Public transport

The airport station "Flughafen BER" (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach Terminal 1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from Terminal 2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to Terminal 2 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
• Service notice Airport Express (FEX): During off-peak hours, the FEX line may be diverted towards Berlin-Lichtenberg and/or Schönefeld. Individual stops in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Central Station or Berlin-Ostkreuz may be omitted as a result. 

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

• Route: Potsdam (Griebnitzsee - Hauptbahnhof - Park Sanssouci - Golm) - Saarmund - Ludwigsfelde - BER Airport - Königs Wusterhausen
• Frequency: every hour
• Service notice RB22: In October, individual trains will be diverted to Schönefeld.

RB23

• Route: Potsdam (Golm - Hauptbahnhof) - Berlin (Wannsee - Charlottenburg - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Ostkreuz) - BER Airport
• Frequency: every hour
• Service notice RB23: From 24 September 2025 until the timetable change on 13 December 2025, the RB23 will not run to BER.

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. 
• Service notice RB24: Until 13 December, regional train RE24 Süd between BER Airport and Wünsdorf-Waldstadt will not be running. A rail replacement bus service has been set up from Waßmannsdorf S-Bahn station. Waßmannsdorf S-Bahn station and BER are directly connected via lines S9 and S45.

RB32

• Oranienburg - Berlin (Hohenschönhausen - Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide) - S Schönefeld Bhf. (Transfer to BER Airport via S-Bahn S9/45)
• Frequency: every hour
• Service notice RB32: Between 24 September and 13 December, the RB32 regional train service between BER Airport and Ludwigsfelde will be cancelled. A rail replacement bus service will operate from Waßmannsdorf S-Bahn station. Waßmannsdorf S-Bahn station is directly connected to BER via lines S9 and S45.

The airport station "Flughafen BER" (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach Terminal 1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from Terminal 2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to Terminal 2 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

Note regarding the S-Bahn

On the following weekends, the S-Bahn will only run between BER Airport and S Schöneweide:

• 14 November 2026 (10 p.m.) – 17 November 2026 (1.30 a.m.)
• 21 November 2026 (10 p.m.) – 24 November 2026 (1.30 a.m.)
• 28 November 2026 (10 p.m.) – 1 December 2026 (1.30 a.m.)

Replacement transport between S Schöneweide and S Treptower Park (S9) and S Neukölln (S45) will be provided by S-Bahn Berlin. Please also use other means of transport such as the FEX or regional trains.

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 Terminal 1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from Terminal 2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to Terminal 2 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 Elsterwerda , 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

The airport station ‘Flughafen BER‘ (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach Terminal 1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from Terminal 2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to Terminal 2 from there.

Airport Express (FEX)

• Route: Berlin (Hauptbahnhof - Potsdamer Platz - Südkreuz) - BER Airport 
• Frequency: 24/7, from 4 a.m. to 1 a.m. every 15 minutes

• Travel time:
  • Hauptbahnhof - BER: approx. 23 minutes
  • Potsdamer Platz - BER: approx. 19 minutes
  • Südkreuz - BER: approx. 14 minutes 
• Note: Until 13 June 2026, the FEX will run at night via the so-called Stadtbahn (including Ostkreuz, Friedrichstraße) to Berlin Central Station.

RE20

• Route: Berlin (Hauptbahnhof - Potsdamer Platz - Südkreuz) - BER Airport - Lübbenau (- Cottbus Hbf.) 
• Frequency: hourly (from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.)  
• Travel time:
  • Hauptbahnhof - BER: approx. 23 minutes
  • Potsdamer Platz - BER: approx. 19 minutes
  • Südkreuz - BER: approx. 14 minutes 
  • Lübbenau - BER: approx. 50 minutes

RB22

• Route: Potsdam (Griebnitzsee - Hauptbahnhof - Park Sanssouci - Golm) - Saarmund - Ludwigsfelde-Struveshof - BER Airport - Königs Wusterhausen
• Frequency: hourly (from 4 a.m. to 0.30 a.m.)

RB24

• Route: Eberswalde - Bernau - Berlin Ostkreuz - Berlin Schöneweide - BER Airport - Blankenfelde (- Wünsdorf Waldstadt)
• Frequency: hourly (from 3.30 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

RB32 

• Oranienburg - Berlin Ostkreuz - Berlin Schöneweide- BER Airport - Ludwigsfelde
• Frequency: hourly (from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

The airport station ‘Flughafen BER‘ (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach Terminal 1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from Terminal 2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to Terminal 2 from there.

