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Compare train, coach and flight for Dresden to Bayreuth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Dresden to Bayreuth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £13. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 2h 49m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £13, and a train costs an average of £35.
Distance: 196 km
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£49 Average Price | £19 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 8m Average total duration 3h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 19m Average total duration Fastest 2h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Bayreuth from Dresden by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Dresden to Bayreuth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus23:593h01Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)3:00Bayreuth, Hbf£151One-way0 changes
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FlixBus23:593h01Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)3:00Bayreuth, Hbf£151One-way0 changes
Fastest
FlixBus2:402h45Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)5:25Bayreuth, Hbf£161One-way0 changes
Other options
Bus RE3 · 74012+
845689:335h03Dresden14:36Bayreuth Hbf£461One-way2 changes
Bus RE3 · 74010+
84603 · 845108:334h49Dresden13:22Bayreuth Hbf£611One-way3 changes
Bus RE3 · 74010 · 30308:334h54Dresden13:27Bayreuth Hbf£611One-way2 changes
FlixBus3:152h55Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)6:10Bayreuth, Hbf£161One-way0 changes
FlixBus6:053h05Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)9:10Bayreuth, Hbf£241One-way0 changes
LH67 · LH14818:554h05Dresden Airport23:00Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport£3781One-way1 change
LH2123 · LH103 · LH1469:358h10Dresden Airport17:45Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport£4641One-way2 changes
LH2123 · LH107 · LH1469:358h10Dresden Airport17:45Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport£4671One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Dresden to Bayreuth
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This is compared to other travel options from Dresden to Bayreuth:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Dresden to Bayreuth costing on average £49.
A coach is £291 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dresden to Bayreuth costing on average £310.
Other travel options to Bayreuth take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 38m.
Flight takes on average 3h 39m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Dresden and Bayreuth as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Dresden Hbf and arrive in Bayreuth Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Bayreuth, Hbf.
- Flights mostly depart from Dresden Airport and arrive in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer Airport.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Transdev GmbH, Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn to go to Bayreuth by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Bayreuth by coach.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus.
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