Vacations By Rail
A Tale of Three Rivers: Danube, Main & Rhine
Nine-day Germany trip: Eurostar rail plus Danube, Main, Rhine cruise
9 daysfrom $3,199
33% rail
Tailor Made Rail · Self-guided rail holiday
Dresden & Saxon Switzerland by Rail
A relaxing holiday including the beautiful city of Dresden along with the mountainous terrain of Saxon Switzerland linked by steam ship along the river Elbe.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Cologne
London to Cologne
Eurostar to Brussels, connecting by high-speed InterCity Express into Cologne, with connecting rail travel from your local UK station available if it can be made the same day.
- Day 2overnight: Dresden
Cologne to Dresden
Leisurely start, then a direct service via Hannover and Leipzig to Dresden, arriving early evening for a 3-night stay in the rebuilt Old Town area.
- Day 3overnight: Dresden
Dresden
Explore the Zwinger Palace collections and the Old and New Green Vaults (timed ticket included), and walk over the Augustus Bridge for the 'Canaletto View'.
- Day 4railovernight: Dresden
Dresden
Free day: a suburban rail day trip to historic Meissen and its porcelain visitor centre, or the historic narrow-gauge Weisseritz Railway from Freital-Hainsberg (tickets payable locally).
- Day 5overnight: Kurort Rathen
Dresden to Kurort Rathen
In season, a historic steam ship along the Elbe towards the Czech border (included); in winter, the S-Bahn plus a short ferry crossing. Check in at the base of the Bastei Rocks for a multi-night stay.
- Day 6overnight: Kurort Rathen
Saxon Switzerland
Visit the Bastei, a dramatic rock formation overlooking the Elbe valley with its two-century-old wooden bridge.
- Day 7overnight: Kurort Rathen
Saxon Switzerland
Cross the river on the historic ferry and take a boat or S-Bahn to Bad Schandau or Konigstein for further sightseeing and walks.
- Day 8railovernight: Erfurt
Kurort Rathen to Erfurt
Historic rope ferry across the river, S-Bahn to Dresden, then a direct train to the medieval Thuringian town of Erfurt.
- Day 9rail
Erfurt to London
Train to Frankfurt with time for lunch, continuing to Brussels for the return Eurostar to the UK.
Included
- Standard Class rail travel with seat reservations
- 8 nights' handpicked hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Timed tickets to the Historic Green Vaults in Dresden
- Comprehensive directions to your hotels
- Easy-to-follow travel documentation
Not included
- Weisseritz Railway tickets (payable locally)
