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How to get fromNice to Dresdenby plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or car train

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  1. Fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane NCE - DRS
    7h 3m
    €155–438

  2. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane NCE - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    8h 45m
    €83–257

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    16h 31m
    €354–661

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nice to Munich central bus stationbus bus 492
    2. Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    18h 48m
    €123–162

  5. Drive  1,196.6 km

    1. Drive from Nice to Dresdencar car 1,196.6 km
    11h 53m
    €228–328

  6. Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane NCE - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 8m
    €175–571

  7. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane NCE - BER
    2. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 8m
    €85–293

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Nice Ville to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    19h 32m
    €326–578

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE to ZGORZELEC, parking przy stacji Shell - Jędrzychowicebus bus
    2. Take the train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Mittetrain train Re1 / ...
    26h 21m
    €136–265

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Nice to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar car
    17h 15m
    €267–375

Nice to Dresden by train and foot

Calendar46Weekly Services
Duration16h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€354Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 989 km
  • Duration: 7h 3m

What companies run services between Nice, France and Dresden, Germany?

Lufthansa flies from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 16h 31m.

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