There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Slovakia by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 082 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 260 / ...
7h 35m€21–71Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27 / ...
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rj
7h 48m€38–68Night train
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicanighttrain En
7h 52m€25–29Drive 470.6 km
- Drive from Dresden to Bratislavacar 470.6 km
4h 32m€70–100Train via Prague
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27 / ...
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanicatrain
8h 7m€111–158Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 52m€83–272Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BER - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h€80–223Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane PRG - KSC
6h 35m€87–324Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LEJ - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 56m€125–320
Dresden to Slovakia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Slovakia is to night train which costs €25 - €29 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Slovakia is to drive which takes 4h 32m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Dresden Hbf and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 52m.
The distance between Dresden and Slovakia is 482 km. The road distance is 470.6 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Slovakia without a car is to bus which takes 7h 35m and costs €21 - €75.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Dresden to Slovakia, including transfers.
Dresden to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Slovakia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Slovakia is to bus which takes 7h 35m and costs €21 - €75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €35 - €70 and takes 7h 48m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Dresden central station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 7h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi in around 7h 48m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- 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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Dresden to Slovakia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Slovakia is 471 km. It takes approximately 4h 32m to drive from Dresden to Slovakia.
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