The Stadt Wehlen ferry is a passenger

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

across the Elbe river in Germany. The ferry connects the town of

Stadt Wehlen Stadt Wehlen (also: Wehlen) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland, on the right bank of the Elbe, 6 km east of Pirna, and 23 km southeast o ...

, which lies on the northern bank of the Elbe, with the southern bank, where the town's railway station is located. It operates as required throughout the day, with a journey time of around 2 minutes. The ferry route has been operating since 1771, and celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2021. Today the service is operated by the

Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge The Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (RVSOE}) is a company that operates public transport services in the German state of Saxony. It is a member of the ''Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe'' (Upper Elbe Transport Association), a transport ...

(RVSOE), who operate a network of

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

es and ferries in the Saxon Switzerland area.

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Ferry transport in Saxony Ferries across Elbe {{Saxony-geo-stub