Dessau-Wörlitz getaway from Berlin: one night at the Bauhaus

Duration1 night

Best timeMay – September

Budget€120–220 pp

Getting thereRE7 from Berlin, about 1 h 45

The plan

The plan, hour by hour

Designed to leave Berlin early on Saturday and return on Sunday afternoon, from May to September. Saturday is for the Bauhaus, with the all-in ticket; the night, in the Atelierhaus; Sunday, for Wörlitz, with a gondola, the palace and lunch on the square.

Saturday

110:30Bauhaus building
Buy the all-in ticket and join the 11:00 guided tour: workshops, canteen and stage of the 1926 building.
212:30Masters' Houses
The guided tour leaves from the building: the houses of Gropius, Kandinsky, Klee and Feininger among pine trees.
313:45Lunch at the Bauhaus café-bistro
On the ground floor of the building, simple and on the spot.
415:30Bauhaus Museum
More than a thousand pieces from the school, five minutes from the station; open until 18:00 from March to October.
519:00Night in the Atelierhaus
Return to the building, have dinner at the café-bistro, open until 22:00 on Saturdays, and sleep in your 24 m² studio.

Sunday

19:30Bus to Wörlitz
The 304 leaves every hour from Dessau bus station.
210:30Gondola and park
The first gondola leaves at 10:00 from May to September: 45 minutes on the lake and the Wolf canal. Afterwards, the park on foot, with the Stein island.
313:00Lunch at the Wörlitzer Hof
On the square, with hot food served without a break at weekends from 11:30.
415:00Wörlitz Palace
One-hour guided tour, at 15:00 or 16:00. Afterwards, bus to Dessau and the RE7 to Berlin.

In a day, Dessau and Wörlitz is done in a rush. With a night everything changes: you see the whole Bauhaus, with its museum, and you sleep inside Gropius's own building, in one of the studios where the students lived in 1926. The next day, Wörlitz park awaits you from first thing, without the train clock hanging over you.

How do you get there?

On the RE7 regional train, direct from Berlin to Dessau Hauptbahnhof, about an hour and three quarters; in 2026 there are engineering works on the line until 12 December. The Bauhaus building is about 10 minutes' walk from the station. Bus 304 runs to Wörlitz every hour from Dessau bus station. By car, about 130 km on the A9, and 15 km more to Wörlitz.

What do you pay for and what is free?

What	Price	Time
Bauhaus all-in ticket (building, houses, museum and Konsum at Törten, valid three days)	€29, reduced €19	Half a day
Guided tour of the building or the houses	From €7 plus admission	1 h
Night in the Atelierhaus	From €55 single or €75 double	1 night
Wörlitz park	Free	2–3 h
Gondola	€12, children €3	45 min
Wörlitz Palace, with guide	€9, free for under-16s with an adult	1 h

Where to sleep

The night is the Bauhaus Atelierhaus: 28 studios in the building, from €55 for a single on weekdays, with one recreated as in the twenties. If you prefer to sleep next to the park and be first onto the gondola, the four-star Wörlitzer Hof is on Wörlitz's square.

Map

The stops, in order

What to do Eat 88 €Stay Services

Plan the trip

Dessau-Wörlitz, step by step

Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.

11. When to go
22. How you travel
33. Where to stay
44. Where to eat

When to go

When to go to Dessau-Wörlitz

Best timeGood timeLow season

How you travel

The same break, your way

The plan stays the same. What changes is where you sleep, how you get there and how much you spend.

Dessau-Wörlitz without a car

It is done by public transport: direct RE7 from Berlin to Dessau, around an hour and three quarters, and bus 304 to Wörlitz every hour. The Bauhaus is within walking distance of the station.

60–150 €per person per day, approximate

Where to stayBauhaus Atelierhaus, ten minutes from…
Getting aroundRE7 Berlin–Dessau
Where to eatcafé-bistro im Bauhaus, every day
ServicesDessau Hauptbahnhof

Where to stay

Bauhaus Atelierhaus, ten minutes from the station
Wörlitzer Hof, on Wörlitz square

Getting around

RE7 Berlin–Dessau
WelterbeLinie bus 304 from Dessau to Wörlitz
On foot in the park and by gondola

Where to eat

café-bistro im Bauhaus, every day
Wörlitzer Hof, weekends at midday

Services

Dessau Hauptbahnhof
Gartenreich-Information Wörlitz

How much does it cost?

People2

Nights1

Approximate, for 2 people and 1 night: staying, eating and getting around there for each way of travelling. Getting there is not included.

Where to stay

Where to stay without a car

We show you what suits the way you travel.Change how you travel

The cantilevered balconies of the Prellerhaus, the Bauhaus studio building, seen from below against the sky

Bauhaus Atelierhaus

Inside the Bauhaus building · 24 m² studios · One period recreated room · Closed in winter

Why we like it: Sleep in one of the 28 student studios of the 1926 Bauhaus building, one reconstructed as it was; from €55 a night.

From €55 / night View details

The hotel façade with its arches on Wörlitz square

Wörlitzer Hof

On the square, at the park entrance · Restaurant and garden · Massages · Apartments

Why we like it: Four-star hotel on Wörlitz square, next to the park, with a restaurant, massage room and World Heritage packages.

From €150 / night View details

Services for this trip

Dessau HauptbahnhofDessau station: direct RE7 from Berlin and, at the bus station, bus 304 to Wörlitz every hour.

Gartenreich-Information WörlitzThe Gartenreich information office in Wörlitz: tickets, gondola bookings and park tours.

Where to eat

Where to eat in Dessau-Wörlitz

The café-bistro terrace at the foot of the Bauhaus building, with folding wooden chairs under the great glass façade

café-bistro im Bauhaus

Café · Dessau-Roßlau · €€€€

What to order: a dish of the day or a coffee after the visit, in the Bauhaus basement

A table with a white tablecloth, a candle and flowers in the dining room

Wörlitzer Hof restaurant

Restaurant · Oranienbaum-Wörlitz · €€€€

What to order: the weekend midday menu on the square terrace

Tips

Worth knowing first

Local tip

Book the Atelierhaus in good time: there are few rooms and it is closed from 7 December 2026 to 21 February 2027.

We'd skip it

From November to Easter: there are no gondolas, Wörlitz Palace is closed and the Atelierhaus is closed from December to February.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take from Berlin to Dessau?

About an hour and three quarters on the RE7, with no changes.

Can you really sleep in the Bauhaus?

Yes, in the studios of the Atelierhaus, from €55 a night.

Is the Bauhaus ticket valid for two days?

Yes: the all-in ticket is valid for three consecutive days.

Can I go with children?

Yes: Wörlitz with the gondola and park suits them, and the palace is free for under-16s; the Bauhaus is better from age ten.