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How to get fromLucerne to Dresdenby train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Lucerne to Dresden by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane ZRH - DRS
    4h 58m
    €156–463

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain train 75
    2. Take the bus from Constance central bus station to Dresden central stationbus bus FlixBus N42 / ...
    13h 52m
    €62–100

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    10h 4m
    €178–667

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    12h 38m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train Ir75 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain night train En
    12h 57m
    €200–387

  6. Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane ZRH - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    7h 2m
    €103–348

  7. Drive 712.4 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Dresdencar car 712.4 km
    7h 45m
    €127–183

Lucerne to Dresden by train

Calendar92Weekly Trains
Duration10h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€178Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 635.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 58m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a train from Luzern to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, and Erfurt Hbf in around 10h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Dresden via Zürich Bus Station in around 12h 38m.

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