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Dresden City Guide
Public Transportation
Airport
The Dresden Airport is a medium sized airport with the traffic of a small airport and is easily
accessed via public transport. There are two trains per hour leaving from Hauptbahnhof and the
Bahnhof Neustadt. You can use your regular DVB pass on this train. The train drops you off in the
basement of the airport. All the major car rental agencies have a desk at the airport.
Dresden Airport
Wilhelmine-Reichard-Ring
01109 Dresden
Tel.: 0351-88 10
Dresden Train Stations
The main train station is located conveniently close to the inner city. Several trams and busses drop
you off in front of this train station.
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Dresden Hauptbahnhof (Dresden's main train station)
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Am Wienerplatz / Dresden
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Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt (train station in Neustadt)
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Schlesischer Platz / Dresden (small yet conveniently located train station)
Special Regional Train Tickets
Schönes Wochenendticket ("nice weekend" ticket)
This ticket is valid for Saturdays or Sundays from midnight to 3 o'clock the next morning for train
trips within Germany (second class). This ticket costs 37 Euros (if purchased in the internet or at a
ticket machine) respectively 39 Euros (if purchased at a DB counter) and is valid on the following
trains: S-Bahn, RB, RE, IRE. Up to 5 adults and or parents / grandparents (up to 2 adults) with their
own children / grandchildren under the age of 15 can travel on this one ticket.
Sachsenticket
This ticket is valid for one day from Monday to Friday from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock the next morning
or Saturday or Sunday from midnight to 3 o'clock the next morning and only valid for train trips
within Saxony, Thüringen and Saxony-Anhalt. The cost is 28 Euros (if purchased in the internet or
at a ticket machine) respectively 30 Euros (if purchased at a DB counter). Up to 5 adults and or
parents / grandparents (up to 2 adults) with their own children / grandchildren under the age of 15
can travel on this one ticket.
Sparticket ("savings" ticket)
There are a certain number of these cheap tickets available. Certain conditions such as reservation
for one specific train apply, however. Ask for them when you buy your tickets. The sooner the tickets
are purchased, the more likely it is that you will be able to get a Sparticket.