Passenger at platform
Passenger at platform

Public transport

Reaching BER by bus and rail

Fast and convenient

From Berlin to BER Airport several times per hour

The railway station is located in Terminal 1 on level U2. The bus stops A 1-8 for local buses are located on the arrivals level of T1. From there, Terminal 2 is also just a few minutes' walk away; follow the signs.

Live connections
airport railway station below Terminal T1

FEX, S-Bahn, Regional & Intercity trains

Airport Express (FEX) and regional trains run several times an hour between Berlin Central Station and station "Flughafen BER" (BER Airport). The S9 and S45 commuter trains (S-Bahn) run every 20 minutes to Berlin city centre. Furthermore, an Intercity BER T1-2 connects Rostock and Dresden/Chemnitz several times a day. 

Bus stop A

Express buses

The express buses X7 and X71 travel frequently between underground station Rudow (terminus U7) and BER Airport. The journey takes approx. 14 minutes. Furthermore, the express bus BER2 (Potsdam Central Station - BER Airport) runs several times a day. Further lines supplement the public transport offer.

Public transport routes in detail

Current timetables and tariff information can be found at www.vbb.de

The airport station "Flughafen BER" (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach the T1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from T2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to T2 from there.

Airport Express (FEX)

  • Route: Berlin (Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen - Ostkreuz) - BER Airport
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes between Berlin Central Station and BER
  • Onwards from BER Airport as RB24: Blankenfelde - Dahlewitz - Rangsdorf - Dabendorf - Zossen - Wünsdorf/Waldstadt
  • Frequency: every hour
  • Onwards from BER Airport as RB32: Birkengrund - Ludwigsfelde
  • Frequency: every hour

RE8

  • Route: Wismar - Wittenberge - Neustadt (Dosse) - Nauen - Berlin (Spandau - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof  - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Ostkreuz) - BER Airport
  • Frequency: every hour (24h operation between Berlin-City and BER)

RB22

  • Strecke: Potsdam (Griebnitzsee - Hauptbahnhof - Park Sanssouci - Golm) - Saarmund - Ludwigsfelde - BER Airport - Königs Wusterhausen
  • Frequency: every hour

RB23

  • Strecke: Potsdam (Golm - Hauptbahnhof) - Berlin (Wannsee - Charlottenburg - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Ostkreuz) - BER Airport
  • Frequency: every hour

RB24 Nord

  • (Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof - Melchow - Biesenthal - Rüdnitz - Bernau - Berlin-Hohenschöhnhausen) - Berlin (Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide) - S Schönefeld Bhf. (Transfer to BER Airport via S-Bahn S9/45)
  • Frequency: every hour

RB24 Süd

  • Wündsdorf-Waldstadt - BER Airport
  • Frequency: every hour. 

RB32

  • Oranienburg - Berlin (Hohenschönhausen - Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide) - S Schönefeld Bhf. (Transfer to BER Airport via S-Bahn S9/45)
  • Frequency: every hour

The airport station "Flughafen BER" (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach the T1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from T2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to T2 from there.

S9

  • Tracks 5/6
  • Route: Berlin (Spandau - Charlottenburg - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Warschauer Straße - Treptower Park - Schöneweide - Adlershof) - S Schönefeld Bhf. - BER Airport
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

S45

  • Tracks 5/6
  • Route: Berlin (Südkreuz - Schöneweide - Adlershof) - S Schönefeld Bhf. - BER Airport
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

The express buses depart from bus stops A 2 resp. A 6-7. These can be found on the arrivals level (E0) of Terminal 1; directly in front of the building.

X7 

  • Route: U Rudow - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 5-10 minutes

X71

  • Route: U Alt-Mariendorf - Johannisthaler Chaussee - U Rudow - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

BER2 (subject to a surcharge)

  • Route: Potsdam Central station - BER Airport (Bus stop A 2)
  • Frequency: 16 times a day
  • Travel time: approx. 55 minutes
  • Ticket can be purchased only on the bus
  • Further information: www.berairportshuttle.de

The airport station "Flughafen BER" (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach the T1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from T2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to T2 from there.

