Copenhagen to Dresden bus: 1.5 a day, fastest 11h55

1.5 a dayfastest 11h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇰 Denmark → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

CopenhagenNykøbing FalsterRostockBerlinDresden· 520 km as the crow flies

07:45 → 19:40
FlixBus N160
Copenhagen Busterminal → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Hamburg, Berlin
11h556 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
19:10 → 07:40⁺¹
FlixBus N232 ☾ Overnight
Copenhagen Busterminal → Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße) · via Nykøbing Falster, Rostock, Berlin
12h308 stops
Runs: Daily until Mon 2 Nov, not Wed 21 Oct, Wed 28 OctThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:10 → 06:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (8h55). The bus takes 3h41 longer.

Bus · fastest direct12h36

To Copenhagen Busterminal13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N16011h55
From Dresden central station (Bayrische Straße)13 min

Train · fastest direct8h55

Before departure10 min
ICE 3838h45

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

2 a daydirect trains, fastest 8h36

Deutsche Bahn. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Copenhagen to Dresden nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Copenhagen to Dresden?

Yes. 1.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Copenhagen to Dresden?

The fastest takes 11h55; the slowest 12h30, for 520 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:45 and the latest at 19:10, local time in Copenhagen. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Copenhagen to Dresden?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 19:10 arriving 07:40 the next morning.

Copenhagen ▸ Dresden

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