There are 6 ways to get from Zugspitze to Dresden by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to München Hbftrain Rb6
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50 / ...
8h 35m€146–201Bus via Zugspitze, Bf Zugspitzplatt
cheapest- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Dresden central stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
11h 5m€69–99Bus
- Take the bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus stationbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Dresdenbus Ivano-Frankivsk
9h 3mDrive 574.7 km
- Drive from Zugspitze to Dresdencar 574.7 km
5h 35m€93–134Train, fly
- Take the train from Grainau, Riffelriß to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane MUC - DRS
6h 11m€182–297Train
- Take the train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to München Hbftrain Rb6
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Re2
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
11h 2m
Zugspitze to Dresden by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zugspitze to Dresden is to bus via Zugspitze, Bf Zugspitzplatt which costs €65 - €100 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zugspitze to Dresden is to drive which takes 5h 35m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct train from Zugspitze to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Grainau, Riffelriß and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, München Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Zugspitze and Dresden is 708 km. The road distance is 574.7 km.
The best way to get from Zugspitze to Dresden without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 8h 35m and costs €140 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Zugspitze to Dresden, including transfers.
Zugspitze to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station.
The best way to get from Zugspitze to Dresden is to train via Nuremberg which takes 8h 35m and costs €140 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 3m.
Zugspitze to Dresden train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zugspitze to Dresden is 575 km. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Zugspitze to Dresden.
What companies run services between Zugspitze, Germany and Dresden, Germany?
You can take a train from Grainau, Riffelriß to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, München Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Erfurt Hbf in around 8h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Zugspitze to Dresden via Garmisch-Partenkirchen station and München, ZOB in around 9h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 8821 7970
- zugspitzbahn@zugspitze.de
- Website
- zugspitze.de
Train from Grainau, Riffelriß to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- zugspitze.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Garmisch-Partenkirchen station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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