Intercity Chemnitz – BER Airport – Rostock

  • Route: Chemnitz - Dresden – Elsterwerda – BER Airport – Berlin Südkreuz – Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Oranienburg – Rostock
  • Frequency: several times daily
  • Note: between Berlin central station and Oranienburg, the IC can also be used with VBB tickets
  • Timetable: www.bahn.de

If you arrive by bus, which only goes to "S Schönefeld Bhf.", please change there to the S-Bahn lines S9/45 to get to BER Airport. Buses travelling to BER Airport arrive on the arrivals level (E0) in front of Terminal 1.

163

  • Route: S Schöneweide - S Adlershof - S Grünau - S Schönefeld Bhf.
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45  

164

  • Route: S Köpenick - S Adlershof - S Schönefeld Bhf.
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45  

171 

  • Route: U Hermannplatz - S Sonnenallee - S+U Neukölln - U Grenzallee - U Rudow - S Schönefeld Bhf.
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45  

263

  • Route: S Grünau - BER Airport (Bus stop A 3)
  • Frequency: every 60 minutes

743

  • Route: S Lichtenrade - S Waßmannsdorf (you can change here to S9/45 to BER Airport)
  • Frequency: every 60 minutes

744

  • Route: Gropiusstadt, Gesundheitszentrum - Großziethen - U Rudow - S Schönefeld Bhf.
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45  

If you arrive by bus, which only goes to S Schönefeld Bhf., please change there to the S-Bahn lines S9/45 to get to BER Airport. Buses travelling to Terminals 1-2 arrive on the arrivals level (E0) in front of Terminal 1.

735

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen - A10 Center - Wildau -  BER Airport (Bus stop A 3)
  • Frequency: every hour

736

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen - S Wildau - BER Airport (Bus stop A 4)
  • Frequency: every hour

743 

  • Route: S Lichtenrade - S Waßmannsdorf (you can change here to S9/45 to BER Airport)
  • Frequency: every hour

744

  • Route: Gesundheitszentrum - U Lipschitzallee - Großziethen - U Rudow - S Schönefeld Bhf.
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45 

Night buses depart from bus stops A 4 resp. A 6-7. These can be found on the arrivals level (E0) of Terminal 1; directly in front of the building.

N7

  • Route: U Rathaus Spandau - U Hermannplatz - U Rudow - S Schönefeld Bhf. - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes
  • Note: On weekends the N7 only runs between U Rudow and BER.

N7X

  • Route: S+U Zoologischer Garten - U Berliner Straße - U Alt-Tempelhof - S Schönefeld Bhf. - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 15 minutes
  • The N7X supplements the early morning service on weekdays as an express bus from S+U Zoologischer Garten via Bundesallee, Schöneberg and Tempelhof to BER Airport.

N36

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen -  Wildau - BER Airport (Bus stop A 4)
  • Frequency: every hour

N60

  • Route: S+U Alexanderplatz - S Treptower Park - S Schönefeld Bhf. - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes
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Rail replacement service 

  • If a rail replacement service is set up for the FEX, the Regionalexpress lines or the S-Bahn, the replacement buses will depart from bus stops B15-B17.
  • Bus stop B is 400m or a three-minute walk from Terminal 1 and 600m or a seven-minute walk from Terminal 2.
VBB

Berlin-Brandenburg public transport authority

Deutsche Bahn

Regional and long-distance trains

Deutsche Bahn

Airport Express

BVG

Buses to and from Berlin

S-Bahn Berlin

S-Bahn from and to Berlin

More options

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Car

How to reach BER by car

Taxi

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Car sharing

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Car hire

Several car rental providers can be found at BER

Long distance busses

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