Arrival
Castle Colditz thrones, as a real castle must, on a hill in the northern part of Colditz. The official address is:
Schlossgasse 1, 04680 Colditz, Germany
Arrival by public transport:
- from Leipzig take the bus 690 at the east side of the main station to Grimma upper train station (Grimma oberer Bahnhof) or the train to Grimma upper train station (Grimma oberer Bahnhof) and there change to bus 619 to Colditz
- from Dresden take the train from the main station to Borsdorf, change in Grimma and there take bus 619 to Colditz
- from Chemnitz take the train from the main station to Bad Lausick, change there and take the bus 613 to Colditz
Get off the bus at the stop "Colditz/Sportplatz" (Colditz/sports field). On the map below the way to the castle is indicated. Follow the Nicolaistraße to the market, then walk up the castle staircase uphill.
Since public transportation does not run very often on holidays and on the weekends, we offer the possibility to collect you at one of the nearby train stations. We offer this service to all those that would be waiting for too long in the cold or whose suitcase is to heavy to be carried uphill to the castle. We prefer to collect you at the train station in Bad Lausick or at the bus stop Colditz/Sportplatz. The price for the ride to and from the train station is 20 Euros. It is possible to share the costs with other passengers. We advise you to team up with others and go in groups. Please, send any questions or bookings for this service to info@tanzvolk-leipzig.de
At https://www.regionalbusleipzig.de/fahrplaene you can find the bus schedules.
Arrival by car:
The best address for your navigation system to find the entrance to the castle is: Tiergartenstraße 24, 04680 Colditz
- from Leipzig: take the A14 (Leipzig-Dresden) to exit Grimma, further on B107 in the direction of Colditz (follow the signs)
- from Dresden: A4/A14 to exit Döbeln-Nord, further on B169 in the direction of Döbeln, further on B175 in the direction of Hartha, further on B176 in the direction of Colditz
- from Chemnitz: take the A72 in the direction of Leipzig to exit Rochlitz, further on B175 in the direction of Rochlitz, further on B107 in the direction of Colditz
Near the castle is a parking area. In the nearby streets are further parking spaces. To unload your luggage, you can drive up and park directly in front of the entrance. But permanent parking will not be allowed in the entrance area due to fire safety regulations.
In case you use a GPS, please note the following: Due to municipal restructurings; the GPS might lead you to another nearby castle. Hence the separate adress listed above for your navigation system. Please check your destination carefully. We also advise you to use a map for the last metres in order to find a good parking space.
Here is a map of Colditz. We marked the parking area and the entrance. Click on it to access a bigger version.
