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Frankfurt to Dresden by train or flight
About 460 km. The flight is fastest at 4 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,130 per person.
Dresden to FrankfurtFastest
Flight
Lufthansa, DRS–FRA
4 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
ICE high-speed train (via Leipzig and Erfurt)
from ₹2,130 per person
Best value
Train
ICE high-speed train (via Leipzig and Erfurt)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ICE high-speed train (via Leipzig and Erfurt) | 4.6 h | ₹2,130–₹14,910per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Lufthansa, DRS–FRA | 4 h | ₹6,390–₹26,630per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · ICE high-speed train (via Leipzig and Erfurt) | ₹4,260–₹29,820 | ₹8,520–₹59,640 |
| Flight · Lufthansa, DRS–FRA | ₹12,780–₹53,260 | ₹25,560–₹1,06,520 |
Once you’re in Dresden
- Best time: May – September, December (Striezelmarkt)
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September, December (Striezelmarkt)). Dresden Striezelmarkt can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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