There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Manchester by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Dresden Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DRS - MAN
7h 13m£126–332Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BER - MAN
5h 55m£65–221Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 50
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
14h 3m£304–624Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
26h 19mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
14h 44mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PRG - MAN
6h 34mFly Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DRS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
11h 31m£135–321Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Liverpool (LPL)plane PRG - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Roadtrain
7h 32mBus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
28h 35m£95–174Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
15h 50m£196–315
Dresden to Manchester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £65 - £230 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs £65 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Berlin Südkreuz train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 3m.
The distance between Dresden and Manchester is 718 miles.
The best way to get from Dresden to Manchester without a car is to train which takes 14h 3m and costs £300 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Dresden to Manchester, including transfers.
Dresden to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Manchester is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs £120 - £340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £300 - £650 and takes 14h 3m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 26h 19m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Manchester, England?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Manchester Piccadilly via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 14h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–440
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Manchester Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Pilsen Central Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Manchester is 1h behind Dresden. It is currently 5:38 AM in Dresden and 4:38 AM in Manchester.
Dresden to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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