There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Dresden by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ATH - DRS
8h 21m€166–399Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ATH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 16m€92–284Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Dresden Hauptbahnhofbus
29h 9mDrive 2,050.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Dresdencar 2,050.8 km
21h 31m€370–534Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane ATH - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 36m€174–355Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ATH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
9h 19m€106–268Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
31h 53m€174–268Bus via Novi Sad
- Take the bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Dresden Hauptbahnhofbus
32h 20m€110–164Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
35h 20m€96–130
Athens to Dresden by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dresden is to bus which costs €95 - €130 and takes 35h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 8h 16m and costs €90 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
The distance between Athens and Dresden is 1718 km. The road distance is 2050.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Dresden without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Athens to Dresden, including transfers.
Athens to Dresden bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Dresden is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €160 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus via Novi Sad, which costs €110 - €170 and takes 32h 20m.
Athens to Dresden bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica station.
Dresden is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 3:20 PM in Athens and 2:20 PM in Dresden.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica in around 32h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dresden Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dresden Airport via Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 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
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +383 44 110 862
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Peje to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- 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/
- 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
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