There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Dresden by plane, train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane NCE - DRS
6h 48m€164–370Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane NCE - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 48m€79–248Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
16h 8m€356–846Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Munich central bus stationbus 492
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 48mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbfnighttrain En
22h 6m€254–467Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NCE - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
7h 1m€84–279Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane NCE - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 51m€177–425Drive 1,196.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Dresdencar 1,196.6 km
11h 54m€187–270Drive, car train
- Drive from Nice to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Dresdencar
16h 54m€239–334
Nice to Dresden by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Dresden is to fly and train which costs €80 - €280 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €160 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Dresden via München, ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Est and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 8m.
The distance between Nice and Dresden is 989 km. The road distance is 1196.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Dresden without a car is to train which takes 16h 8m and costs €350 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Nice to Dresden, including transfers.
Nice to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Dresden is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs €160 - €370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €850 and takes 16h 8m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 18h 48m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa and Swiss fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Dresden Airport (DRS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, and Erfurt Hbf in around 16h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–55
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Nice to Dresden train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Dresden is 1197 km. It takes approximately 11h 54m to drive from Nice to Dresden.
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