There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Dessau by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)OTP - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
8h 22m€190–352Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Leipzig central train station1926
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau HbfS2 / ...
29h 59m€92–164Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig/Halle FlughafenIce
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau HbfS2
19h 46mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig/Halle FlughafenIce
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau HbfS2
28h 15m€161–376Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien HbfNight Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Dessau HbfIc
29h 32m€285–391Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)OTP - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
7h€131–352Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dresden Airport (DRS)OTP - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
9h 58m€219–493Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)OTP - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
11h 3m€147–300Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Buzău
- Take the bus from Buzau to Dessau, Hauptbahnhof
24h 52mDrive 1,645.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Dessau1,645.4 km
15h 48m€231–333
Bucharest to Dessau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Dessau is to bus and train which costs €90 - €170 and takes 29h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Dessau is to fly and train which takes 7h and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Obor and arriving at Dessau, Hauptbahnhof via Buzau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Dessau. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Dessau Hbf via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Leipzig/Halle Flughafen and Leipzig Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 15m.
The distance between Bucharest and Dessau is 1364 km. The road distance is 1645.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Dessau without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 19h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Bucharest to Dessau, including transfers.
Bucharest to Dessau bus services, operated by Acomar, depart from Bucharest Obor station.
Bucharest to Dessau train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Dessau is to train which takes 28h 15m and costs €160 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 24h 52m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Dessau, Germany?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Dessau Hbf via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Leipzig/Halle Flughafen, and Leipzig Messe in around 28h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest Obor to Dessau, Hauptbahnhof via Buzau in around 24h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-660.987
- Website
- acomar.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- acomar.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-105.209
- Website
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0238-416.702
- Website
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Buzau to Dessau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Dessau bus services, operated by Acomar, arrive at Buzău station.
Dessau is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 6:03 AM in Bucharest and 5:03 AM in Dessau.
Bucharest to Dessau train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Dessau is 1645 km. It takes approximately 15h 48m to drive from Bucharest to Dessau.
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