There are 11 ways to get from Derby to Dresden by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BHX - DRS
7h 43m€150–381Bus via Lille
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Dresden central stationbus
28h 51m€67–269Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
14h 10m€190–687Bus
- Take the bus from Derby to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
25h 23m€76–207Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Derby to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar
12h 57mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BHX - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 43m€76–276Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BHX - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
9h 10m€110–240Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 29m€75–282Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane MAN - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
10h 1m€99–326Train
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 51 / ...
15h 39m€169–682Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Dresdencar
14h 4m€234–340
Derby to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Dresden is to bus via Lille which costs €65 - €270 and takes 28h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Derby to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Derby and arriving at Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Derby to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Derby and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Derby and Dresden is 1169 km.
The best way to get from Derby to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 10m and costs €190 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Derby to Dresden, including transfers.
Derby to Dresden bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Derby station.
Derby to Dresden train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Derby station.
The best way to get from Derby to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 10m and costs €190 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €210 and takes 25h 23m.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Derby to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 14h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Derby to Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 25h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Derby to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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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
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Derby to Dresden bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Dresden is 1h ahead of Derby. It is currently 5:30 AM in Derby and 6:30 AM in Dresden.
Derby to Dresden train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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