Bernsdorf baths
Here's what's on offer:
- 25 metre swimming pool (for swimmers only)
- Teaching pool
- Paddling pool for children
- Diving pool with 3 metre tower and 1 metre board
- Snack bar
Information on accessibility:
- Barrier-free changing room with shower and WC
- Shower wheelchairs
- Pool lift - please ask the staff on site
- Guidance system for the blind
Opening hours
| Monday | 06.30 - 21.00 hrs | Tariff endurance swimming possible |
| Tuesday | 10.00 - 21.00 hrs | 25 metre hall only (without leisure hall) only endurance swimming 2 hours Shared use with clubs |
| Thursdays | 10.00 - 21.00 | 25 metre hall only (without leisure hall) only endurance swimming 2 hours shared use with clubs |
| Friday | 06.30 - 21.00 hrs | Tariff for endurance swimming possible |
| Saturday | 10.00 - 17.00 hrs | |
| Sunday | 10.00 - 17.00 hrs | |
| Public holidays | 10.00 - 17.00 |
Last admission: 1 hour before closing time
Note: Outside of opening hours, the swimming pool is used by schools and clubs.
The Stadtbad and Bernsdorfer Bad are open on public holidays, Easter Sunday, Whit Sunday and New Year's Eve.
Closing times due to competitions:
Note on the use of the car park
From 12 October to 20 December 2025, the car park will not be usable due to construction work on Bernsdorfer Straße between Marktsteig and Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße.
Please use the surrounding car parks on Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße, Bernsdorfer Straße - near the Voigt bakery and in the area of the local transport turning loop.
Admission prices
| Price reduced | Reduced price | |
|---|---|---|
| Single ticket (2,5 h) | 6,00 EUR | 4,00 EUR |
| Single ticket C-Pass (2.5 h) | 2,00 EUR | 2,00 EUR |
| Family ticket large (2.5 h) | 15,00 EUR | -- |
| Family ticket small (2,5 h) | 9,00 EUR | -- |
| Endurance swimming* (2 h) | 4,00 EUR | 2,50 EUR |
| Endurance swimming C-Pass (2 h) | 2,50 EUR | 2,00 EUR |
| Additional payment for swimming pool per 30 min | 1,50 EUR | 1,00 EUR |
| Car park Bernsdorfer Bad (day ticket) | 2,50 EUR | -- |
*Endurance swimming exclusive use or partial use of the 25 metre hall
Prepaid cards
The prepaid card can be used for all services. The prerequisite is that the card has sufficient credit. The bonus is only granted for single and family tickets.
On presentation of a prepaid card (topped up with credit), a bonus is granted on single or family tickets with the following scales:
| up to EUR 29.99 | no discount |
| 30.00 - 69.99 EUR on the selected fare: | 10 % |
| from EUR 70.00 on the selected fare: | 15 % |
Free admission
for
- Children up to the age of 3, with the exception of baby courses and other offers specially designed for this age group
- One accompanying person for severely disabled persons with mark B or in accordance with §§ 228 and 229 SGB IX.
The accompanying person must have reached the age of 9 and be in a position to take over the supervision due to their personal suitability and to be able to guarantee it in accordance with the local conditions.
Discounts
* for:
- Children from the age of 3 up to the age of 7
- Pupils from schools that fulfil a statutory educational mandate
- students
- Federal volunteers
- Voluntary social and ecological year volunteers
- Severely disabled persons with a degree of disability of 50 or more
- Holders of the Chemnitz Pass
- Holders of the volunteer card and the thank you card
* Valid ID cards/entitlement authorisations must be shown at the cash desk without being asked, staff are obliged to check them. School ID cards are recognised until 30 September of the following school year.
Notes:
The "large family ticket" is valid for a maximum of 2 full-paying adults with up to three children who have not yet reached the age of 16. Each additional child and children over the age of 16 pay the reduced admission price for the respective pool on presentation of a school or student ID.
The "small family ticket" is valid for a maximum of 1 full-paying adult with up to three children who have not yet reached the age of 16. Each additional child and children over the age of 16 pay the reduced admission price for the respective pool on presentation of their school or student ID.
Gift vouchers
Looking for a gift? Cash value card!
Cash value cards with any amount can be purchased directly in the swimming pools or via the sports office and are valid for 3 years. The cash value cards can be redeemed for all services offered in all municipal swimming pools (not the Rabenstein reservoir or golf pool).
Would you like to take the card with you immediately?
Then come to one of our indoor pools up to one hour before closing time.
Would you like to purchase the card via the sports office and have it sent to you?
Please send your enquiry to the Sports Office by e-mail, stating the billing and delivery address and the desired amount. When sending directly to the recipient, please let us know how we can fill in the "From:" and "For:" fields.
Please note that dispatch can only take place after receipt of payment and allow up to 10 working days (bank transfer time and dispatch).
We will be happy to answer any individual questions you may have on 0371 488-5214.
Note for Christmas despatch:
The order must be received by 5 December 2025 to ensure that the cash value card reaches you in time for Christmas.
Review of the construction process
Construction work on the new Bernsdorf indoor swimming pool began in spring 2022. This was approved by the city council in December 2019 and initial preparatory work on the site was carried out at the beginning of 2020.
The new construction of an indoor swimming pool suitable for competitions with a 25-metre lane was built on the site of the Bernsdorf outdoor pool with associated open space. The competition hall contains the 25-metre sports pool, associated control and storage rooms and can be separated from the leisure hall if required - for example during competitions. The swimming area with teaching pool, 3-metre diving facility with separate pool, children's paddling pool and catering facilities complete the new indoor pool.
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