How to get from Zittau to Dresden

Fastest: 1h 41m; by car, door to door
Cheapest: €13; by car
Distance: 77 km; as the crow flies
Departures today: 4; 3 ways, Thu 29 Oct

3 ways to travel

77 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

bestLess walking and waiting than driving, for the lowest overall cost of time and fare.

Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Germany; the planner lets you pick yours.

Exercise increased caution in GermanyUS

Travel advice: US State Department.

Departures today

Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Zittau to Dresden?

The fastest way is by car: about 1h 41m door to door. The straight-line distance is 77 km.

What is the cheapest way from Zittau to Dresden?

Drive is the cheapest, from €13. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

How much is the bus from Zittau to Dresden?

Buses take about 2h 3m and cost €16–139 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window.

How far is Dresden from Zittau by road?

About 126 km, roughly 1h 41m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €13–18; tolls and parking are extra.

Who runs it

Buses

FlixBus-eu
RBO-Bus
RBO-Busverkehr
Autobusy Karlovy Vary
Dopravní společnost Ústeckého kraje
příspěvková organizace
Busübernahme OVPS

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

In Dresden

Capital city of Saxony, Germany

Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area, and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has over 1.3 million inhabitants.

The Dresden guide

Worth your time

Frauenkirche
The original Church of Our Lady was completely destroyed during World War II; however, it has been reconstructed.
Zwinger Palace
Theaterplatz 1 ( 4 8 and 9 Theaterplatz and 11 am Zwingerteich), besucherservice@skd.museum.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
A highly regarded collection featuring around 700 European works from the 15th to the 18th century.
Porzellansammlung
A unique collection showcasing the obsession with "white gold" during the 18th century.

From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)

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3 ways to travel

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Departures today

Questions people ask

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