Travelling from Karlsruhe to Dresden by train

The fastest trains from Karlsruhe to Dresden take around 48 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 444 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Karlsruhe and Dresden.

Journeys between Karlsruhe and Dresden usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 17 departures on the route from Karlsruhe to Dresden every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

Trains are typically more frequent on weekends, when we found around 18 departures. The duration is normally about 48 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest train to Dresden is usually scheduled to depart Karlsruhe around 05:58 and the last train is around 00:15. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Karlsruhe around 05:58, and the last at 21:01.