By train
Railway stations are located in Potschappel, Deuben, and Hainsberg two stations – Hainsberg and Hainsberg West districts. All the stations are served by S3 S-bahn line Dresden – Tharandt and by RB trains running to Chemnitz or Zwickau. These trains operate every half an hour between 4.30 and midnight. RE trains make a stop at Freital Deuben, IRE trains do not stop at Freital. The trip from Dresden Hbf takes 7–15 minutes.
All the stations within Freital are regular German railway platforms with ticket machines and without any human service. There are no lounges as well.
The historical narrow-gauge railway WeiÃeritztalbahn starts from Freital Hainsberg station and has one more stop at CoÃmannsdorf. This railway continues to Dippoldiswalde.
By car
From Dresden, follow the S194 road Tharandter Str. Is is also possible to come to Freital from Tharandt and Freiberg the same S194 road, Dippoldiswalde B170, then S193, and Wilsdruff S36. While arriving from other directions, drive via Dresden. The A17 motorway is just few km north from Freital, but there is no direct exit to the town. The best option is to use exit #2 and follow the S36 road.
By bus
Bus station is located near the Freital Deuben train station. Here, one finds buses to Wilsdruff and Dippoldiswalde #348 as well as the long-distance regional bus T-400 that runs to Freiberg and other towns of the Erzebirge region.
The bus station also serves as a hub for local buses A–F. Bus A starts from Dresden Löbtau district, connection to trams at Tharandter Str. and passes through all of the Freital districts. This bus runs every 20–30 minutes between 4.30 and 1.00.