Useful info and websites for arranging your travel to/from the Czech Republic or Germany for your cycling holiday along the River Elbe. Flight, rail, local connection options and onward travel ideas for start/ finish destinations featured in our River Elbe cycle tours.
Destinations
Prague (CZ)
1: Eurostar to Paris or Brussels. Overnight stop, then onward connections to Prague
2: Fly to Prague, Dresden or Berlin
Dečin (CZ)
1: Eurostar to Paris or Brussels. Overnight stop, then onward connections to Prague and local service to Dečin
2: Fly to Prague, Dresden or Berlin, then by local train to Dečin
Dessau, Meissen and Dresden (DE) – finish points for the Elbe cycle path tours – by train to Berlin, Dresden or Prague airports.
Please see below for more detailed information on options available.
By Rail:
- From London, Prague can be reached in 2 days with an overnight stopover in Brussels, Cologne or Berlin. Alternatively, a sleeper service runs between Zurich and Prague and a new sleeper service opened in Dec 2022 from Basel or Karlsruhe via Dresden to Prague.
- The excellent and inexpensive rail network in the area is the best option for all transfers between Berlin, Dessau, Meissen, Dresden, Dečin and Prague as required. Online advance ticket purchases can be made with either German or Czech railways (see Rail contacts below).
By Air:
- Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Brand new airport near Schönefeld to the South-East of the capital and replacement for the former Tegel (TXL) and Schönefeld (SXF) airports which closed in October 2020. Served by very fast and frequent trains and buses to city centre and main station.
British Airways – flying from London Heathrow
BA Cityflyer – flying from London City
easyjet – flying from Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester.
Ryanair – flying from East Midlands, Edinburgh, London Stansted and Manchester. - Dresden (DRS)
(Very fast frequent shuttle train to city centre and main railway stations)
Ryanair – flying from London Stansted (3 days per week). - Prague (PRG) (Frequent airport shuttle bus connects to excellent, cheap Metro or Tram services for city centre, or Airport Express coach runs to the main railway station)
British Airways – flying from London Heathrow.
easyjet – flying from Bristol, Edinburgh, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester.
Eurowings – flying from Birmingham.
jet2 – flying from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle.
Ryanair – flying from Edinburgh, London Stansted and Manchester.
By Car:
Use Ferry or Tunnel. Distances from Calais: Prague 683 miles (toll charge applies to Czech motorways); Dresden 590 miles.
Long term parking can usually be arranged (we can advise likely charges).
This information is correct as at January 2023.
Useful Contacts
Please note that rail and flight contacts are for your convenience and no endorsement is intended.
Rail contacts
www.bahn.de or the “DB navigator” phone app – German Railways (excellent website providing timetables and online ticketing in English
www.cd.cz/en – Czech Railways (České dráhy – timetables and online ticketing in English)
www.eurostar.com – Eurostar
www.seat61.com – The Man in Seat 61 (an excellent independent UK site giving information on rail travel across Europe)
Flight contacts
If you can, it is often worth checking alternative days (days or weeks), as sometimes you can save money by adding an extra day to the start or end of your trip.
www.britishairways.com – British Airways
www.easyjet.com – easyjet
www.jet2.com – Jet2
www.ryanair.com – Ryanair
www.eurowings.com – Eurowings (based in DE)
Please note that rail and flight contacts are for your convenience and no endorsement is intended.
Some flights are daily; others are only on certain days of the week. Please check with airlines, particularly for return flights at the end of the holiday.
Airport websites
These often include local shuttle bus, train and taxi information.
www.berlin-airport.de – Berlin Brandenburg Airport
www.mdf-ag.com – Dresden International Airport
www.prg.aero/en – Prague Václav Havel Airport
This information is correct as at January 2023.
Booking Procedure
- Decide how and when you would like to travel, checking price and availability (either yourself or through your travel agent).
Once you are satisfied, place the booking with us. We will confirm the booking within 24 hours (week days only).
Once we have confirmed your reservation, book your travel arrangements.
