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Prague: Dresden as a day trip?
I will be staying in Prague for 7 days.
Is Prague-Dresden by train feasible as a day trip? According to the Deutsche Bahn web site, journey time is only 2 hrs. Any problems at the border (I am an EC (UK) passport holder). If I buy a return ticket in Prague is it cheaper than the price paid in Germany? Thanks, Bruce |
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According to the Deutsche Bahn web site, journey time is only 2 hrs.
You must be rounding-off numbers. DB shows a transit time for an EC train Prague-Dresden of 2:21. The other problem is that the train only runs every two hours, 9:31, 11:31, 13:31, etc. 2:21 is too long for a day-trip, in my opinion. Why not go for two days? Pete |
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wrote in message oups.com... I will be staying in Prague for 7 days. Is Prague-Dresden by train feasible as a day trip? According to the Deutsche Bahn web site, journey time is only 2 hrs. Any problems at the border (I am an EC (UK) passport holder). If I buy a return ticket in Prague is it cheaper than the price paid in Germany? Thanks, Bruce I think this day trip is very doable. I did take the train from Prague to Dresden earlier this year on my way to Berlin. I have a US passport and I was asked for my passport on the train and had no problems even if I didn't have a visa. I took the train from the main station, Hlavni Nadrazi, but as it turns out, the train heads north and also stops at the Holesovice station, so you can catch it from whatever is closest to you. I do have to caution you about the train schedule which caused me a little bit of grief, probably due to a communication problem when I was buying the ticket at the train station. I wanted to leave in the morning and I was told that there was an 8am and a 10am train. I chose to 8am and was presently surprised when I learned about an hour into the journey that it only went as far a Decin, a small town on the Czech side near the German border. I then had to wait there for a couple of hours to wait for the train that left Prague at 10am. In short, I could have gotten a few more hours of sleep if I had just taken the 10am train to begin with. However, the 2 hours at the Decin train station went by fast and it was interesting just watching the people and having breakfast at the cafe. These people drink beer with their breakfast. |
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"punktilious" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... I will be staying in Prague for 7 days. Is Prague-Dresden by train feasible as a day trip? According to the Deutsche Bahn web site, journey time is only 2 hrs. Any problems at the border (I am an EC (UK) passport holder). If I buy a return ticket in Prague is it cheaper than the price paid in Germany? Thanks, Bruce I think this day trip is very doable. I did take the train from Prague to Dresden earlier this year on my way to Berlin. I have a US passport and I was asked for my passport on the train and had no problems even if I didn't have a visa. I took the train from the main station, Hlavni Nadrazi, but as it turns out, the train heads north and also stops at the Holesovice station, so you can catch it from whatever is closest to you. I do have to caution you about the train schedule which caused me a little bit of grief, probably due to a communication problem when I was buying the ticket at the train station. I wanted to leave in the morning and I was told that there was an 8am and a 10am train. I chose to 8am and was presently surprised when I learned about an hour into the journey that it only went as far a Decin, a small town on the Czech side near the German border. I then had to wait there for a couple of hours to wait for the train that left Prague at 10am. In short, I could have gotten a few more hours of sleep if I had just taken the 10am train to begin with. However, the 2 hours at the Decin train station went by fast and it was interesting just watching the people and having breakfast at the cafe. These people drink beer with their breakfast. Forgot to mention that the train ride from Prague to Dresden is very scenic as it meanders along the Elbe River. The town of Bad Schandau looked very interesting and I wish I could have stopped there even for a few hours but jumping out of the train just didn't seem like a good option. |
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Hi!
punktilious wrote: I do have to caution you about the train schedule which caused me a little bit of grief, probably due to a communication problem when I was buying the ticket at the train station. I wanted to leave in the morning and I was told that there was an 8am and a 10am train. There was a reduced schedule between Dresden and Decin during track repairs. But that is finished. brgds -- Gunter Herrmann Naples, Florida, USA |
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says... I will be staying in Prague for 7 days. Is Prague-Dresden by train feasible as a day trip? According to the Deutsche Bahn web site, journey time is only 2 hrs. Any problems at the border (I am an EC (UK) passport holder). If I buy a return ticket in Prague is it cheaper than the price paid in Germany? Should be doable, but the question is if you want to squeeze Dresden in one day. You won't need more than 3-4 days for Prague, so you might easily spend two days in Dresden. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal |
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"Alfred Molon" wrote in message ... In article .com, says... I will be staying in Prague for 7 days. Is Prague-Dresden by train feasible as a day trip? According to the Deutsche Bahn web site, journey time is only 2 hrs. Any problems at the border (I am an EC (UK) passport holder). If I buy a return ticket in Prague is it cheaper than the price paid in Germany? Should be doable, but the question is if you want to squeeze Dresden in one day. You won't need more than 3-4 days for Prague, so you might easily spend two days in Dresden. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal Agree with that. I only spent 1 day in Dresden and it was hardly enough. I didn't have time to visit the Pillnitz Palace. One thing I did notice about Dresden is that though they are setup and have the necessary infrastructure to handle tourists, they still mostly cater to Germans or German-speaking tourists. For example, the only way to see the interior of the Semper Opera House was to join a guided tour but the tour was only offered in German. Unfortunately, my German is not that good. Anyway, about the only thing I found that catered to English speakers were those hop-on hop-off buses that had pre-recorded information in English as the bus went along. |
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punktilious wrote:
Agree with that. I only spent 1 day in Dresden and it was hardly enough. I didn't have time to visit the Pillnitz Palace. One thing I did notice about Dresden is that though they are setup and have the necessary infrastructure to handle tourists, they still mostly cater to Germans or German-speaking tourists. For example, the only way to see the interior of the Semper Opera House was to join a guided tour but the tour was only offered in German. Unfortunately, my German is not that good. Anyway, about the only thing I found that catered to English speakers were those hop-on hop-off buses that had pre-recorded information in English as the bus went along. Hooray!!! I'm spending October 4-28 in Dresden at the Goethe Institut, learning German. I picked Dresden because I hoped they would not cater to English speaking tourists. -- Julie ********** Check out the blog of my 9 week Germany adventure at www.blurty.com/users/jholm Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm |
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