There are 8 ways to get from Interlaken to Dresden by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
6h 14m€173–476Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dresden central stationbus FlixBus N42
14h 22m€70–113Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
10h 58m€144–172Train, night train
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich HBtrain Ic81
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain En
14h 1m€233–350Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ZRH - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 14m€144–279Train to Basel, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BSL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 26m€95–215Train
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain Ic61 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
12h 45m€124–157Drive 778.4 km
- Drive from Interlaken to Dresdencar 778.4 km
8h 40m€133–192
Interlaken to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Interlaken to Dresden is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Interlaken to Dresden is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €170 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Interlaken to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Interlaken Sonnenhof and arriving at Dresden central station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Interlaken to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Interlaken West and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 58m.
The distance between Interlaken and Dresden is 755 km. The road distance is 778.4 km.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 58m and costs €140 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Interlaken to Dresden, including transfers.
Interlaken to Dresden bus services, operated by Shuttler, depart from Interlaken Sonnenhof station.
Interlaken to Dresden train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Interlaken West station.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 58m and costs €140 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 22m.
What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Interlaken West to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB and Frankfurt in around 10h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Dresden central station via Zürich HB Schweizerhof and Zurich Bus Station in around 14h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Basel to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- contact@shuttler.ch
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Interlaken to Dresden bus services, operated by Shuttler, arrive at Zürich HB Schweizerhof station.
Interlaken to Dresden train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Interlaken to Dresden is 778 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Interlaken to Dresden.
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