Cycling the River Elbe, Wittenberg to Dresden

Cycle route along the Elbe River from Wittenberg to Dresden

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Mercurio shuttle service:
Included in each of our tours is a shuttle service from the nearest major airports and train stations. This shuttle operates throughout the day, at the beginning and at the end of your cycling holiday.

Pick-up points and approximate transfer times on arrival:

  • Berlin Airport(s) and main station - 1hr 30min
  • Any other place in Berlin
  • Other places on request.

Drop-off points and approximate transfer times on departure:

  • Berlin Airport(s) and main station - 2hrs
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) and main station - 20min
  • Other places on request.

In case you plan to continue by air from Berlin Saturday morning we strongly recommend not to book a flight taking off before 9am. Instead, consider to extend your stay in Dresden or Berlin. Both cities offer plenty of opportunities to spend another one or two days with joy.

Flight connections:
As most of our guests prefer to arrive by plane, we put together an overview over respective flight connections here:

Domestic airport To/From Airline Remarks *
Belfast Berlin (via Amsterdam) easyJet evening outbound flight, overnight stay required **
Birmingham Leipzig and/or Dresden (via Frankfurt) Dt. Lufthansa  
Birmingham Berlin (via Amsterdam or other airports) Dt. Lufthansa, KLM mostly evening outbound and evening inbound flights
Bristol Berlin easyJet overnight stay required**
Bristol Berlin (via Amsterdam) easyJet evening outbound flight, overnight stay required **
Edinburgh Berlin easyJet  
East Midlands Berlin RyanAir operates Mondays and Fridays, overnight stay required**
Glasgow Berlin easyJet obernight stay required **
London Heathrow Leipzig (via Paris) AirFrance & EtihadRegional found via www.justtheflight.co.uk
London Heathrow Leipzig and/or Dresden (via Frankfurt or other airports) Dt. Lufthansa  
London Heathrow Berlin British Airways, Germanwings, Dt. Lufthansa, AirBerlin  
London Luton/Gatwick/ Southend Berlin easyJet  
London Stansted Berlin RyanAir morning outbound, morning inbound flight (consider returning from Dresden)
London Stansted Dresden RyanAir operates Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: Excellent connection for returning to London
London City Dresden Dt. Lufthansa and KLM various connections via Frankfurt and Amsterdam
Liverpool Berlin easyJet evening outbound, evening inbound flight, overnight stay required**
Manchester Berlin KLM  
Manchester Berlin easyJet overnight stay required**
Manchester Berlin (via Amsterdam) easyJet evening oubound flights, extended stopover in Amsterdam, overnight stay required
Manchester Leipzig and/or Dresden (via Frankfurt) Dt. Lufthansa  
Dublin Berlin RyanAir evening flights, obernight stay required**
Dublin Berlin AerLingus evening outbound flight
Dublin Berlin Dt. Lufthansa evening outbound, morning inbound flight
Shannon Berlin RyanAir operates Mondays and Fridays

Last updated: February 2020, please ask your preferred ticket dealer for an actual quote.
*) Annotation:
    evening outbound flight - guests arriving after 5.00pm (in Berlin) will have dinner on their way to Wittenberg
    short stopover - you will have about 2 hrs only between landing an take off at the stopover airport
**) Airline does not operate either on the day of arrival or departure. We recommend to extend your holiday by staying in Dresden or Berlin for one or more additonal nights.