How to travel from Erfurt to Dresden

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Travel Information from Erfurt to Dresden

Distance189 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€11 - €13
Cheapest modeCoach • €11 • 2 h 35 min
Fastest modeTrain • €13 • 1 h 59 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train or coach to travel 189 km to Dresden from Erfurt. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Erfurt to Dresden.

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from Erfurt to Dresden

How to get from Erfurt to Dresden by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Erfurt to Dresden is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
07:50AM2h35
Erfurt
10:25AMDresden
141One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBus
07:50AM2h35
Erfurt
10:25AMDresden
141One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

FlixBus
09:50PM2h30
Erfurt
12:20AMDresden
161One-way
0 transfers

Other options

FlixBus
11:20AM3h50
Erfurt
03:10PMDresden
181One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Erfurt to Dresden

Travel to Dresden easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Erfurt to Dresden.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Erfurt to Dresden: train or coach.

The cheapest way to get from Erfurt to Dresden is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €11 compared to other travel options to Dresden:

A coach is €2 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Erfurt to Dresden costing on average €13.

The fastest way to get to Dresden from Erfurt is by train with an average travel time of 1 h 59 min.

Other travel options to Dresden take longer:

Coach takes on average 2 h 35 min.

The distance between Erfurt and Dresden is around 189 km.

The average frequency per day from Erfurt to Dresden is:

  • 8 coaches per day.
  • Around 6 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Erfurt and Dresden as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Erfurt to Dresden:

  • Coaches mostly depart from Erfurt, Busbahnhof 2 and arrive in Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof).
  • Trains from Erfurt to Dresden most often leave from Erfurt Hbf and arrive in Dresden Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Erfurt to Dresden:

  • FlixBus, City Lines or Citylines can get you to Dresden by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with FlixBus from Erfurt to Dresden for €11 on Omio.
  • Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Abellio GmbH can get you to Dresden by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Erfurt to Dresden for €13 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Erfurt to Dresden with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coach available with FlixBus or Citylines 8 direct coaches per day.
  • Direct trains with Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB | Euro City (EC) with 2 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Dresden as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Erfurt and Dresden.

Many of our customers travelling from Erfurt to Dresden don't make Dresden their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Prague, Berlin, Munich, Leipzig or Vienna, either of which you could add to your Erfurt and Dresden trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Dresden to any of these top destinations today!

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