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There are 10 ways to get from Locarno to Dresden by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    best
    1. Take the train from Locarno to AarautrainIc
    2. Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrainIc
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain50
    12h 29m
    €157–359

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostationbus171
    2. Take the bus from Chur station train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus456
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus060 / ...
    16h 53m
    €50–129

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrainIr46
    2. Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Dresden HbfnighttrainEn
    15h 29m
    €212–315

  4. Drive 801.5 km

    1. Drive from Locarno to Dresdencar801.5 km
    7h 58m
    €138–199

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Basel SBBtrainIr26
    2. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Dresden HbftrainEc
    15h 19m

  6. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeMXP - DRS
    8h 22m
    €127–361

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeZRH - DRS
    7h 14m
    €165–446

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeMXP - BER
    4. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 48m
    €73–296

  9. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
    2. Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)planeMXP - PRG
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
    9h 56m
    €76–208

  10. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)planeBGY - PRG
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
    10h 26m
    €127–318

Locarno to Dresden by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration12h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€157Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Locarno to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Aarau, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 12h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Locarno, Debarcadero to Dresden central station via Bellinzona, Stazione, Chur, Postautostation, Chur station train station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 16h 53m.

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