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How to get fromMessina to Dresdenby train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or night train

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There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Dresden by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane CTA - DRS
    8h 59m
    €153–352

  2. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CTA - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    10h 57m
    €82–240

  3. Ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry ferry M1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    6. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    23h 58m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zobbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Dresden central stationbus bus FlixBus N1304 / ...
    30h
    €245–324

  5. Ferry, drive

    1. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry ferry
    2. Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Dresdencar car
    18h 59m
    €322–472

  6. Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane PMO - DRS
    13h 27m
    €200–421

  7. Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CTA - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 33m
    €101–346

  8. Ferry, train, night train

    1. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry ferry M1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    3. Take the nighttrain from Venezia S. Lucia to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Ec
    5. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    28h 45m

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Messina to Salernobus bus
    2. Take the bus from SALERNO, Piazza Concordia to JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralnabus bus
    3. Take the train from Jelenia Gora to Goerlitztrain train Os
    4. Take the train from Görlitz Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    40h 14m
    €202–460

Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration6h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€103Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,635.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 59m

What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Dresden central station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 30h.

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