café-bistro im Bauhaus
What to order: a dish of the day or a coffee after the visit, in the Bauhaus basement
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Day itinerary · 51.84° N · 12.33° E
Dessau and Wörlitz from Berlin: the Bauhaus school in the morning, an 18th-century garden in the afternoon.
RE7 to Dessau, a guided tour of the Bauhaus building and the Masters' Houses, lunch at its café, a bus to Wörlitz and a gondola and a walk in the park.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Leipzig fromPalma de Mallorca 2 h 45Fuerteventura 5 h 15Gran Canaria 5 h 15Tenerife Sur 5 h 30
Part of Dessau-Wörlitz
Add to my trip
Total time12 h
By car1 h 45 each way
BauhausAll-in ticket · €29
Gondola45 min · €12
WalkingAbout 8 km over the day
DifficultyEasy
Best timeMay – September
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Berlin 1 h 45 by train
Direct RE7 to Dessau Hauptbahnhof; in 2026 there are engineering works on the line until 12 December
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The Bauhaus Building
Guided tour at 11:00 · all-in ticket €29
- 8 min on foot
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The Bauhaus Masters' Houses
Guided tour at 12:30, leaving from the Bauhaus building
- 8 min on foot
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café-bistro im Bauhaus
On the ground floor of the Bauhaus · € · on Sunday until 17:00
Gropiusallee 38, 06846 Dessau-Roßlau · +49 340 6508444
Café €Book - 45 min by bus
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Wörlitz Park
Bus 304 WelterbeLinie from the Dessau Hauptbahnhof bus station, every hour
- 10 min on foot
- 5
- 15 min on foot
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Wörlitz Gothic House
Self-guided · €6 · from May to September, Tuesday to Sunday
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Back home 45 min by bus
Bus 304 to Dessau Hauptbahnhof
- 1 h 45 by train · RE7 to Berlin; you arrive around 21:00
Approximate cost
About €20–30 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
The Bauhaus Building
A long and very complete day: the school that invented a good part of modern design and, 15 km away, an 18th-century English garden with lakes and gondolas. Both are World Heritage Sites and are joined by train and bus from Berlin.
The day, hour by hour
8:00 · Train to Dessau. The RE7 runs direct, about an hour and three quarters. Check the 2026 engineering works before you set out.
10:30 · Bauhaus building. Buy the all-in ticket, €29, and join the 11:00 guided tour: workshops, canteen and studios of Gropius's 1926 building.
12:30 · Masters' Houses. The guided tour leaves from the same building: the houses of Gropius, Kandinsky, Klee and Feininger among pine trees.
13:45 · Lunch at the Bauhaus café-bistro. On the ground floor of the building, simple and on the spot.
14:45 · Bus to Wörlitz. The 304, the WelterbeLinie, leaves every hour from the Dessau Hauptbahnhof bus station; allow about 40 minutes.
15:30 · Gondola. 45 minutes on the lake and the Wolf canal, €12.
16:30 · Park and Gothic House. Walk across the bridges and enter the prince's house, €6.
17:45 · Journey back. Bus to Dessau and the RE7 to Berlin.
And on Sunday?
It works: the Bauhaus is open every day from March to October, the café until 17:00 and the gondolas every day. On Monday the palace and the Gothic House at Wörlitz are closed.
With children
The Bauhaus bores little ones; the gondola and the park do not. With children, reverse the plan: Wörlitz in the morning and only the Bauhaus building in the afternoon.
Time1 h 30
Change the route
If you are more interested in the collection than the architecture, instead of the Masters' Houses:
Bauhaus Museum Dessau
For lunch in Wörlitz at the weekend, with hot food served without a break from 11:30:
Wörlitzer Hof restaurant
Tuesday to Sunday, with a one-hour guided tour; under 16s free:
Wörlitz Palace
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Wörlitzer Hof restaurant
What to order: the weekend midday menu on the square terrace
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Dessau-Wörlitz
From May to September, when the gondolas run from 10:00 to 17:00. In April and October the last gondola is at 15:00: bring Wörlitz forward. From November to Easter there are no gondolas.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1All-in ticket
€29 for the four Bauhaus buildings for three days: if you stay the night, it serves you the next day.
- 2Check the bus back
The 304 runs every hour.
- 3Bring water for the park
There is a lot of walking.
If it rains
Stay in Dessau: the building, the Masters' Houses and the Bauhaus Museum, all under cover.
We'd skip it
From November to Easter, half of Wörlitz: there are no gondolas and almost all the palaces are closed; go to Dessau only.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do I get from Berlin to Dessau?
On the RE7, about an hour and three quarters, with no changes.
And from Dessau to Wörlitz?
On bus 304, every hour, or by car, 15 km.
How much does the day cost?
Bauhaus €29, gondola €12, Gothic House €6 and lunch: between €55 and €90 per person excluding the train.
Is it worth staying the night?
Yes: at the Bauhaus Atelierhaus you sleep inside the building, and the all-in ticket is valid for three days.
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