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Prague to Wittenberg

Hi, I'm going July to Prague with a friend. We will be there 10 days and would like to go to Wittenberg, Germany for the day. Any suggestions on the best way to get there? Thanks.

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Hi, If you are going from Prague to Wittenberg, I suggest going Prague to Dresden Hbf. ca.2+ hrs. Transfer there to Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Now, if you're going to be in Berlin on this trip, much easier and direct going Berlin-Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

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See the detailed timetables on the German Rail site. The good news is that if you book well in advance (up to 92 days allowed) on that site, you can get a discount fare ticket as low as €29.00 each way. The bad news is that you will be riding trains for a total of 12 hours, giving you very little time in Wittenberg if you limit yourselves to a day trip. Why not spend one night in Wittenberg?

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Thanks for the tips, I wish we could stay but we will be helping out at St. Michael's Lutheran church in Prague and won't be able to stay over night anywhere but there. I was hoping it would be a 3-4 hour trip by train. I will check out DB's website.

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Hi, If you time it right, you may wind up spending 5hrs 48 mins on the train. You can get into Lutherstadt Wittenberg by 12:29; leave Prag for Dresden at 06:29.
Then take the Dresden Hbf. to Leipzig, then Leipzig to Wittenberg. at least this way you don't backtrack to Berlin to change trains. Dresden Hbf -Leipzig Hbf is ca. 20 mins, which I've done a few times. This gives you ca. 5hrs in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, but you might get back until past 2300. It's best to stay a night there if possible, as suggested above.

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Ok, I'll look into that. I really hope I can do that, I don't mind getting in late as this will probably be a once in a lifetime kinda thing. With 2 kids and a preschool teaching wage traveling like this is rare. I will share this info with my friend who is going. Much Thanks
Michelle

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Here is another question, what about driving? What are the restrictions for driving in Europe, I've been twice before but only used public transportation.
Michelle