Opening hours & How to get here
Box office
Ticket counters you can find in the Schinkelwache/ Theaterplatz between Zwinger and Hofkirche. On this page you can find opening hours of the box office and contacts for ticket booking.
Contact
Semperoper Dresden
Sales and Service
Theaterplatz 2
01067 Dresden
Phone +49 351 4911 705
E-mail bestellung@semperoper.de
The Visitor Service can only be reached by phone during the opening hours!
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
(January to March, July to August 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Sunday and public holiday
closed
Evening box office
The evening box office in the Semperoper opens 1 hour before the scheduled performance. For the premiere teasers, the box office opens 30 min before the scheduled performance. For sold-out performances at the Semperoper, standing room in the 4th tier is available at the box office, unless the seats are not in need for technical requirements in the respective production.
The evening box office in Semper Zwei and the Ballet Hall opens 30 minutes before the scheduled performance. If there is an introduction talk before the performance, the entrance to the auditorium of Semper Zwei is 10 minutes before the performance begins.
Group Service
Semperoper Dresden
Group Service
Theaterplatz 2
01067 Dresden
Mon to Fri
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Phone +49 351 4911 718
E-mail gruppen@semperoper.de
Group Service
Subscription Service
Semperoper Dresden
Subscription Service
Theaterplatz 2
01067 Dresden
Mon to Fri
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Phone +49 351 4911 706
E-mail abo@semperoper.de
Subscriptions
Directions to the Semperoper
The Semperoper Dresden is located in the historic old town of Dresden and can be easily reached from the motorway, the airport and the railway station. Semper Zwei, the second stage of the Semperoper Dresden, is located diagonally behind the opera house towards the Zwinger.
Map of Semperoper, Semper Zwei and Tageskasse (Schinkelwache)
Arrival by car
The main entrance is available for dropping off passengers but parking is not permitted at the Theaterplatz.
Right behind the Semperoper, in the Devrientstraße, there is an underground car park. From there it is only a short walk (about 200 metres) to the Semperoper (there is no underground connection).
There are other car parks at Frauenkirche, Schießgasse; Frauenkirche Neumarkt, Landhausstraße 2 and at the Haus am Zwinger, Kleine Brüdergasse 3.
The main station and the train station Dresden-Neustadt are near to the Semperoper Dresden. The Semperoper is located directly on the Theaterplatz where a tram station of the same name is located; it is also easily reached from Postplatz at only a few minutes’ walk.
From the main station, tramline 8 (direction Hellerau) from the stop „Hauptbahnhof“ or tramline 9 (direction Kaditz) from the stop „Hauptbahnhof Nord“ take you directly to the Theaterplatz.
From the train station Dresden-Neustadt, tramline 11 (direction Zschertnitz) takes you to the Postplatz.
More details: dvb.de/en
Theatre tickets also valid for the VVO transport network
Tickets for the Saxon State Theatres entitle the holder to travel on the entire public transport network of Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe where you see the „VVO“ logo. This offer enables guests of the Semperoper and the Staatsschauspiel (State Playhouse Dresden) to travel to and from booked events by VVO public transport without having to buy an additional ticket.
The so-called „KombiTicket“ is valid for a period of four hours before the event to eight hours post-event on all S-Bahn trains, regional trains, trams, buses and Elbe ferries between Altenberg and Hoyerswerda, Riesa and Sebnitz. The offer applies to most events in the main venues of the Saxon State Theatres, in particular the Semperoper and Semper Zwei. Please note the following exceptions and special cases:
- The KombiTicket is not valid for free and low-price events, e.g. Premiere Teasers.
- The KombiTicket is not valid for complimentary tickets of any kind, sponsor tickets, press tickets, etc.
- The KombiTicket is not valid for school groups, teachers and students, as such tickets are already very inexpensive or reduced in price.
All KombiTickets can be recognised by the VVO logo.
Website of the VVO transport network
Arrival by plane
The Semperoper is located approx. 8 kilometers from Dresden Airport. Depending on the time of day, the journey by taxi takes 15 to 30 minutes.
Direct flights to Dresden are available from Frankfurt Main, Munich and Düsseldorf, and internationally from London, Vienna, Amsterdam and Zurich.
Flughafen Dresden International
Wilhelmine-Reichard-Ring
01109 Dresden
Current flightplan: mdf-ag.com/en
The Theaterplatz allows stops only for guests getting in and out of passenger cars. The nearest bus parking spaces are located at, for example, the Zwingerteich, the Carolabücke and Pieschener Allee below Marienbrücke.
Bus parking spaces in the Old Town of Dresden
Semper Zwei
Directly behind the Semperoper you will find Semper Zwei, an experimental venue for diverse forms of music theatre, a space for numerous musical series, scientific conferences and dance projects – and, furthermore, a place for the Junge Szene as well as the opera and ballet companies to explore innovative artistic formats in a spirit of fun.
From the evening box office and cloakroom located on the ground floor you can reach the auditorium on the first floor via a staircase or lift. The theatre space can be used in diverse ways, permitting variable arrangements of free-choice seating.