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Compare coach and train for Potsdam to Dresden
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Potsdam to Dresden among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £7. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 2h 26m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £7, and a train costs an average of £7.
Distance: 157 km
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£38 Average Price | £15 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 7m Average total duration 2h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 56m Average total duration Fastest 2h 26m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Dresden from Potsdam by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Potsdam to Dresden is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
20:281h32Potsdam22:00Dresden£71One-way0 changes
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- 20:281h32Potsdam22:00Dresden£71One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 20:281h32Potsdam22:00Dresden£71One-way0 changes
Other options
- 7:322h56Potsdam10:28Dresden£451One-way0 changes
- 7:032h25Potsdam9:28Dresden£451One-way0 changes
- 8:492h39Potsdam11:28Dresden£491One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Potsdam to Dresden:
A coach is £23 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Potsdam to Dresden costing on average £38.
Other travel options to Dresden take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 37m.
- Around 15 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Potsdam and Dresden as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Potsdam Hbf and arrive in Dresden Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) and arrive in Dresden, Bayerische Strasse (Hbf).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ODEG, S-Bahn Berlin to go to Dresden by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Günter Anger Güterverkehrs GmbH & Co. Omnibusvermietung KG, FlixBus, regiobus PM to go to Dresden by coach.
- 14 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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