Venue and Travel Information
The school takes place at
Art'otel Dresden
Ostra-Allee 33
01067 Dresden, Germany
www.artotels.com/dresden
Link to Google Maps
Going to Dresden
by train: Deutsche Bahn
Dresden Mitte is the closest train station to the venue.
by airplane:
- to Dresden Airport
Dresden Airport currently has direct connections to Frankfurt, Munich, Duesseldorf, Basel, Zurich, Moscow. For all other destinations you may book stop-over at these cities. From Dresden Airport one can reach the venue within 20 minutes by taking the shuttle train (S2) to Dresden Mitte. Train tickets (2.30 €) can be bought at the airport train station or information desk.
A taxi ride from Dresden Airport to the venue is about 25 €. - to Berlin Airport
E.g. via easyJet to Schoenefeld Airport, and bus (2h) or train (3h) to Dresden (bus departs very frequently directly at airport: see below).
by bus: with several bus lines from many cities, e.g. Berlin, Munich, etc.
Transportation in Dresden
Public transport in Dresden is provided by the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe. Tickets can be obtained at the yellow ticket machines at the tram or bus stops, as well as from the bus driver. Please make sure you have enough change ready. From Dresden Hauptbahnhof (main station) take the tram 11 (station north of the main station) to the station Kongresszentrum (congress centre), which is very close to the venue. The following tickets may be of interest for you:
- Single ticket (2.30 €): valid for 1 hour within Dresden after validation (tram, bus, ferry)
- 4 trip ticket (8.20 € ): same as the single ticket, but can be used for 4 trips, or for up to 4 people doing one trip together
- One-week ticket (21 €): valid for 7 days after validation (including the day of validation, and till 24:00 on the seventh day)
Unless you buy the ticket from the bus driver, tickets need to be validated inside the tram or bus. Tickets bought from the bus driver are already validated. You can find more information about the different tickets here.
The full map of Dresden bus and tram lines can be found here.