How to get to Bratislava from Dresden

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Travel Information from Dresden to Bratislava

Distance250 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£20 - £18
Cheapest modeCoach • £18 • 5 h 59 min
Fastest modeCoach • £18 • 5 h 59 min
Popular travel companiesFlixBus or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train or coach to travel 250 miles to Bratislava from Dresden. 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 Dresden to Bratislava.

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from Dresden to Bratislava

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

Our recommendation

train

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

Deutsche BahnBUS 10173 · EC 173
10:207h42
Dresden
18:02Bratislava hlavná stanica
£421One-way
1 change

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
19:056h40
Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)
01:45Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy
£341One-way
0 changes

Fastest

FlixBusFlixBus
23:506h10
Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)
06:00Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy
£541One-way
0 changes

Other options

Regiojet(Berlin -> Prague) · RJ 1047 (Prague -> Bratislava)
13:357h51
Dresden, Bayerische Strasse (Hbf)
21:26Bratislava hlavná stanica
£431One-way
1 change
Deutsche BahnBUS 10171 · EC 171 · RJ 79 · EC 131
08:208h45
Dresden
17:05Bratislava hlavná stanica
£421One-way
3 changes
Deutsche BahnBUS 10175 · EC 175 · EC 283
14:207h43
Dresden
22:03Bratislava hlavná stanica
£421One-way
2 changes
FlixBusFlixBus
01:506h30
Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)
08:20Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy
£361One-way
0 changes
FlixBusFlixBus
02:407h10
Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)
09:50Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy
£401One-way
0 changes
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
12:207h40
Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof)
20:00Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy
£471One-way
1 change

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FAQs: Dresden to Bratislava

Travel to Bratislava 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 Dresden to Bratislava.

FAQs

There are 2 ways to get from Dresden to Bratislava: train or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Bratislava from Dresden is by taking a coach, which costs on average £18.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Dresden to Bratislava:

Taking a coach costs less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of.

Taking a coach costs £2 less than taking a train, which costs on average £20 for the same trip.

The quickest way to travel from Dresden to Bratislava is by coach, which takes on average 5 h 59 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Train takes 6 h 49 min on average.

Bratislava is approximately 250 miles away from Dresden.

The average frequency per day from Dresden to Bratislava is:

  • 26 coaches per day.
  • 26 flights a day.
  • 5 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Dresden to Bratislava 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 Dresden to Bratislava:

  • Coaches mostly depart from Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy.
  • Trains mostly depart from Dresden Hbf and arrive in Bratislava hlavná stanica.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Dresden to Bratislava:

  • You can travel to Bratislava from Dresden by coach with FlixBus, Ourbus or Racic Eurobus. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £18 with Ourbus from Dresden to Bratislava.
  • You can take a train from Dresden to Bratislava with Deutsche Bahn, Regiojet or Hungarian Railways (MÁV). Cheap tickets can be found for £17 with Hungarian Railways (MÁV) from Dresden to Bratislava.

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

  • Direct coaches with FlixBus or Racic Eurobus with 3 direct coaches per day.
  • Direct trains with Deutsche Bahn or Hungarian Railways (MÁV) with 1 direct train per day.

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

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

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