There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Dresden by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SDR - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 29m€107–305Fly Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SDR - PRG
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 50m€87–335Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
20h 21m€349–630Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus N1306 / ...
29h 10m€136–244Drive 1,964.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Dresdencar 1,964.4 km
18h 19m€314–453Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BIO - DRS
9h 56m€132–465Fly Santander Airport to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane SDR - DRS
7h 59m€141–479Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BIO - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
11h 36m€163–427Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
20h 56m€378–695Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
27h 11m€430–773Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Constance central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus
34h 33m
Santander to Dresden by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Dresden is to fly and train which costs €100 - €310 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 7h 29m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Dresden station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Dresden central station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 11m.
The distance between Santander and Dresden is 1792 km. The road distance is 1964.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Dresden without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 21m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Santander to Dresden, including transfers.
Santander to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Dresden train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Dresden is to bus via Paris which takes 29h 10m and costs €130 - €250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €480 and takes 7h 59m, you could also train, which costs €430 - €800 and takes 27h 11m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander to Dresden central station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 29h 10m. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dresden Airport (DRS) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Dresden Airport via Birmingham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Santander Airport to Dresden Airport via Barcelona, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €850–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Constance central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
Santander to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Santander to Dresden train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Dresden is 1964 km. It takes approximately 18h 19m to drive from Santander to Dresden.
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