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4.6Travel Information from Vienna to Dresden
 Distance | 228 miles (368 km) |
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 Available travel modes | Train, bus or flight |
 Ticket price range | $26 - $155 |
 Cheapest mode | Bus • $26 (€24) • 5 h 50 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • $155 (€140) • 2 h 55 min |
 Popular travel companies | FlixBus, Austrian Airlines or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 228 miles (368 km) by train, bus or flight from Vienna to Dresden. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are FlixBus, Austrian Airlines or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Vienna to Dresden.
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How to get from Vienna to Dresden by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Vienna to Dresden is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Travel to Dresden easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Vienna to Dresden.
You can get to Dresden from Vienna 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Dresden from Vienna is a bus with an average price of $26 (€24).
This is compared to other travel options from Vienna to Dresden:
A bus is $129 (€116) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Vienna to Dresden costing on average $155 (€140).
Taking a bus costs $5 (€4) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $31 (€28).
The fastest way to get to Dresden from Vienna is by flight with an average travel time of 2 h 55 min.
Other travel options to Dresden take longer:
Bus takes 5 h 50 min on average.
Train takes 6 h 24 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 228 miles (368 km) between Vienna and Dresden.
The average frequency per day from Vienna to Dresden is:
- Around 17 buses per day.
- Around 17 flights per day.
- 16 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Dresden from Vienna as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Vienna to Dresden:
- Most travelers board their bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arrive in Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof).
- Most travelers who buy a train ticket from Vienna to Dresden depart from Vienna Hbf to Dresden Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Vienna to Dresden:
- FlixBus can take you to Dresden by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Vienna to Dresden for $27 (€24).
- Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Eurowings, Lufthansa or Air Baltic can get you to Dresden by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Eurowings from Vienna to Dresden for $155 (€140) on Omio.
- Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB Nightjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | ICE, Regiojet or ÖBB | InterCity can take you to Dresden by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for Deutsche Bahn from Vienna to Dresden for $31 (€28).
Yes, there are direct routes from Vienna to Dresden with the following travel companies:
- You can find 11 direct buses per day to Dresden with FlixBus.
- You can find 1 direct train per day to take to Dresden with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet or ÖBB Nightjet.
Direct services to Dresden tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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