Dresden Getting there & around

Getting around

Public transport is operated by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (857 1011), which has several information kiosks, including one outside the Hauptbahnhof.

The S2 train serves the airport from the Hauptbahnhof and Dresden-Neustadt (€1.70, 23 and 14 minutes respectively). Budget about €10 for a taxi to the Hauptbahnhof.

Single bus and tram tickets cost €1.70, a day pass is €4.50. The family day pass, for two adults and up to four kids, is a steal at €5.50. Tickets are available aboard and from vending machines at stops.

The starting rate for taxis is €2.10. Taxis line up at the Hauptbahnhof and Neustadt station, or ring 211 211. For short hops within the Altstadt, consider a Velotaxi pedicab (rickshaw), which charge €2.50 per person for the first kilometre, then €1 for each additional kilometre.

Bicycle hire is available at the Hauptbahnhof (461 3262) and Neustadt (461 5601) stations for €7 per day.