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Dresden Airport · S2 train to Dresden HauptbahnhofS2 train to Dresden Hauptbahnhof.
To Dresden Hauptbahnhof in 21 minutes.
S-Bahn Dresden (DB Regio Südost), VVO tariff, from Dresden Flughafen S-Bahn station to Dresden Hauptbahnhof in 21 minutes.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | €3.60 | €3.60 |
| 2 adults | €3.60 | €7.20 |
| 3 adults | €3.60 | €10.80 |
| 4 adults | €3.25 | €13 |
| 5 adults | €3.32 | €16.60 |
| 6 adults | €3.37 | €20.20 |
| 7 adults | €3.40 | €23.80 |
| 8 adults | €3.25 | €26 |
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.
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From arrivals to Dresden Hauptbahnhof in 21 minutes
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
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Dresden Flughafen S-Bahn station.
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Ride to Dresden Hauptbahnhof in 21 minutes
21 min.
Worth knowing
Every day at 17 and 47 past the hour, from 04:47 to 23:47. Nothing leaves for the city between 23:47 and 04:47.
On Saturdays until 14 November (not 31 October) the 18:47 ends at Dresden Mitte, one stop short of the Hauptbahnhof.
On weekdays until 13 November the 20:47 ends at Dresden-Neustadt; for the Hauptbahnhof take the S1 from there at 21:20.
On the way
The stops worth knowing, in riding order, with the minutes from the airport in the operator's own timetable.
Does the S2 train stop at Dresden-Neustadt?
Yes. It calls at Dresden-Neustadt on the way to Dresden Hauptbahnhof in 21 minutes, 13 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.
Does the S2 train stop at Dresden Mitte?
Yes. It calls at Dresden Mitte on the way to Dresden Hauptbahnhof in 21 minutes, 16 minutes from the airport by the operator's timetable.
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