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Travelling to the Airport
At BER, you can depart from or arrive at Terminals 1 or 2. Please check which terminal you will be flying from ahead of your flight.
There are two terminals at BER. Please allow sufficient time, even if you are only travelling with hand baggage. Please check the check-in and boarding times with your airline.
By car you may comfortably drive to and from the BER terminals via the A113 motorway and the B96a main road. The access to Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 is identical. The direct route is via the motorway A113, exit “Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg”.
The address for arriving by car is:
Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg
Willy-Brandt-Platz
12529 Schönefeld
Please also heed the on-site orientation system.
At the Berlin Brandenburg Airport, more than 10,000 parking spaces in five multi-storey car parks and on three ground level car parks are available to passengers, their escorts and greeters.
Car-sharing service operators provide their customers with special parking facilities at BER. You will find the vehicles in car park P4.
To bring or pick up passengers to the airport, 300 parking spaces are available directly in front of the Terminal 1. Due to the automatic license plate recognition no ticket is needed. The Right-of-way can be used 3 times a day for 10 minutes free of charge. Terminal 2 has no approach. Please use all the facilities at Terminal 1. It is only a short walk to get from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 via arrival level E0.
At both the departure and arrival levels of Terminal 1, a good 140 passenger bays are available for getting out and unloading or getting in and loading. In order to avoid traffic jams and standstills on the departure and arrival levels and to guarantee as smooth a flow of traffic as possible, a barrier system equipped with automatic number-plate recognition has been installed on both levels of the right of way system. Should the time limit be exceeded, a fee of 3 Euros shall be charged for every 15 minutes; from the 2nd hour onwards, the fee shall be 12 Euros per hour.
BER is excellently connected to Berlin and its environs by public transport. The airport station is located on level U2 of Terminal 1. The Airport Express (FEX) and local trains (RE7, RB14) travel several times every hour between Berliner Hauptbahnhof (Main Railway Station) and the station “Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2”. The S-Bahnen (suburban trains) S9 and S45 each run every 20 minutes. The offer is complemented by buses.
Travellers coming from Berlin require a ticket including tariff zone C.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is located in the immediate vicinity of Terminal 1. From Terminal 1, it is only a short walk of about 5 minutes to Terminal 2. The route to Terminal 2 is via the arrivals level (E0) of Terminal 1 and is signposted.
Terminal 2 does not have its own driveway for vehicles. Please use the short-term parking facilities of Terminal 1 on Departures Level E1 or Arrivals Level E0.
In the immediate vicinity of Terminals 1-2, in the Airport City, you will find numerous multi-storey car parks and parking spaces.
You can reach Terminal 2 from the station in Terminal 1 in a few minutes on foot. From the station, follow the signs to Terminal 2. The walkway is located on the arrivals level E0.
You can find information about your terminal in the flight list or from your airline.
Check-in
Many airlines offer the possibility of an online check-in, partially with the option of uploading travel documents beforehand. Ask your airline whether this service is offered. Should you have only hand luggage with you, you may, in the terminals, proceed directly to the security checkpoint. Should you have any luggage to register, you may hand it over at the baggage drop-off-counters in the terminal. Many airlines offer their passengers the option of checking in their baggage themselves. To do this, use the self-check-in-machines in the terminals.
With or without checked baggage: Please be at the airport in good time. Inform yourself in advance about the check-in and boarding times with your airline.
If you are flying from Terminal 1, please go to departures level E1. In the check-in hall you will find the central airport information desk, the check-in area and the security controls.
Travellers departing from Terminal 2 can get there in a few minutes on foot via arrivals level E0 of Terminal 1. Right in the entrance area you will find numerous self-check-in machines and the possibility to check in your baggage at the counter. The security controls are located on level E1. From here you walk over a bridge to the departure area.
Information on the check-in counters can be found on the display boards in the terminal, on the website and in the Berlin Airport App.
At BER, passengers can check themselves in and check their baggage on their own. Several airlines offer this service, either for baggage check-in only or additionally for boarding pass printing. For automated baggage check-in, passengers of these airlines are asked to check in online in advance.
In the video we explain how the self-check-in at BER works.
Security Check & Hand Baggage
In general, passengers can use any security control in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. All departure gates are accessible from the security controls in both terminals.
In Terminal 1 you may use any of the security control in the check-in hall or in the neighbouring pavilions in order to gain access to the airside of Terminal 1. You can see which security control is the least busy on the display boards (next to the flight boards) in the airport building itself, on the website and in the BER App.
In Terminal 2, you will find the security control on level E1. From here, you walk over a bridge to the departure area.
In general, passengers can use any security control in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. All departure gates are accessible from the security controls in both terminals.
In Terminal 1, you can take any security control in the check-in hall or also in the adjacent pavilions to enter the Terminal 1 security area. You can see which security control is the least busy on the display boards (next to the flight boards) in the airport building itself, on the website and in the BER App.
