By Train from Berlin (Germany) to Dresden (Germany)

*From Dec 15th additional IC train services will begin operating on this Berlin > Dresden route, so the service will increase to 11 departures per day.

However, these new IC services will depart in the same hour as the international EC services - heading on to Praha and beyond.

Meaning that in odd hours there will still be no direct trains from Berlin to Dresden.

Final Destination:  Praha or Budapest or Dresden

All trains also call at: Berlin Südkreuz

Some trains also call at: Berlin-Spandau

Dresden is on the route taken by the international EC (EuroCity) trains between Hamburg/Berlin and Praha/Prague or Budapest.

During the day they depart from Berlin Hbf every other hour (odd hours) and provide the ONLY direct train service between Berlin and Dresden that departs before 18:00 - until Dec 15th!

So take this journey before 18:00 and you’ll be travelling on Czech or Hungarian trains.

These EC trains can be particularly busy in 2^nd class during the summer – it’s a popular route for rail pass users, so if you’ll be travelling 2^nd class* between May and October making a reservation is recommended.

*Book a 1st class ticket and you seat(s) will be assigned - seat reservations are complimentary when booking 1st class tickets.

After 18:00 the service switches to German IC trains (there is an additional departure on Fridays).

These trains no longer call at Dresden-Neustadt.

If you are new to travelling by train in Germany, we recommend taking a look at our German Train Travel Guide.
It is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.