There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Dresden by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, car ferry, or night train
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane CTA - DRS
8h 5m€148–374Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CTA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
10h 18m€85–248Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
24h 46mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zobbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Dresden central stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
30h 6m€245–322Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Dresdencar
18h 59m€322–472Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CTA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 40m€96–349Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane PMO - DRS
13h 37m€180–609Car ferry, train, night train
- Take the carferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Santa Luciatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Venezia S. Lucia to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
30h 8m€238–639Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Messina to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
33h 39m€178–300
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Dresden is to bus and fly and train which costs €85 - €250 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Dresden is to bus and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Dresden central station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 6m.
The distance between Messina and Dresden is 1637 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Dresden without a car is to ferry and train which takes 24h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Messina to Dresden, including transfers.
Messina to Dresden bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Dresden bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Nürnberg, Zob station.
Book your Messina to Dresden bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 2102+ hotels available in Dresden.
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 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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