The eleven-hour Prague day, reviewed
5.0 from 1 rating. One. A five out of five that rests on one person’s good day is not a rating, it is an anecdote with a number attached, and the honest thing is to say so at the top rather than put five stars in a heading and hope. It is the longest listing on this site at about eleven hours, and it carries no admission tickets at all.
Coming out from Dresden?The castle sells its own admission at its own counter, so what is worth booking ahead is the ride: a guided day that carries the ticket for you, or a car from Prague. Every one of them cancels free up to 24 hours before, and one of the six is Moritzburg and nothing else.
See the ways out thereWhat the listing itself says
Included, as the listing writes it
- An English-speaking driver
- Fuel, motorway charges and parking
- Pickup in Prague, leaving at eight in the morning
Not included, as the listing writes it
- Every admission ticket
- A guided tour of any monument
Prague to Dresden for the Zwinger, the Frauenkirche and the Semperoper from the outside, then out to Moritzburg, then home. Fuel, motorway charges and parking are absorbed; every admission ticket and every guided tour is not. Eleven hours is a long day and roughly four of them are spent in the car. What the run from Prague involves.
The one rating, and what it says
- A traveller from France — “A superb trip with an excellent, available, polite and respectful driver. Moritzburg Castle will delight all fans of the film Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella.”
Two useful things in one note. The driver was good, which on a listing sold as a driver and a car is the thing that matters. And the castle, in her words, will delight anybody who loves the film — which is the single most common reason people come to Moritzburg at all and the reason the December visit she made was the right month to make it.
That last part carries a warning she had no reason to give. The Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella exhibition is only in the building from the twentieth of November to the end of February. Book this day in June and you will arrive at the same castle with the baroque rooms on show and no film exhibition in it at all. What the winter exhibition holds and when.
If the film is why you are going, check the date before you book eleven hours around it. The castle also shuts completely for about three weeks between the two exhibitions, and no driver from Prague is going to catch that for you. The calendar, including the November gap.
Verdict
Book it if you want Dresden and Moritzburg from Prague in a single day, you are comfortable buying your own admission at the counter, and one enthusiastic rating plus free cancellation is enough to get you over the line. Book something else if you want that thin base filled in: the private car has six ratings and is an hour shorter, and the Prague day with tickets handles the counter for you.
Who it suits
- Film visitors coming between late November and the end of February
- Anybody who wants Dresden and Moritzburg in one day from Prague
- Travellers happy with an outside look at Dresden and a real stop at the castle
- Anybody who books on cancellation terms rather than on ratings
Who it does not suit
- Anybody who wants admission included
- Anybody who finds eleven hours a long day out
- Anybody who wants the film exhibition in summer, when it is not there
- Anybody who needs more than one rating to commit
The other two from Prague
Shorter, and one of them carries the castle ticket.
Castle ticket includedCastle admissionPrague: Dresden and Moritzburg Private Day Trip with Tickets
Driver, not a guidePrague: Private Trip to Dresden, Moritzburg and Meißen
Frequently asked questions
Is five out of five from one review worth anything?
It tells you one traveller had a good day with a good driver, and nothing more. This site writes counts under a hundred exactly for that reason. The private car rests on six ratings, which is thin as well but less so.
Does this day trip include Moritzburg Castle entry?
No. Every admission ticket is excluded, so the castle counter is yours. Only two listings on this site carry a Moritzburg ticket and neither of them is this one. What the counter charges.
Will I see the Cinderella exhibition on this trip?
Only between late November and the end of February, when it is in the building. The rest of the year the baroque rooms are on show instead, and the castle shuts entirely for about three weeks in November. The film exhibition and its dates.
How long is the day?
About eleven hours from a Prague pickup at eight in the morning, which is the longest listing on this site. The shorter ways of doing it save an hour or two.