  11. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Nuremberg - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain train Re
    32h 48m
    €199–408

Santander to Dresden by bus, foot, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration23h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€351Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,791.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 5m

What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Santander to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 26h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Dresden central station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 28h 55m.

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