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, 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
7h 54m€144–409Bus, 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 20m€89–223Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
22h 20mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavorobus
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Munichbus
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus
29h 54mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Dresdencar
18h 57m€302–452Bus, 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 44m€90–262Bus, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane CTA - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 54m€203–492Car ferry, train, night train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
28h 55m€288–754Bus, train
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Battipaglia Ospedalebus
- Take the bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralnabus
- Take the train from Jelenia Gora to Goerlitztrain Os
- Take the train from Görlitz Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
40h 12m
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 - €270 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Dresden is to bus and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €140 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Dresden via Cosenza and München, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 54m.
The distance between Messina and Dresden is 1638 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Dresden without a car is to ferry and train which takes 22h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Messina to Dresden, including transfers.
Messina to Dresden bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Dresden bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro station.
There are 2015+ 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 via Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro, Cosenza, Munich, and München, ZOB in around 29h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Bolzano/Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–160
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €17–23
- Business
- €19–21
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 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
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Venezia S. Lucia to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Jelenia Gora to Goerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Görlitz Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Cosenza to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from München, ZOB to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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