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How to get fromDresden to Scotlandby plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Dresden to Scotland by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Edinburgh Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane DRS - EDI
    8h 7m
    £142–329

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Edinburgh Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane PRG - EDI
    7h 17m
    £74–191

  3. Train via Erfurt

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    5. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    6. Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    16h 48m
    £333–735

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 43m
    £120–235

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar car
    17h 5m
    £355–472

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BER - EDI
    6h 24m
    £91–232

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane BER - GLA
    6h 17m
    £84–307

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Glasgow Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane PRG - GLA
    7h 20m
    £77–206

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Aberdeen Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane plane PRG - ABZ
    9h 22m
    £113–238

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    18h 17m
    £311–733

  11. Bus via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 060 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus bus 541 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus 590 / ...
    34h 26m
    £146–250

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Glasgowcar car
    18h 7m
    £263–430

Dresden to Scotland by train and foot

Calendar56Weekly Services
Duration16h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket£333Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 791.8 mi
  • Duration: 8h 7m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Scotland?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Glasgow Central via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 16h 48m.

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