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How to get fromScotland to Dresdenby plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Dresden by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane EDI - DRS
    7h 7m
    €163–373

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

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    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane EDI - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 19m
    €82–255

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbftrain train Trn / ...
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    19h 6m
    €393–881

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus bus 060 / ...
    31h 23m
    €152–293

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar car
    17h 12m
    €425–555

  6. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane EDI - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 17m
    €105–276

  7. Fly Glasgow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane GLA - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 10m
    €98–301

  8. Fly Glasgow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane GLA - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 7m
    €90–270

  9. Train via Hanover

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    6. Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 27
    20h 6m
    €458–865

  10. Bus via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 594 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden central stationbus bus 460 / ...
    31h 58m
    €192–307

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Dresdencar car
    18h 19m
    €318–509

Scotland to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar53Weekly Services
Duration19h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€393Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,274.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 7m

What companies run services between Scotland and Dresden, Germany?

Lufthansa and Lufthansa City fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dresden Airport (DRS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 19h 6m.

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