Travel & Accommodation
Closest Airport
Dresden International DRS 120 km
Prague (Vaclav Havel Airport) PRG 130 km
Wroclaw (Nikolaus-Kopernikus Airport) WRO 200 km
Transport
By rail
Berlin/Cottbus: Change at Cottbus for the ODEG train to Zittau via Görlitz
Dresden Hbf: Direct trains to Zittau
Prag: Change at Dresden Hbf for the train to Zittau
Wroclaw: Change at Görlitz for the ODEG train to Zittau
Zittau Station is about 5 km away from the competition area on Lake Olbersdorfer See.
Take the A bus, and alight at the stop marked ‘Freizeitoase’.
By road
From Dresden
A4/E40 heading for Görlitz, turn off at junction 91 (Weißenberg) towards Zittau, continue on the B178 heading for Zittau
From Prague (Czech Republic)
E65/R10 heading for Turnov, Turn off at junction 44 onto the E442 until Bílý Kostel nad Nisou, then take Route 35 heading for Zittau
From Wroclaw (Poland)
E40/A4 heading for Jelenia Góra/Görlitz, turn off at junction 94 (Görlitz/Zittau/Reichenbach), pass through Görlitz on the B115/99 heading for Bautzen/Zittau
To Lake Olbersdorfer See
In Zittau, take the ring road (‘Stadtring’) and turn off onto the B96 heading for Oppach. After about 1 km, go straight ahead at the crossroads towards Großschönau until you reach the roundabout and take the exit marked ‘Freizeitoase Olbersdorfer See’. After about 1 km you’ll reach the car park, from where you can walk the remaining 200 metres to the north shore of O-See.
Host Hotel
Official competition hotel of the 2014 Zittau ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships: Dresdner Hof in Zittau