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By train:

The town of Bad Schandau is very conveniently situated at the main international railway line Hamburg - Berlin - Dresden - Bad Schandau - Děčín - Prague - Vienna - Budapest and all international trains make a stop here, so that train might by a reasonable alternative to the flights from less distant destinations. It is recommended to check the actual train timetable before the travel, e.g. at Deutsche Bahn. From the train station in Bad Schandau (Nationalparkbahnhof) it is recommended to use the ferry (Fähre) to reach the town centre of Bad Schandau that is situated on the other side of the Elbe river. From here the National Parc Centre as well as your hotels are situated in walking distance.


By car:


> From northern directions: Highway A17 (Dresden-Prague), exit No. 6 Pirna. Then follow the sign „Pirna“, a few kilometers later at the right hand side „Bad Schandau“ on B172.
> From southern directions: Highway A17 (Dresden-Prague), exit No. 7 Bahretal. Then follow signs „Cotta“, "Krietzschwitz", later „Königstein“ and „Bad Schandau“.

Getting closer to Bad Schandau, please cross the Elbe river bridge, and follow the sign „P Nationalparkzentrum“, which takes you to the main public parking lot in town. The hotels and the National Park Centre are now signposted and in walking distance. If you use a navigation system, please enter „Bad Schandau, Elbkai“ as destination point.

 

By airplane:

The nearest airport is Dresden (however with limited range of international destinations). Lager airports are Berlin or Prague, depending on your flight preferences. Berlin is more distant from Bad Schandau than Prague.

> Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL)

- with the Airport Express Bus to Berlin Main Station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof), from there with the Eurocity EC (direction Praha hl.n., leaves every two hours, about 2.5 h of travel time) to Bad Schandau Train Station (Nationalparkbahnhof)
- with the Airport Express Bus to Alexanderplatz, from there with an Intercity Bus (book in advance at flixbus.de, busses leave every two hours from 7am to 11pm, about 2.5 to 3h of travel time) directly to Dresden Main Station (Hauptbahnhof), change there into S1 train “Schöna” direction (Tickets available at Dresden Main Station), about 45min to Bad Schandau Train Station (Nationalparkbahnhof)

> Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF)

- with an Intercity Bus (book in advance at flixbus.de, busses leave once to twice every two hours from 7am to 11pm, about 2h of travel time) directly from the Aiport to Dresden Main Station (Hauptbahnhof), change there into S1 train “Schöna” direction (tickets available at Dresden Main Station), about 45min to Bad Schandau Train Station
- S-Bahn “Berlin Bundesplatz” (train) to Berlin Südkreuz, from there with the Eurocity EC (direction Praha hl.n., leaves every two hours, about 2.5h of travel time, tickets available at the station Berlin Südkreuz) to Bad Schandau Train Station (Nationalparkbahnhof)

> Dresden Airport (DRS)

- directly from the Airport with S2 train “Pirna” to Dresden Main Station (Hauptbahnhof), change there into S1 train “Schöna” direction, about 45min to Bad Schandau Train station (tickets available at the airport train station)

> Vaclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

- with public or Airport express to Metro station Holešovice, underground train to Prague Main Station (hlavní nádraží), from there with the Eurocity train EC (direction Hamburg-Altona, leaves every two hours, about 1h 45min travel time, tickets available at the aiport or train stations) to Bad Schandau train Station (Nationalparkbahnhof)
- with public or Airport Express Busses to Metro station Holešovice, underground train to Prague Masarykovo Train Station, with Regional Train to Děčin, change there into RB in Rumburk direction (tickets available at the aiport or train stations, from Masarykovo Station about 2.5h travel time, tickets available at the aiport or train stations) to Bad Schandau train Station (Nationalparkbahnhof)



Contact

National Park Centre Saxon Switzerland

Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst
Nationalpark- und Forstverwaltung Sächsische Schweiz
NationalparkZentrum Sächsische Schweiz
Dresdner Straße 2 B
01814 Bad Schandau

+49 (0)35022 502 40

Marketing

Tel.: +49 (0)35022 502 31

 

General enquiries

Tel.: +49 (0)35022 502 56



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