In Terminal 2, there is a control area on level E1. From here you walk over a bridge to the departure area.
In general, passengers can use any security control in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. All departure gates are accessible from the security controls in both terminals.
Passengers are requested to proceed directly after check-in and baggage check to the security control with the shortest waiting times and to have their boarding pass already at hand. You can see which security control is the least busy on the display boards (next to the flight boards) in the airport building itself, on the website and in the BER App.
Here you will also find information about the waiting time at the security control in Terminal 2.
In order to avoid bottlenecks when boarding and to make adherence to the distancing regulations easier, passengers are currently requested only to take one piece of hand luggage per person on board. The respective airline shall inform as to the weight and size of these.
At the security control, only liquid containers that do not exceed 100 ml each and a total of 1 litre are permitted. Travellers should therefore pack liquids - max. 10 pieces with a maximum capacity of 100 ml each - in a transparent and resealable bag in accordance with the regulations. Only one bag per passenger is allowed. This bag should be placed at the top of the hand baggage so that it can be quickly placed in the control tray at the hand baggage check. Liquids over 100 ml must be disposed of before the check.
Every passenger can contribute towards ensuring that things are dealt with more quickly and in a more relaxed manner at the security checkpoint. Good preparation before the flight is the be-all and end-all for this. The most important points are:
- Please, currently only one piece of hand luggage per person.
- Please, currently only one piece of hand luggage per person.
- Support the security check by having all necessary documents and items ready.
There is no place in your hand luggage for certain items (e.g. weapons, sharp items such as razorblades, scissors or tools and blunt instruments such as baseball bats).
Hold & special baggage
Certain items may not be carried neither in your hand baggage nor in your checked baggage. Furthermore, some items may only be carried in hand baggage or only in checked baggage.
You can have your luggage stored at the Service Center in Terminal 1. In addition, you can have your luggage wrapped in plastic at the Service Center on level U1 and you will also find the lost property office here for items you have lost at the airport.
Bulky baggage is baggage that cannot be sorted automatically by the baggage conveyor system due to its dimensions or nature. The counters for large and bulky baggage are located in the immediate vicinity of the check-in counters in Terminals 1 and 2.
Prams & buggies that exceed 107 x 24.5 cm when folded are also considered large and special baggage and must be handed in at the large baggage check-in after check-in.
Airside
In Terminal 1 our market place with an adjacent food court is located directly behind the security checkpoint. More than 40 shops and stops invite you to promenade, find inspiration, go shopping and have a relaxing bite to eat. Further such opportunities are also to be found at the gates and in the North and South Piers. In Terminal 2 you will also find service facilities, shops and cafés in front of and behind the security control.
Follow the signs on-site to find your way to your flight gate.
Our colleagues from our passenger information service will be pleased to offer you further assistance. They may be found in Terminal 1 on the arrivals level in the passage leading to departures, on the departure level (check-in hall) and in the market place behind the security checkpoint. Passengers checking in at Terminal 2 enter the gate area of Terminal 1 via a bridge after passing through security control.
For departures to Non-Schengen destinations, allow extra waiting time for passport control.
Travellers to Israel and the USA are advised to go to the gate early. As part of the enhanced security measures, passengers wishing to fly to these countries must go through a second security check, for which more time must be allowed. This second security check opens two hours and closes 30 minutes before departure time.
Arriving passengers
Baggage reclaim for arriving passengers is located in front of the exits from the security area. In Terminal 1 on arrivals level E0, in Terminal 2 on the ground floor. Follow the signs to baggage claim.
The relevant baggage belt is displayed on the monitors in baggage claim as well as in the flight overview of the respective flight on the website and in the app.
Large and special baggage (e.g. buggies) is issued at the separate large baggage claim. This is located in the centre of baggage claim near the baggage reclaim area in Terminal 1 and behind baggage belt C3 in Terminal 2.
You forgot something on the plane? Your baggage has not arrived? Do you want to make a complaint about damage? Then contact your airline or the company it has contracted.
Escorts & Greeters
To bring or pick up passengers to the airport, 300 parking spaces are available directly in front of the Terminal 1. Due to the automatic license plate recognition no ticket is needed. The Right-of-way can be used 3 times a day for 10 minutes free of charge. Inform yourself as to access, characteristics and prices of our Kiss & Fly short-stay car park.
Alternatively, more than 10,000 parking spaces in five multi-storey car parks and on three ground level car parks are available to escorts and greeters at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The route leads via the arrivals level of Terminal 1 to Terminal 2.
The arrivals level of Terminal 1 is located underneath the departures level with its check-in hall. Follow the signs for Terminal 1-2, Ankunft / Arrivals. There are no parking facilities in front of Terminal 2. However, the terminal is only a few minutes' walk from Terminal 1.
The departure level of Terminal 1 is located above the arrivals level. Follow the signs for Terminal 1-2, Abflug / Departures. There are no parking facilities in front of Terminal 2. However, the terminal is only a few minutes' walk from Terminal 1.
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