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

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There are 12 ways to get from Santander to Dresden by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BIO - DRS
    9h 30m
    €152–426

  2. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BIO - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    11h 29m
    €86–280

  3. Bus, train via Erfurt

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50 / ...
    21h 39m
    €379–670

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus bus FlixBus 783
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dresden central stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    28h 55m
    €175–266

  5. Drive  1,963.5 km

    1. Drive from Santander to Dresdencar car 1,963.5 km
    18h 19m
    €321–463

  6. Fly Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane SDR - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain train
    9h 23m
    €98–259

  7. Fly Santander Airport to Dresden Airport

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane SDR - DRS
    7h 20m
    €92–476

  8. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BIO - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    11h 55m
    €170–473

  9. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BIO - BER
    3. Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    9h 35m
    €109–301

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus bus
    2. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12N
    23h 17m
    €350–614

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain train
    3. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 50
    26h 53m
    €461–731

  12. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Nuremberg - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Mittetrain train Re
    32h 49m
    €190–388

Santander to Dresden by bus, foot, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration21h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€379Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,655.1 km
  • Duration: 9h 30m

What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Dresden, Germany?

You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Dresden central station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 28h 55m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dresden Airport (DRS) 5 times a week.

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