There are 7 ways to get from Elmshorn to Dresden by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27
5h 2m€92–220Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden Bayrische Strassebus : Berlin Central Bus Station - Berlin Südkreuz Train Station / ...
7h 38m€40–69Drive 490.4 km
- Drive from Elmshorn to Dresdencar 490.4 km
5h 6m€70–101Fly Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane HAM - DRS
6h 18m€183–409Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
5h 7m€107–160Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BRE - DRS
6h 47m€191–525Fly Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane HAM - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 28m€175–428
Elmshorn to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elmshorn to Dresden is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Elmshorn to Dresden is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs €90 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Elmshorn to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Elmshorn and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
The distance between Elmshorn and Dresden is 501 km. The road distance is 490.4 km.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Dresden without a car is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs €90 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Elmshorn to Dresden, including transfers.
Elmshorn to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Dresden is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €180 - €410 and takes 6h 18m.
Elmshorn to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elmshorn to Dresden is 490 km. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Elmshorn to Dresden.
What companies run services between Elmshorn, Germany and Dresden, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €85–210 and the journey takes 3h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Elmshorn to Dresden Bayrische Strasse via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 7h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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