Stockholm (59.324833, 18.070417) --> Dresden-Gompitz (51.040500, 13.645278): 1609 km, 13:28:13 h
Stockholm (59.324833, 18.070417) --> Dresden-Cotta (51.056667, 13.666972): 1280 km, 12:08:02 h
A difference of 329 km, although the starting point is the same and the destinations are only 3.5 km apart.
Settings: default car, fastest route.