Through Dresden and the Elbe valley
Take the daytime corridor through Dresden, or break the trip there before continuing to Prague.
Schematic corridors · not railway track geometry
The route, explained
The railway south of Dresden follows the Elbe towards the Czech border. Start with a daytime journey if the view matters to you. Dresden can also be a deliberate stop, turning this into a trip through two cities rather than a single connection.
If you choose this journey for the river scenery, the departure time and season matter. An evening train may cover the same corridor after dark. Look at the time spent south of Dresden as well as the final arrival in Prague.
Check reservation requirements with the operator for your travel date. Also inspect the named Prague station in the result: use that address for the local arrival plan instead of assuming every service has an identical stopping pattern.
No change is required on a direct Berlin–Prague service. Adding Dresden as a stay creates a separate onward departure; simply seeing Dresden on the corridor map does not.
Yes. Choose the Dresden option to start a search with a night there. Check ticket conditions separately if you want to use a through ticket with a stopover rather than two tickets.