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How to arrive

By car

Chemnitz can be reached via the A4 motorway (towards Erfurt and Dresden) and  via the A72 motorway (towards Hof and Leipzig). You can use the free Park & Ride car parks of the city of Chemnitz on site.

By train

Travel by train to Chemnitz main station (Bahnhofstr. 1). From Chemnitz main station you can easily reach the city centre in a few minutes by tram or bus. Click here for the timetable.

By long-distance coach

You can reach Chemnitz in just a few hours with direct long-distance bus connections from Berlin, Prague, Munich or Nuremberg with the provider FlixBus.

By aeroplane

The closest airports to Chemnitz are Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) and Dresden Airport (DRS). Berlin Airport (BER) and Prague Airport (PRG) are also easily accessible.

Mobility in Chemnitz and the region

The Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) and the City-Bahn Chemnitz allow you to travel to the Capital of Culture region by bus and regional train. The area includes the cities of Chemnitz and Zwickau, the Erzgebirgskreis and the districts of Mittelsachsen and Zwickau.

Chemnitzer Verkehrs-AG (CVAG) is the mobility service provider of the city of Chemnitz and enables you to explore the city area with numerous bus and tram lines.

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This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.