There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Dessau by plane, train, bus, night 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.
Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane OTP - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
7h 40m€138–468Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane OTP - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 15m€62–273Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 29 / ...
19h 40mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 29 / ...
27h 15m€226–409Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S2
27h 9m€217–386Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane OTP - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
10h 2m€181–466Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane OTP - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain
9h 53m€87–273Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Leipzig central train stationbus N67 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbftrain S2
21h 36mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 1926
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Dessau Hbftrain Re7
29h 21m€167–248Drive 1,645.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Dessaucar 1,645.2 km
15h 56m€306–442
Bucharest to Dessau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Dessau is to fly and train which costs €60 - €280 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Dessau is to fly and train which takes 7h 15m and costs €60 - €280.
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, Nürnberg Hbf, Halle(Saale)Hbf and Bitterfeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 15m.
The distance between Bucharest and Dessau is 1364 km. The road distance is 1645.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Dessau without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 19h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Bucharest to Dessau, including transfers.
Bucharest to Dessau train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
Dessau is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:17 AM in Bucharest and 10:17 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 56m to drive from Bucharest to Dessau.
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, Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Halle(Saale)Hbf, and Bitterfeld in around 27h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
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