Dresden is located in the Federal German state of Saxony, located on the eastern side of Germany roughly half way between the northern and southern borders. Germany as a whole has a fantastic transportation infrastructure, indeed transportation industries are one of the things that Germany is known for. Like most other German cities, Dresden is well connected to the rest of the country through this infrastructure, which includes the famous German motorways (or autobahns), and also a great rail, bus and air network as well. Public transport is a viable and flexible option for your travels to and from Dresden, and you can also go in your own car if you are using one. There is an international airport in Dresden, located only a few miles out of town; and trains and buses arrive and depart to Berlin and other European cities all day long. Depending on how you travel to Dresden, there are a number of interesting locations and places of interest that you may wish to visit along the way.

The fastest and easiest way to get to your Dresden Hotel is of course to arrive by airplane. While this may be the quickest route, there is the disadvantage of not being able to see the countryside and towns along the way. Dresden’s Klotsche Airport, or Flughafen Dresden is very close to the city, located to the northeast; arrival by air is convenient and fast and there are a number of alternatives to get from the airport to your hotel Dresden. There are daily flights to and from many destinations, both in Germany and throughout Europe and northern Africa. Once you have arrived at the airport, getting to the city centre is a breeze with a fantastic selection of buses, trams, taxis and a train line as well. If you after a slower pace of travel however, you can arrive in Dresden by rail, bus or car – none of which are really that slow by international standards. There are often lots of bargains on cheap travel (Billig Reisen) which are available on the internet.

Dresden is easily accessible by the motorway, with the A13 giving access from Berlin and the north of Germany; and the A4 coming in from the east and west. If you were travelling to Dresden on a holiday, then you could visit many other great German and European destinations on the way easily. You can get to the city from the U.K by using the channel tunnel, and there are also routes from Brussels, Cologne and most other parts of Europe. Bautzen is a beautiful old city to the east of Dresden well worth a visit if you are coming that way, as is Radebeul if you are coming from the west. Travelling to your landhotel-dresden.de hotel by car will give you the most options in terms of seeing other destinations along the way.

Bus travel to Dresden is potentially the most uncomfortable way to travel for a tourist as it can be a long way to this eastern European city from the west of Europe. It is however a cheap option and there are many services from most major European destinations. There are two main train stations in the city of Dresden, Dresden Neustadt in Schlesischer Park and the Hauptbahnhof on Wiener Platz. Germany is fitted with a good fast train network, and trains arrive and depart in Dresden all day from local, national and international destinations. This main line is the Deutsche Bundesbahn line where more than a dozen trains arrive from Berlin and Frankfurt every day. Prague and Liepzig are fairly close to Dresden and are definitely worth checking out if they are on your route, as is the German capital of Berlin which is only a little over two hours away by train.