There are 9 ways to get from Pforzheim to Dresden by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50
7h 15m€63–198Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Kornwestheim024 / ...
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Dresden central stationN42 / ...
8h 15m€33–79Drive 521.1 km
- Drive from Pforzheim to Dresden521.1 km
4h 51m€73–106Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)STR - DRS
5h 48m€184–529Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Dresden HbfEc
9h 19m€108–168Train #2
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof12N
9h 21m€73–198Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)FRA - DRS
5h 14m€153–358Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)STR - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
5h 58m€102–304Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Dresden Airport (DRS)MUC - DRS
7h 11m€165–363
Pforzheim to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pforzheim to Dresden is to bus which costs €30 - €80 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Pforzheim to Dresden is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Pforzheim station to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Pforzheim central bus station and arriving at Dresden central station via Kornwestheim. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Pforzheim to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Pforzheim Hbf and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Pforzheim and Dresden is 658 km. The road distance is 521.1 km.
The best way to get from Pforzheim to Dresden without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 15m and costs €60 - €200.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Pforzheim to Dresden, including transfers.
Pforzheim to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pforzheim central bus station.
Pforzheim to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Pforzheim to Dresden is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 15m and costs €60 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €80 and takes 8h 15m.
What companies run services between Pforzheim, Germany and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Pforzheim Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, and Frankfurt in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Dresden central station via Kornwestheim in around 8h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €13–20
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pforzheim central bus station to Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kornwestheim to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Pforzheim to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kornwestheim station.
Pforzheim to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pforzheim to Dresden is 521 km. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Pforzheim to Dresden.
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