There are 8 ways to get from Annecy to Dresden by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane GVA - DRS
6h 54m€145–400Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Annecy to Praguebus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
17h 2m€57–101Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Annecy to Annemassetrain Ter
- Take the train from Annemasse to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
14h 33m€146–308Drive 981.2 km
- Drive from Annecy to Dresdencar 981.2 km
9h 25m€149–215Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane LYS - DRS
7h 19m€169–400Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GVA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 34m€66–210Train
- Take the train from Lancy-Bachet to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
16h 19m€133–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Galbert to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+Rbus 272
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
19h 31m€89–165
Annecy to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Annecy to Dresden is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Annecy to Dresden is to bus and fly which takes 6h 54m and costs €140 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Annecy to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Annecy to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Annemasse, Renens VD, Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 33m.
The distance between Annecy and Dresden is 844 km. The road distance is 981.2 km.
The best way to get from Annecy to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 33m and costs €140 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Annecy to Dresden, including transfers.
Annecy to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Annecy station.
Annecy to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Annecy station.
The best way to get from Annecy to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 33m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 17h 2m.
What companies run services between Annecy, France and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Annecy to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Annemasse, Renens VD, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 14h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Annecy to Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 17h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Annecy to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Annemasse to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lancy-Bachet to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Galbert to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Annecy to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Annecy to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Annecy to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Annemasse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Annecy to Dresden is 981 km. It takes approximately 9h 25m to drive from Annecy to Dresden.
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