Getting to Dresden / Local public transport
Flight connections
Dresden International Airport in Dresden-Klotzsche, 9 km from the city centre.
Getting to the airport:
- By car/bus, direct Autobahn access:
A4 (Chemnitz/Dresden/Görlitz)
A13 (Berlin/Dresden)
A17 (Czech Republic/Dresden) Autobahn exit: Dresden Flughafen
as well as via the B97 motorway
- By S-Bahn regional train: departs every 30 minutes (approx. 20 mins to the inner city). Stops at stations: Mitte (city centre), Neustadt, Industriegelände, Klotzsche, Grenzstraße.
- Scheduled flights between the most important German and European cities: Düsseldorf*, Frankfurt am Main*, Munich*, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Zurich*, Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, Vienna*, Moscow*, London*
Tel. +49 (0)351 8813360
www.dresden-airport.de
- At the airports marked with an * there are excellent connections for
Railway connections
Two railway stations (Dresden Hauptbahnhof [Main railway station] and Dresden Neustadt) with ICE and EC/IC network connections Multiple daily connections to all larger German cities
Direct connections to Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna
Deutsche Bahn ReiseService | Tel. 0180 5996633 Information on rail connections, domestic and international ticket prices, ticket reservations and purchases.
Tel. 0800 1507090 (free call) Automated 24-hour timetable information.
www.bahn.de
Autobahn connections
Dresden can be reached directly on three motorways:
A4 coming from the west (Cologne/Eisenach/Chemnitz)
A13 coming from the north (Rostock/Berlin)
A17 coming from the south (Prague)
ADAC Saxony (motorist club) | Tel. 0180 5101112 and +49 (0)351 44330
ADAC national roadside assistance | Tel. 0180 2222222 www.adac.de
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Distances
Berlin 205 km
Bonn 575 km
Chemnitz 76 km
Düsseldorf 629 km
Erfurt 224 km
Frankfurt/Main 469 km
Hamburg 502 km
Hannover 364 km
Leipzig 108 km
Munich 484 km
Nuremberg 337 km
Prague 152 km
Salzburg 624 km
Stuttgart 524 km
Vienna 461 km
Long-distance coaches
- Berlin—Dresden: BerlinLinienBus: fast, low-priced connections between Berlin Airport and Dresden railway stations, eight times daily with boarding direct from the terminal.
Tickets: Bayern Express, Berlin: Tel. 0180 1546436 | Dresden regional transport: Tel. +49 (0)351 4921357
- Prag—Dresden: Operates daily between Dresden’s main railwaystation and Prague’s Holesovice railway station
- Düsseldorf—Dresden: Operates daily via Duisburg, Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, Hamm, Gütersloh, Bielefeld, Magdeburg, Halle, Leipzig
- Stuttgart—Dresden: Operates Tue. and Sat. via Würzburg, Schweinfurt, Bamberg, Hof, Chemnitz (return trips every Mon. and Fri.)
info@berlinlinienbus.de www.berlinlinienbus.de
Getting around Dresden
During the day, 12 tram lines and 28 bus lines operate (every 10 mins) throughout the city of Dresden making all of the city’s sights and places of interest within fast and easy reach. Four Elbe River ferries and two historical mountain railways add additional spice to the diversity of public transportation in Dresden. The DRESDEN CARDs not only lets you ride free on all public transportation but also gives you a range of discounts around town and free admission to selected museums.
- Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB) | Customer service: Tel. +49 (0)351 8571011 www.dvb.ag
- Upper Elbe Regional Transport System (VVO) | Customer service: Tel. +49 (0)351 8526555 www.vvo-online.de