There are 12 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
8h 59m€88–269Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BIO - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
10h 38m€82–247Bus, 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€139–537Bus
- 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€118–213Drive 1,964.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Dresdencar 1,964.4 km
18h 19m€299–431Bus 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
8h 56m€116–358Fly Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SDR - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 36m€96–263Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BIO - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 11m€87–268Bus 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/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
12h 8m€109–358Bus, 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€278–496Train
- 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
26h 45m€206–535Bus, train via Konstanz
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus stationbus
- Take the train from Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Ec
36h 2m€218–315
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 €85 - €270 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 8h 36m and costs €95 - €270.
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 26h 45m.
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 €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 59m 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 which takes 29h 10m and costs €110 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €550 and takes 26h 45m.
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, you can take a train from Santander to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 26h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- 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
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- 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
- €90–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Massy Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €140–180
Train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- 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
- €80–110
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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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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