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Schaffhausen → Dresden

Dresden → Schaffhausen ⇄
1 a weekfastest 10h27ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:39 → 07:10+1
    NJ 40459 Night train
    Schaffhausen → Dresden Hbf · via Mannheim, Frankfurt, Leipzig
    10h317 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 20:39 → 07:06+1
    NJ 40459 Night train
    Schaffhausen → Dresden Hbf · via Mannheim, Frankfurt, Leipzig
    10h277 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 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 20:39, arrive 07:06

The plane is -6h12 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h38
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4045910h27
  • From Dresden Hbf1 min
Plane · nonstop ZRH–DRS4h50
  • To Zurich (ZRH)1h10
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight ZRH–DRS1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From DRS20 min

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.