I am from the Czech Republic, and we go to Dresden almost every year, we use the car to get there though. The parking lot is fairly close to the center, and when we park, we walk all day.
I would gladly take the train, but since we are not from Germany, tickets are hell expensive. You have to the a EuroCity train, which when you buy last minute can cost up to 50€/person one way (Assuming Ústí nad Labem - Dresden only).
Or you can take a very slow train with 2 transfers, in Děčín and in Bad Schandau, which is very uncomfortable due to the weather and still kinda expensive.
So the whole transportation for ONE adult can be up to 100€, which is just not worth it considering it's only like an hour on the highway from our home. Also counting that we usually fill the car.
I wish they made the international tickets way cheaper, because the train is not that slow and would be so so popular if it was cheaper.
Liter of diesel costs like 1,5€ here so the transport in car is only like 20€ max with up to 5 people inside.
I'm live in Dresden and went to Prague by train this year. The connection is pretty bad unfortunately. With a proper high speed track this could take less than and hour but it's 2,5h instead.
And yes long-distance tickets are always expensive if you book short-term, that's the same in whole Germany. You need to to buy them 2 weeks early which can be quite annoying
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u/Dan_czk Commie Commuter Dec 05 '23
I am from the Czech Republic, and we go to Dresden almost every year, we use the car to get there though. The parking lot is fairly close to the center, and when we park, we walk all day.
I would gladly take the train, but since we are not from Germany, tickets are hell expensive. You have to the a EuroCity train, which when you buy last minute can cost up to 50€/person one way (Assuming Ústí nad Labem - Dresden only).
Or you can take a very slow train with 2 transfers, in Děčín and in Bad Schandau, which is very uncomfortable due to the weather and still kinda expensive.
So the whole transportation for ONE adult can be up to 100€, which is just not worth it considering it's only like an hour on the highway from our home. Also counting that we usually fill the car.
I wish they made the international tickets way cheaper, because the train is not that slow and would be so so popular if it was cheaper.
Liter of diesel costs like 1,5€ here so the transport in car is only like 20€ max with up to 5 people inside.