There are 9 ways to get from Colmar to Dresden by train (TGV), bus, car, train, 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.
Train via Erfurt
best- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
8h 23m€146–343Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Colmar to Strasbourgbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Dresden central stationbus 321 / ...
11h 55m€50–90Drive 692 km
- Drive from Colmar to Dresdencar 692 km
6h€106–153Train to Basel, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BSL - DRS
6h 38m€245–681Train
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
10h 59m€144–338Train #2
- Take the train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Dresden Hbftrain Ec
11h 42m€178–292Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
6h 17m€170–523Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
6h 16m€159–459Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 27m€121–372
Colmar to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colmar to Dresden is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colmar to Dresden is to drive which takes 6h and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Colmar to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Dresden central station via Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Colmar to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 23m.
The distance between Colmar and Dresden is 772 km. The road distance is 692 km.
The best way to get from Colmar to Dresden without a car is to train via Erfurt which takes 8h 23m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Colmar to Dresden, including transfers.
Colmar to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Colmar station.
Colmar to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Colmar station.
The best way to get from Colmar to Dresden is to train via Erfurt which takes 8h 23m and costs €140 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 55m.
What companies run services between Colmar, France and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Colmar to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Erfurt Hbf in around 8h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colmar to Dresden central station via Strasbourg in around 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Colmar to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Colmar to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colmar to Dresden is 692 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Colmar to Dresden.
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