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The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

S2 train to Dresden Hauptbahnhof

S2 · S-Bahn Dresden (DB Regio Südost), VVO tariff
21 min rideEvery 30 min05:18–23:18
Dresden HauptbahnhofDresden Flughafen S-Bahn station
Non-stop
€3.60total for 1 adult€3.60 eachBuy ticketOn S-Bahn Dresden, VVO tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Dresden Hauptbahnhof, the S-Bahn platforms: the S2 toward Dresden Flughafen

A one-zone Dresden single, EUR 3.60, valid one hour with changes; children from school age to 14 pay EUR 2.20, younger ones ride free. A 4er-Karte, EUR 13.00, covers four people with one field each.

Luggage. A commuter train with multi-purpose areas for bikes, prams and cases.

Hours. Every day at 18 and 48 past the hour, from 05:18 to 23:18; from 16 November also 04:18 and 04:48. Until then the two earliest trains start at Dresden Mitte, at 04:22 and 04:52.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Every way from Dresden airport into Dresden

How do I get from Dresden city centre to Dresden airport?

For one traveler the S2 train to Dresden Hauptbahnhof is the way we recommend: €3.60 in total, 21 min, boarding at Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The first one leaves at 05:18 and is at the airport by about 05:39; the last leaves at 23:18.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
S2 train to Dresden Hauptbahnhof

First 05:18 from Dresden Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 05:39.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first S2 for the airport leaves Dresden-Neustadt at 04:25 and 04:55 every day, 14 minutes to the airport. From the Hauptbahnhof the first is 05:18; from 16 November also 04:18 and 04:48.

Before you leave for Dresden Airport

From the centre to each way out
Early flights

The first S2 for the airport leaves Dresden-Neustadt at 04:25 and 04:55 every day, 14 minutes to the airport. From the Hauptbahnhof the first is 05:18; from 16 November also 04:18 and 04:48.

At the station

At Dresden Hauptbahnhof or Dresden-Neustadt take the S2 toward Dresden Flughafen, not the S1. The airport is the end of the line, 21 minutes from the Hauptbahnhof and 14 from Neustadt.

Tickets

Anywhere in Dresden, a one-zone single, EUR 3.60, reaches the airport: it is inside the Dresden fare zone. From Meissen buy three zones, EUR 9.50.

Taxis to the airport

The fixed taxi fares apply to the airport too: EUR 48 from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and EUR 32 from Dresden-Neustadt station. From 15 January 2027 they are EUR 51 and EUR 34.

Questions

When is the first S2 train to Dresden Hauptbahnhof from Dresden Hauptbahnhof?

05:18. It reaches the airport at about 05:39.

What does a taxi to Dresden airport cost from the centre?

The fixed taxi fares apply to the airport too: EUR 48 from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and EUR 32 from Dresden-Neustadt station. From 15 January 2027 they are EUR 51 and EUR 34.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first S2 for the airport leaves Dresden-Neustadt at 04:25 and 04:55 every day, 14 minutes to the airport. From the Hauptbahnhof the first is 05:18; from 16 November also 04:18 and 04:48.

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