Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig.
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area, and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has over 1.3 million inhabitants.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Dresden is a very beautiful, light-spirited city, especially in summer, when you can appreciate the serene setting of the historic centre. Although Dresden is larger than Munich when measured by area, the historic centre is quite compact and walkable.
- 01Frauenkirche
The original Church of Our Lady was completely destroyed during World War II; however, it has been reconstructed.
- 02Zwinger Palace
Theaterplatz 1 ( 4 8 and 9 Theaterplatz and 11 am Zwingerteich), besucherservice@skd.museum.
- 03Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
A highly regarded collection featuring around 700 European works from the 15th to the 18th century.
- 04Porzellansammlung
A unique collection showcasing the obsession with "white gold" during the 18th century.
- 05Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
- 06Residenzschloss
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Things to do
Semperoper. Go to a performance or take a tour. Be sure to book in advance. Details are in the listing in the See section.
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Where to eat
Dresden is particularly famous for its Stollen (a Christmas cake made from yeast dough with raisins, butter and almonds) Locals perennially discuss which bakery bakes the best Stollen. Another speciality is Dresdner Eierschecke, a cake with three layers: a thin base of yeast dough, a layer of quark pudding in the middle, and a broad layer of egg yolk cream on top.
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Getting to Dresden
- Airports
- Dresden (DRS), 10 km · Karlovy Vary (KLV), 111 km · Václav Havel Prague (PRG), 112 km
- Schkeuditz → Dresden112 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · €13–18
- Berlin → Dresden165 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · €19–27
- Erfurt → Dresden189 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · €22–30
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Dresden
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dresden. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in{{go | name | url information@dresden-airport.de | address 51.134444 | long in Klotzsche, a north Dresden borough | phone | hours | wikipedia Q657005 | lastedit=2026-04-27 | content=Mostly served by charter flights to popular holiday destinations.
- Get aroundThree ferries cross the Elbe and two cable car systems go up Loschwitz hill.
- Get around(VVO covers 27 municipalities in central Saxony.) VVO tickets are valid on all buses, trams, regional trains and some ferries within a particular zone in the VVO network area.
- Get aroundIt allows you to use all trams, buses, most ferries and trains (except InterCitys and ICEs) and is relatively cheap.
- Get aroundDresden has a lot of cycle rickshaws, mostly operating around the Old Town.
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