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Dresden → Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen → Dresden ⇄
1 a weekfastest 11h32ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:02 → 08:34+1
    NJ 40458 Night train
    Dresden Hbf → Schaffhausen · via Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim
    11h327 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:02 → 08:59+1
    NJ 40458 Night train
    Dresden Hbf → Schaffhausen · via Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim
    11h577 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (czptt, de_delfi, de_rv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 21:02, arrive 08:34

The plane is -7h07 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h43
  • To Dresden Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4045811h32
Plane · nonstop DRS–ZRH4h50
  • To Dresden (DRS)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight DRS–ZRH1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From ZRH1h10

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Swiss International Air Lines.