There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Stuttgart by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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 Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
6h 31m€63–195Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Dresden to Stuttgart506.1 km
6h 5m€25Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Kornwestheimbus N42 / ...
6h 52m€28–68Drive 504.8 km
- Drive from Dresden to Stuttgartcar 504.8 km
4h 25m€72–104Fly Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane DRS - STR
5h 12m€154–501Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatttrain Re
9h 18mTrain 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 24m€90–277Fly Dresden Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 6m€154–375Fly Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DRS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 19m€152–395
Dresden to Stuttgart by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Stuttgart is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Stuttgart is to fly and train which takes 4h 6m and costs €150 - €380.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Stuttgart. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hauptbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 31m.
The distance between Dresden and Stuttgart is 674 km. The road distance is 504.8 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Stuttgart without a car is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs €60 - €200.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Dresden to Stuttgart, including transfers.
Dresden to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Stuttgart is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs €60 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €28 - €70 and takes 6h 52m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €500 and takes 5h 12m.
Dresden to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Stuttgart is 505 km. It takes approximately 4h 25m to drive from Dresden to Stuttgart.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Stuttgart, Germany?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf in around 6h 31m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Kornwestheim twice daily. Tickets cost €22–60 and the journey takes 6h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
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 Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Dresden to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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