There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane LYS - DRS
6h 50m€162–365Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus RegioJet 95
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
18h 14m€56–140Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
11h 26m€80–284Drive 1,080.7 km
- Drive from Lyon to Dresdencar 1,080.7 km
9h 50m€161–233Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane GVA - DRS
8h 5m€156–462Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 17m€88–254Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane LYS - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 6m€185–395Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
13h 8m€161–234Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Lyon to Praguebus N106
- Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
20h 2m€58–101
Lyon to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Dresden is to bus via Lyon which costs €55 - €110 and takes 20h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €160 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Lyon Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Dresden central station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
The distance between Lyon and Dresden is 913 km. The road distance is 1080.7 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 11h 26m and costs €80 - €290.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Lyon to Dresden, including transfers.
Lyon to Dresden bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lyon Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €160 - €370. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €80 - €290 and takes 11h 26m, you could also bus, which costs €55 - €140 and takes 18h 14m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 11h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Dresden bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Lyon to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Dresden is 1081 km. It takes approximately 9h 50m to drive from Lyon to Dresden.
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