Public Transportation

    Dresden public transport guide

The Saxon capital offers its residents and visitors one of the densest local public transport networks in Germany. Modern and traditional means of Dresden public transport are meshed into a carefully planned and efficient network. Whether by suburban railway, bus and tram, Elbe ferry or cable car: practically every destination in the city can be reached conveniently, quickly inexpensively.

Dresden train info

S-Bahn line S2 links the airport and the city centre. A single ticket for the Dresden tariff zone is Euro 1.80 (valid on S-Bahn, tram and city bus). This fare makes the Dresden S2 line one of the most inexpensive airport shuttle services in Germany. Tickets can be obtained at ticket vending machines in the station or at the airport information desk on the Arrivals level of the terminal.

Dresden bus info

27 bus routes are in regular service and together make up an extremely dense network of local public transport in Dresden.

Train from and to Dresden

With two major railway stations (Dresden-Hauptbahnhof, Dresden-Neustadt), Dresden is an important railway junction and an integral part of the ICE and EC/ IC networks. There are several services daily to all the larger German cities. For international travellers, there are connections to more than 10 major European cities, e.g. Paris, Copenhagen, Prague, Vienna, Budapest.

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