Arrival and Venue

Travel to Dresden

Dresden is centrally located in Europe and can be reached by plane, train or car.

The city has a well-developed public transport system. You can search for connections using the website of “Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe” (DVB): https://www.dvb.de/en-gb/.

You will get a pass for free public transport supported by the Strategic Fund: Internationalisation of the TU Dresden at the registration desk of the Summer School.

By plane:

From the airport “Dresden International“

By taxi – stop in front of the airport terminal building. Go to “art’otel Dresden / Ostra-Allee 33” (hotel) or “Fiedlerstraße / Universitätsklinikum” (Summer School site) (approx. 25 €)
By rail “S-Bahn” S2 – from the underground of the terminal building - till railway station “Dresden-Mitte” or “Dresden-Neustadt”. Alternatively, take Bus SEV to station “Dresden-Klotzsche” and change to S-Bahn” S2 or to “Dresden-Neustadt”. Here till railway station “Dresden-Mitte”. The shuttle goes every 20 minutes (at ticket vending machine single ticket “Einzelfahrschein” (2.30 €)).
The hotel is in close walking distance to the railway station “Dresden-Mitte”. If you want to go from the hotel to the Summer School site take tram no. 6 (direction “Niedersedlitz”) to station “Augsburger Straße / Universitätsklinikum” (17 min).
If you want to go directly to the Summer School site from the airport leave “S-Bahn” S2 (or currently Bus SEV) at railway station “Dresden-Neustadt” and take tram no. 6 (direction “Niedersedlitz”) to station “Augsburger Straße / Universitätsklinikum”.

By train:

From major railway stations (“Dresden-Mitte“, “Dresden-Neustadt“, “Dresden-Hauptbahnhof“).

If your train stops at “Dresden-Mitte” you can walk directly to the hotel.
If you leave at “Dresden-Neustadt” take “S-Bahn” S2 or tram no. 6 – direction “Bf. Mitte-Löbtau-Wölfnitz” to “Dresden-Mitte”.
If you leave at Dresden main station (Hauptbahnhof) please take “S-Bahn” S2 or tram no. 10 – direction “Messe Dresden” to “Dresden-Mitte” to the hotel.
If you want to go to the Summer School site from the hotel take tram no. 6 (direction “Niedersedlitz”) to station “Augsburger Straße / Universitätsklinikum” (17 min).
If you want to go directly to the Summer School site from the railway station leave at “Dresden-Neustadt” and take tram no. 6 (direction “Niedersedlitz”) to station “Augsburger Straße / Universitätsklinikum”. If you leave at Dresden main station (Hauptbahnhof) please take tram no. 3 (direction “Wilder Mann”), no. 7 (direction “Weixdorf”) or 8 (direction “Hellerau”) to “Pirnaischer Platz” and change to tram no. 12 (direction “Striesen”) till station “Augsburger Straße / Universitätsklinikum”. Alternatively, take from Dresden main station (Hauptbahnhof) tram no. 10 (direction “Striesen”) to “Fetscherplatz” and change to tram no. 12 (direction “Striesen”) till station “Augsburger Straße / Universitätsklinikum”.
Single ticket “Einzelfahrschein” at ticket vending machine: 2.30 €.

Alternatively, you might take a taxi from “Dresden-Neustadt“ or “Dresden-Hauptbahnhof“.

By car:

You can reach Dresden by car taking highways (“Autobahn”) A4 (Frankfurt - Görlitz), A13 (Berlin) or A17 (Prague). The University Clinics and the hotel are centrally located and can be reached by all individual exits.

The address of the art’otel (https://www.artotels.com/dresden-hotel-de-d-01067/gerdrart) is “Ostra-Allee 33, 01067 Dresden”. Parking fee is not included in the reservation but can be individually arranged in closely located parking garages and areas.
The address of the University Clinics is “Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden”. You could use the parking deck at the main entrance.

City map indicating the location of the University Clinics

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Map* of University Clinics with Summer Schools sites and tram stop (highlighted)

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*Please note: the campus map is also available as a interactive online map with navigation functionality für PC, Android and iOs. Click here to learn more