There are 9 ways to get from Dunkirk to Dresden by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
11h 8m€181–403Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lille to Dresden central stationbus N367
17h 45m€91–150Drive 891.2 km
- Drive from Dunkirk to Dresdencar 891.2 km
8h 29m€168–242Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BRU - DRS
8h 9m€169–591Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
12h 54m€131–328Train #2
- Take the train from La Panne to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Dresden Hbftrain European Sleeper
18h 52m€113–222Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRU - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus
8h 28m€130–347Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 8m€150–408Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
8h 26m€193–618
Dunkirk to Dresden by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dunkirk to Dresden is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Dunkirk to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €150 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Dunkirk station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station and arriving at Dresden central station via Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Dunkirk to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Dunkerque and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Lille Europe, Bruxelles Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
The distance between Dunkirk and Dresden is 1075 km. The road distance is 891.2 km.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Dresden without a car is to train which takes 11h 8m and costs €180 - €410.
It takes approximately 11h 8m to get from Dunkirk to Dresden, including transfers.
Dunkirk to Dresden bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station.
Dunkirk to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Dunkerque station.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Dresden is to train which takes 11h 8m and costs €180 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 17h 45m.
What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Dunkerque to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Lille Europe, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 11h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Dresden central station via Lille - Europe Train Station and Lille in around 17h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from La Panne to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Dunkirk to Dresden bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Dunkirk to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lille Europe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunkirk to Dresden is 891 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Dunkirk to Dresden.
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