Dresden: 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.
Dresden is a city of 564,904 people in Germany (Saxony), 116 m (381 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Dresden Central Station. Our booking partner lists 937 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Dresden runs from about 7 h 59 min a day in late December to 16 h 38 min in late June (computed for 51.05° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Dresden is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Dresden Airport (DRS), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,350 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Dresden: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Dresden Central Station, Dresden-Neustadt railway station, Dresden Mitte railway station, Dresden-Klotzsche railway station, Dresden-Friedrichstadt railway station, Dresden Grenzstraße railway station. Trains to Dresden
Buses to Dresden · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 937 places to stay in Dresden. Of the 699 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (470), and 9 are five-star. Across 218 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 477,922 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dresden Zoo | 850,000 | 2017 |
| Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister | 500,000 | — |
| German Hygiene Museum | 280,000 | — |
The busiest is Dresden Zoo at 850,000 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Dresden
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 165 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Hamburg, 377 km — flights · trains · buses
- Vienna, 369 km (Austria) — flights
- Munich, 359 km — flights
- Prague, 117 km (Czechia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Wrocław, 230 km (Poland) — trains · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 372 km
- Poznań, 267 km (Poland) — trains · tours
- Nuremberg, 259 km — trains · tours
- Hannover, 312 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Skopje, Salzburg, Coventry, Saint Petersburg, Wrocław, Ostrava, Brazzaville, Florence, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Strasbourg, Columbus, Hangzhou, Silistra.
Common questions
Which airport serves Dresden?
Dresden Airport (DRS), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre.
How big is Dresden?
About 564,904 people live in Dresden, across 328 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Dresden in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Dresden?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Dresden?
Our booking partner lists 937 places to stay in Dresden, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Dresden?
Berlin (165 km), Hamburg (377 km), Vienna (369 km), Munich (359 km), Prague (117 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.