There are 10 ways to get from Nancy to Dresden by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Erfurt
best- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
9h 23m€96–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nancy to Metzbus N215 / ...
- Take the bus from Metz to Dresden central stationbus N1306 / ...
12h 50m€58–100Drive 730.3 km
- Drive from Nancy to Dresdencar 730.3 km
6h 47m€111–160Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane LUX - DRS
8h 8m€160–427Train
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N
12h 3m€82–219Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Darmstadtbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Dresden Hbftrain Ec
13h 49m€119–168Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
8h€182–419Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LUX - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 43m€101–277Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
9h 3m€178–478Train, train to Saarbrücken Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Nancy to Metz Villetrain
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
- Fly from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SCN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 59m€225–491
Nancy to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nancy to Dresden is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Nancy to Dresden is to drive which takes 6h 47m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Nancy to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Nancy and arriving at Dresden central station via Metz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Nancy to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Nancy and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg Bahnhof and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Nancy and Dresden is 855 km. The road distance is 730.3 km.
The best way to get from Nancy to Dresden without a car is to train via Erfurt which takes 9h 23m and costs €95 - €210.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Nancy to Dresden, including transfers.
Nancy to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nancy station.
Nancy to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nancy station.
The best way to get from Nancy to Dresden is to train via Erfurt which takes 9h 23m and costs €95 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 50m.
What companies run services between Nancy, France and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Nancy to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Erfurt Hbf in around 9h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nancy to Dresden central station via Metz in around 12h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Luxembourg to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Luxembourg to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Luxembourg to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Saarbrücken Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–370
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nancy to Metz Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nancy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nancy to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metz to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nancy to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nancy - Quai Sainte-Catherine to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nancy to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Metz station.
Nancy to Dresden train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nancy to Dresden is 730 km. It takes approximately 6h 47m to drive from Nancy to Dresden.
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