There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Dunkirk by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Eurostar, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to DunkerqueTer
11h 32m€118–325Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to LilleN367
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange StationBlaBlaCar Bus
17h 45m€63–119Drive 891.8 km
- Drive from Dresden to Dunkirk891.8 km
8h 29m€136–196Fly from Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)DRS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerque
9h 23m€174–549Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf55 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to DunkerqueTer
14h 19m€111–324Train, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)SuedEc
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to DunkerqueTer
18h 24m€127–197Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)BER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerque
8h 40m€127–357Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly, train
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)PRG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerque
10h 37m€104–296
Dresden to Dunkirk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Dunkirk is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Dunkirk is to drive which takes 8h 29m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Dunkirk station. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station via Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Dunkirk. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Dunkerque via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Dresden and Dunkirk is 1075 km. The road distance is 891.8 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Dunkirk without a car is to train which takes 11h 32m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Dresden to Dunkirk, including transfers.
Dresden to Dunkirk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Dunkirk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Dunkirk is to train which takes 11h 32m and costs €110 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 17h 45m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Dunkirk, France?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Dunkerque via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Lille Europe in around 11h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station via Lille and Lille - Europe Train Station in around 17h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–190
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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 Lille Europe to Dunkerque
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Lille Flandres to Dunkerque
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- Rail 1st Class
- €21–30
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Dunkirk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Dresden to Dunkirk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Dunkirk is 892 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Dresden to Dunkirk.
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