There are 10 ways to get from Brussels to Dresden by train, bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
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Train
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Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
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Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Train via Cologne
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Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Koeln Hbf
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Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Train #2
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Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Eupen
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Take the train from Aachen, Hbf,Aachen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Drive
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Drive from Brussels to Dresden Hbf
Fly Brussels to Dresden
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Fly from Brussels (BRU) to Dresden (DRS)
Train, train to Dusseldorf, fly to Dresden
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Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Koeln Hbf
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Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
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Fly from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Dresden (DRS)
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Dresden
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Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
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Fly from Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) to Dresden (DRS)
Fly Brussels to Prague, bus
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Fly from Brussels (BRU) to Prague (PRG)
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Take the bus from Prague to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Fly Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg, train
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Fly from Brussels (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
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Take the train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Brussels to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Dresden is to bus which costs €35 - €50 and takes 12h.
The quickest way to get from Brussels to Dresden is to train and fly which costs €140 - €490 and takes 5h 38m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brussels-North train station station and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Bruxelles-Nord and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Brussels and Dresden is 658 km. The road distance is 785.5 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Dresden without a car is to train which takes 8h 15m and costs €150 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Brussels to Dresden, including transfers.
Brussels to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Bruxelles-Nord station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Dresden is to train which takes 8h 15m and costs €150 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €50 and takes 12h, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €300 and takes 5h 50m.
- Distance: 657.7 km
- Duration: 8h 15m
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Brussels to Dresden Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf in around 8h 15m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof twice daily. Tickets cost €35 - €50 and the journey takes 12h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from Brussels to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from Brussels to Dresden via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from Brussels to Dresden via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from Dusseldorf to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €600
Flights from Dusseldorf to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €600
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €700
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €700
Flights from Brussels to Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €550
Flights from Brussels to Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €550
Flights from Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €390
Flights from Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €400
Flights from Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €750
Flights from Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €550
Flights from Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels to Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €350
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Bruxelles-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85 - €120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Bruxelles-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18 - €26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- Flixtrain
Train from Aachen, Hbf,Aachen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40 - €50
- Website
- Flixtrain
- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Eupen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13 - €20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €13 - €20
- 1st Class
- €21 - €30
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12 - €16
- Website
- National Express Rail
- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Abellio
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €75
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- €40 - €55
- Comfort
- €50 - €70
- Premium
- €55 - €75
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60 - €120
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- €60 - €85
- Comfort
- €70 - €95
- Premium
- €85 - €120
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9 - €12
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +359 879 321 588
- radinavip@gmail.com
- Website
- radinavip.com
Bus from Prague Florenc to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90 - €120
- Website
- Radina VIP
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More Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h and has one stopover.
Brussels to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Brussels to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Dresden is 786 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Brussels to Dresden.
Brussels Airlines, KLM and Lufthansa offer flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport.
Book your Brussels to Dresden train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Brussels to Dresden bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 219+ hotels available in Dresden. Prices start at €100 per night.
The best way to get from Brussels to Brussels Airport is to train which takes 12 min and costs €8 - €10.