There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Dresden by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane MAN - DRS
7h 52m€165–450Fly Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane MAN - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 24m€70–261Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
14h 32m€364–645Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
26h 34m€126–201Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dresdencar
14h 30m€387–512Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BHX - DRS
7h 57m€137–512Fly Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane MAN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 52m€76–272Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Dresden Hbftrain
20h 28m€314–545Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Dresdencar
15h 37m€280–466
Manchester to Dresden by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Dresden is to fly and train which costs €65 - €270 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs €75 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Dresden central station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
The distance between Manchester and Dresden is 1149 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 32m and costs €360 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Manchester to Dresden, including transfers.
Manchester to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Dresden train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Dresden is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €160 - €450. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €360 - €650 and takes 14h 32m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 26h 34m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and easyJet fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 14h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- European Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Dresden is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:25 PM in Manchester and 2:25 PM in Dresden.
Manchester to Dresden train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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