There are 9 ways to get from Warsaw to Dresden by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Berlin
best- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin HbfEic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof27 / ...
7h 36m€58–146Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Dresden central station1304A / ...
8h 15m€30–75Drive 614.2 km
- Drive from Warsaw to Dresden614.2 km
5h 50m€86–124Fly to Dresden Airport
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Dresden Airport (DRS)WAW - DRS
6h 36m€161–377Train
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to ZgorzelecIc
- Take the train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden HauptbahnhofRe1 / ...
8h 18m€129–136Bus, train
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Take the train from Wroclaw Nowy Dwor Podg to ZgorzelecOs
- Take the train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden HauptbahnhofRe1
10h 39m€57–86Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)WAW - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
6h 11m€89–302Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)WAW - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
7h 34m€78–199Fly to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Wroclaw (WRO)WAW - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Nowy Dwor Podg to Zgorzelec
- Take the train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
8h 22m€94–167
Warsaw to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Warsaw to Dresden is to bus which costs €30 - €75 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Warsaw to Dresden is to drive which takes 5h 50m and costs €85 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Warsaw, Bus Station West station and arriving at Dresden central station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Warsaw to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Warszawa Centralna and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 36m.
The distance between Warsaw and Dresden is 744 km. The road distance is 614.2 km.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Dresden without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 7h 36m and costs €55 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Warsaw to Dresden, including transfers.
Warsaw to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Warsaw to Dresden train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Warszawa Centralna station.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Dresden is to train via Berlin which takes 7h 36m and costs €55 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €75 and takes 8h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €160 - €380 and takes 6h 36m.
What companies run services between Warsaw, Poland and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Warszawa Centralna to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Berlin Hbf in around 7h 36m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Dresden central station every 4 hours. Tickets cost €30–75 and the journey takes 8h 15m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €92–96
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Wroclaw Nowy Dwor Podg to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +48 (22) 123 75 44
- sekretariat@pkspolonus.pl
- Website
- pkspolonus.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Schedules at
- pkspolonus.pl
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More Questions & Answers
Warsaw to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Warsaw to Dresden train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Warsaw to Dresden is 614 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Warsaw to Dresden.
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