Chemnitz: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Chemnitz is a city of 247,220 people in Germany (Saxony), 306 m (1,004 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 67 km (42 mi) from the centre. It has 9 railway stations on record, including Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof.
Key facts
Daylight in Chemnitz runs from about 8 h 1 min a day in late December to 16 h 35 min in late June (computed for 50.84° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Chemnitz is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Dresden Airport (DRS), 67 km (42 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,350 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV, 70 km), Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ, 81 km).
Flights to Chemnitz: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof, Chemnitz Süd railway station, Chemnitz Küchwald railway station, Wittgensdorf ob Bf railway station, Chemnitz-Siegmar railway station, Chemnitz-Zwönitzbrücke train station. Trains to Chemnitz
Buses to Chemnitz · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 191 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Hamburg, 362 km — flights · trains · buses
- Vienna, 383 km (Austria) — flights
- Munich, 316 km — flights
- Prague, 134 km (Czechia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Wrocław, 289 km (Poland) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 311 km
- Stuttgart, 353 km
- Dortmund, 388 km
- Dresden, 62 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Tampere, Timbuktu, Mulhouse, Łódź, Volgograd, Arras, Ústí nad Labem, Manchester, Düsseldorf, Akron, Taiyuan, Chennai, Ljubljana, Kaluga.
Common questions
Which airport serves Chemnitz?
Dresden Airport (DRS), 67 km (42 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Chemnitz?
About 247,220 people live in Chemnitz, across 221 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Chemnitz in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Chemnitz?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Chemnitz?
Berlin (191 km), Hamburg (362 km), Vienna (383 km), Munich (316 km), Prague (134 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.