There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Esslingen by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
6h 27m€122–142Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus FlixBus N42 / ...
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus FlixBus N42
8h 41m€35–61Night train
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
8h 41m€119–170Drive 498.6 km
- Drive from Dresden to Esslingencar 498.6 km
4h 50m€71–103Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ec
8h 41m€108–145Fly Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DRS - STR
4h 59m€138–372Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
4h 41m€110–244Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 31m€169–396
Dresden to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Esslingen is to bus which costs €30 - €65 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Esslingen is to fly and train which takes 4h 31m and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Pliensauv. Weilstraße via Chemnitz central bus station and Flughafen/Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Esslingen via Frankfurt and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
The distance between Dresden and Esslingen is 688 km. The road distance is 498.6 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Esslingen without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 27m and costs €120 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Dresden to Esslingen, including transfers.
Dresden to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Esslingen is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 27m and costs €120 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €65 and takes 8h 41m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €380 and takes 4h 59m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Esslingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen via Frankfurt and Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Pliensauv. Weilstraße via Chemnitz central bus station and Flughafen/Messe in around 8h 41m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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Night train from Dresden Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Esslingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chemnitz central bus station.
Dresden to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Esslingen is 499 km. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Dresden to Esslingen.
There are 1562+ hotels available in Esslingen.