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How to get fromSantiago de Compostela to Dresdenby plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Dresden by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane SCQ - DRS
    8h
    €204–458

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane SCQ - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    11h 15m
    €120–380

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain train Ave
    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
    25h 48m
    €481–1,057

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    35h 55m
    €231–400

  5. Drive 2,422.6 km

    1. Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Dresdencar car 2,422.6 km
    23h 1m
    €383–553

  6. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane SCQ - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    10h 3m
    €196–581

  7. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane SCQ - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    9h 33m
    €126–431

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Zamoratrain train Ave
    2. Take the bus from Zamora to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    37h 6m
    €290–744

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Verinbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Verin to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    44h 21m
    €294–812

Santiago de Compostela to Dresden by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration25h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€481Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,928.5 km
  • Duration: 8h

What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Dresden, Germany?

Lufthansa, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 25h 48m.

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