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Compare train, bus, and flight for Zurich to Dresden
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Dresden among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $44. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 45m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $44, and a flight costs an average of $159.
Distance: 345 miles (556 km)
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$148 Average price | $366 Average price | $77 Average price Cheapest |
10h 40m Average total duration 10h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 45m Average total duration Fastest 1h 45m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 11h 2m Average total duration 10h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Zurich to Dresden by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Zurich to Dresden is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Dresden:
A bus is $11 (€9) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Dresden costing on average $55 (€44).
A bus is $115 (€91) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Dresden costing on average $159 (€126).
Other travel options to Dresden take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 8m.
Bus takes on average 13h 25m.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Dresden as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Dresden Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Dresden Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) and arrive in Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Dresden by bus.
- Travel with SWISS, LAER, Lufthansa Cityline, Eurowings , Air Baltic, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, CityJet to go to Dresden by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, EuroNight, ÖBB to go to Dresden by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct flights per day with LAER, Air Baltic.
- 0 direct trains per day with EuroNight, ÖBB.
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