Getting to Dresden
Dresden does have its own small airport and handily it's only a few miles form the middle.
If you can bag a flight there, that's fine, and from October 2012 OLT Express launched a daily service from London Southend to Dresden, the only direct connection to the UK.
To get into town from the airport go to the lower ground floor and there you can catch the S-Bahn Line 2 direct to Dresden's two main stations, Hauptbahnhof and Neustadt.
These suburban trains run around every 30 minutes and the bonus ball is that the fare into the city is just €2. Buy your ticket from the machine or from the airport information desk in Arrivals. It takes 13 minutes to Neustadt, and 21 minutes to Hauptbahnhof.
Taxis charge around €20 euros for the journey into town.
You next closest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport, which in 2012 links to Heathrow and Stansted.
The airport has its own station and trains to Dresden are roughly hourly. A handful are direct, taking around 1 hour 20 minutes, but many require a change in Leipzig, extending the journey time by 20 minutes. Fares in advance are from €19, and you can save a few euros by booking online in advance - www.bahn.de
But if you can't fly direct to Dresden or Leipzig, it's time for other options - and they aren't bad.
Dresden is roughly halfway along the Berlin to Prague main railway line. So you can fly to either of these cities - which have far more airline routes - then board a comfy train for the two and bit hour journey to Dresden.
If you have a choice, I'd plump for Prague. It's marginally closer for starters, but mainly because the train journey between Prague and Dresden is one of the best I've had the pleasure of. The stretch from the Czech border to Dresden runs alongside the river, cutting between the steep hills, and the scenery is stunning.
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Take in the scenery: The view from the train from Prague to Dresden.
To give you an idea of times and costs: in Prague, you can catch a bus from the airport to the middle of town but you may find it easier to hop in a cab.
Do make sure you bag an official taxi from the desk in Prague arrivals hall - anybody who tries to collar you will overcharge you. Expect to pay around 600-800CZK (around £20-£25) for the 30 minute ride, although that time is subject to Prague's tricky traffic. You can get Czech currency at cash points in the arrivals hall, which is cheaper than exchange offices.
The cheaper way is via bus and tram. Catch bus 119 to Dejvicka, the final stop - then catch the metro line to Muzeum, and change on to Line C for one stop to Hlavni nadrazi (main station). It will take around an hour, with tickets covering the whole journey costing 32CZK, just over £1. You can buy this ticket from the public transport counters in arrivals hall.
For Berlin, you fly into Tegel or Schonefeld airports.
From Schonefeld airport there is an airport express train direct from the airport to all the main Berlin stations including Ostbahnhof (17 minutes) and Hauptbahnhof (28 minutes). It runs every half hour and local public transport tickets cover the route, you can buy them at the station. From Hauptbahnhof there are regular trains to Dresden, taking just over two hours. Fares fluctuate massively and are expensive on the day, so book in advance at www.bahn.de
Alternatively you can catch a Berlin Linien bus direct from the airport straight to Dresden Hauptbahnhof. It takes two hours, and costs from €32 euros return: visit https://www.berlinlinienbus.de/index.php
From Tegel airport you can catch bus TXL which runs to all the major points in central Berlin, including Hauptbahnhof where you can catch a train to Dresden (see above). The fare is €2.30 and you can buy tickets at the stop or on the bus, they run every ten minutes during the day.
Or again there is a Berlin Linien bus that goes direct to Dresden from Tegel airport. The journey time is longer than from Schonefeld, at 2 hours 50 minutes - indeed it stops at Schonefeld on the way - but the cost is the same, from €32 return.
You could get the train all the way from London. It is a long haul - Eurostar to Brussels, on the Cologne and then change for a train to Dresden, probably via Berlin. It could take in a night train too.
Getting around Dresden
In Dresden the majority of places are within walking distance, for instance from the Hauptbahnhof to the centre is a 15 to 20 minute walk straight ahead through the pedestrian area. Alternatively, trams stop right outside the station entrance.
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Grand: Dresden Hauptbahnhof (main station)
Trams in the centre are speedy and modern, making way for buses in the suburbs.
If you want to make use of the local public transport and check out a few museums, Dresden Cards are your best bet.
There are city cards for one or two days giving you the freedom of the network plus entries and discounts to numerous places. A one day card is €9.90, two days with a bit more offered is €25, available from the Tourist Information Centres at the main station or in the Kulturpalast, or online at www.dresden.de/dresdencard
If you just want to use the transport, then single tickets are a comparitvely pricey €2 euros. It's better to get a Tageskarte (day ticket) - €5 for one zone, which frankly takes in most of the city. Ticket machines at stops do have english options, just remember to stamp your ticket when you first board a tram or bus.
Note that the Dresden stadium is only a 20 minute walk from the city centre, and less than that from the main station.
There is the official hop-on, hop-off city town Grosse Stadtrundfahrt with 22 stops, taking in all the major points of interest on both sides of the river. Visit www.stadtrundfahrt.de
It runs from 9.30am to 5pm daily, with buses every 15 to 30 minutes, and extends into the evening in the summer months.
There are also further lines to Pillnitz Palace, a discovery tour of the town's industry and one in the evening too.
In 2012 it's €20 for one day on the buses, or €22 for two days.
There's also a sightseeing bus, lasting 90 minutes, giving you a round tour of the town. It leaves from Wilsdruffer Strasse, a few hundred yards east from the Kulturpalast, four times daily from April to October and three times daily in November and December. Fares are €15 from the driver - visit www.stadtrundfahrt-dresden.de
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