There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Dresden by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane PVG - DRS
18h 58m€380–1,014Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SHA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
20h 57m€235–725Drive 10,044.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Dresdencar 10,044.6 km
4d 18h€1,442–2,083Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane SHA - DRS
19h 36m€364–1,107Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SHA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
19h 21m€431–871Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane PVG - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
19h 23m€397–1,128Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane PVG - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
20h 59m€301–492Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 11m€384–868
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Dresden Airport (DRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Dresden is to fly and train which costs €300 - €500 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Dresden is to fly which takes 18h 58m and costs €380 - €1100.
The distance between Shanghai and Dresden is 8540 km. The road distance is 10044.6 km.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Shanghai to Dresden, including transfers.
Dresden is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:55 PM in Shanghai and 8:55 AM in Dresden.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Dresden is 10045 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Shanghai to Dresden.
There are 2114+ hotels available in Dresden.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa, Air China, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dresden Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dresden Airport via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dresden Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dresden Airport via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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