How to reach Dresden city center
by plane 
- take any flight to Dresden International Airport (DRS), there are several daily flights with connection in Frankfurt and Munich
- take the shuttle-train (S-Bahn,
) to Dresden main station ("Hauptbahnhof, Dresden") - city center and hotels are in walking distance
by train 
- travel planner for German trains: https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
- take any train to Dresden main station ("Hauptbahnhof, Dresden")
- hotels are in walking distance
by car 
- via highway A4 (from the east and from the west)
- via highway A13 (from the north)
- via highway A17 (from the south)
How to reach TU Dresden Barkhausen-Bau, Schönfeld-Hörsaal
Address: Georg-Schumann-Straße 13, 01069 Dresden
(Intersection with Nöthnitzer Straße)
The conference venue can be accessed directly from outside, as indicated below.
© Campus Navigator TU Dresden: https://navigator.tu-dresden.de/karten/dresden/geb/BAR?language=en
by tram 
- travel planner for Dresden public transport: https://www.dvb.de/en-GB/ - enter "Barkhausen-Bau" as destination.
- starting at "Dresden-Hauptbahnhof" (main station) take tram no. 3 in the direction of "Coschütz"
- the tram runs at least every 10 to 20 minutes
- get out of the tram at "Münchner Platz" (after a 5-minute ride)
- walk south along "Georg-Schumann-Straße" 450 m (about 7 minutes)
- at the end of this street, intersection with "Nöthnitzer Straße", the venue is to your left
by bus 
- travel planner for Dresden public transport: https://www.dvb.de/en-GB/ - enter "Barkhausen-Bau" as destination.
- starting at "Dresden-Hauptbahnhof" (main station) take bus no. 66 in the direction "Freital-Deuben" or bus no. 360 in the direction "Dipoldiswalde"
- both run at least every 15 to 30 minutes
- get out of the bus at "Mommsenstraße" (about 5 minutes)
- start walking south (uphill) along "Bergstraße", turn right into "Mommsenstraße", which will terminate at the entrance of Barkausen-Bau (intersection Helmholtz-Straße). Do not enter Barkhausen-Bau from this side, but pass left of it, to reach the conference venue. Total distance about 650m (10 minutes).
by taxi 
- duration and price depend on the time of the day
- from Dresden airport: about 30 minutes
- from Dresden main station: about 5 minutes
- from Dresden-Neustadt station: about 15 minutes
- from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf: about 35 minutes
- from Dresden Felsenkeller: about 10 minutes
by foot 
- starting at "Dresden-Hauptbahnhof" (main station)
- walking distance is about 2.1 km (about 32 minutes)
Tickets for Public Transport in Dresden
Tickets can be bought at vending machines located at many bus and tram stops, and other locations. Details on points of sale here.
All your trips will be in Fare Zone Dresden ("Tarifzone Dresden"), price level "A1". Different tickets exist:
- Single Trip (60 minutes): 3.20 Euro.
- 4-Trip Ticket (4x60 Minutes): 11.40 Euro.
- Daily Ticket (until 4am next morning): 8.60 Euro.
- Weekly Ticket (7 calendar days, including the day of purchase): 27.90 Euro.
If you join the excursion on Wednesday, you will likely need a ticket to reach the center from the conference venue.
If you will use public transport to reach the conference venue every day of the conference, a weekly ticket is the most economical (and care-free) option.
Please remember to validate your ticket before each trip (single trip tickets), or the first time you are using them (daily, weekly ticket), using the machines in the bus or tram.
