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Below is information on air travel to Dresden and local transportation when in the city. For more information on Dresden, please visit www.dresden.de.

AIR TRAVEL INFORMATION

Below are sample return airfares to Dresden Airport from key departure cities. All flights are based on a five night stay (November 29 to December 4). Prices are for economy travel and include all taxes and surcharges. Information is taken from kayak.com and is accurate as of June 4, 2010.

EUROPE

Munich, 120 EUR (Lufthansa)
Hamburg, 163 EUR (Air Berlin)
London, 89 GBP (Lufthansa)
Paris, 197 EUR (Lufthansa)
Copenhagen, 38 EUR (Easyjet)
Vienna, 120 EUR (Lufthansa)
Rome, 187 EUR (Lufthansa)

NORTH AMERICA

New York City, 844 USD (Lufthansa)
Toronto, 1433 CAN (Air Canada/Swiss Air)
Los Angeles, 1457 USD (Air Canada/Lufthansa)

AUSTRALIA

Sydney, 2950 AUD (Virgin Blue Airlines)

ASIA

Tokyo, 124,104 JPY (Malaysia Airlines)
Beijing, 7,806 CNY (Air China)

GETTING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT

Dresden Airport is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden 9 km (5.6 miles) north of the city centre. It is roughly a 20 minute drive to the Westin Bellevue, Dresden. The current taxi fare varies from €16 to €18.

Dresden Airport railway station is situated in the basement of the terminal building. It is served by trains on line S2 of the Dresden S-Bahn, which provide a half-hourly link to Dresden-Neustadt Station (which is only a few blocks from The Westin Bellevue, Dresden. The journey time is 13 minutes.

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

Delegates wishing to explore Dresden’s many attractions may find the following information helpful.

A printable city map can be found at the following at http://www.planetware.com/i/map/D/dresden-map.jpg.

Public Transportation in Dresden

Public transport is operated by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (857 1011), which has several information kiosks, including one outside the Hauptbahnhof. Single bus and tram tickets cost €1.70, a day pass is €4.50. The family day pass, for two adults and up to four kids, is a steal at €5.50. Tickets are available aboard and from vending machines at stops.

Dresden Taxis

The starting rate for taxis is €2.10. Taxis line up at the Hauptbahnhof and Neustadt station, or ring 211 211. For short hops within the Altstadt, consider a Velotaxi pedicab (rickshaw), which charge €2.50 per person for the first kilometre, then €1 for each additional kilometre.Car Rental

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