S9

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

S85

• Route: Berlin (Frohnau - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide - Adlershof) - Schönefeld (bei Berlin) 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 - Lieselotte-Berger-Str. - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
• Frequency: every 5-10 minutes

X71 

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

BER2 (subject to surcharge)

• Route: Potsdam Hbf - Kleinmachnow - Stahnsdorf - Teltow - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf. - BER Airport (Bus stop A 2)
• Frequency: 16x daily
  
• Travel time: approx. 60 minutes
• Ticket can be purchased only on the bus
• Further Informationen: www.berairportshuttle.de

The airport station ‘Flughafen BER‘ (BER Airport) is located directly under Terminal 1 on level U2. From here you can reach Terminal 1 check-in hall in just a few minutes. If you are flying from Terminal 2, please proceed to arrivals level E0 and follow the signs to Terminal 2 from there.

Intercity Chemnitz/Dresden – Flughafen BER – Rostock

• Route: (Chemnitz -) Dresden – Elsterwerda – BER Airport – Berlin Südkreuz – Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Oranienburg – Rostock
• Frequency: several times daily
• Timetable: www.bahn.de

If you are travelling by bus that only goes to ‘S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.’, please change there to S-Bahn lines S9/S85 to get to ‘BER Airport’. Buses that go to ‘BER Airport’ arrive at the arrivals level (E0) in front of Terminal 1.

163

• Route: S Schöneweide - S Adlershof - S Grünau - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.
• Frequency: every 20 minutes
• Continue to BER Airport with S-Bahn lines S9/S85

164

• Route: S Köpenick - S Adlershof - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.
• Frequency: every 20 minutes
• Continue to BER Airport with S-Bahn lines S9/S85

171 

• Route: U Hermannplatz - S Sonnenallee - S+U Neukölln - U Grenzallee - U Rudow - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.
• Frequency: every 20 minutes
• Continue to BER Airport with S-Bahn lines S9/S85

263

• Route: S Grünau - BER Airport (Bus stop A3) 
• Frequency: hourly

743 

• Route: S Lichtenrade - S Waßmannsdorf ( change here to S9/S85 to BER Airport)
• Frequency: hourly

744

• Route: Gropiusstadt, Gesundheitszentrum - Großziethen - U Rudow - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.
• Frequency: every 20 minutes
• Continue to BER Airport with S-Bahn lines S9/S85

If you are travelling by bus that only goes to ‘S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.’, please change there to S-Bahn lines S9/S85 to get to ‘ BER Airport’. Buses that go to ‘ BER Airport’ arrive at the arrivals level (E0) in front of Terminal 1.

600

• Route: S Teltow Stadt – S Mahlow – S Waßmannsdorf (change here to S9/S85 to BER Airport)
• Frequency: hourly

735

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

736

• Strecke: Königs Wusterhausen - S Wildau - BER Airport (Bus stop A 4)
• Frequency: hourly

743 

• Route: S Lichtenrade - S Waßmannsdorf (change here to S9/S85 to BER Airport)
• Frequency: hourly

744

• Route: Gesundheitszentrum - U Lipschitzallee - Großziethen - U Rudow - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf.
• Frequency: every 20 minutes
• Continue to BER Airport with S-Bahn lines S9/S85

Night buses depart from bus stops A 4 and A 6-7. These are located 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 (bei Berlin) Bhf. - BER airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
• Frequency: every 30 minutes
• Please note: At weekends, the N7 only runs between U Rudow and BER Airport. (From Rudow, the U7 underground line runs continuously throughout the night.)

N7X

• Route: S+U Zoologischer Garten - U Berliner Straße - U Alt-Tempelhof - S Schönefeld (bei Berlin) Bhf. - BER Airport (Bus stops A 6-7)
• Frequency: every 15 minutes
• The N7X supplements the service on weekdays during rush hour as an express bus from S+U Zoologischer Garten via Bundesallee, Schöneberg and Tempelhof to BER Airport T1-2 in this direction only.

N36 

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

N60

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

The public transport system in Berlin and Brandenburg includes regional trains, suburban trains (S-Bahn), underground trains (U-Bahn), trams and buses. All means of transport are closely networked and enable easy and flexible mobility.

One ticket is valid for all means of transport in the respective fare zone. The following apps provide information on timetables, connections and ticket purchases for the entire public transport network in the ABC tariff zone:

• VBB-App
• S-Bahn-App
• BVG-App

The stop for the rail replacement buses is located in Airport City, directly at Willy-Brandt-Platz.

BER Airport is well connected to the public transport network. Several S-Bahn and regional train connections will take you quickly to the city centre, in addition to express buses running directly to the airport. The following offer is valid until 13 December 2025:

S-Bahn:

• S9 – towards the city centre (Alexanderplatz, Hauptbahnhof)
• S45 – towards the south-west (Südkreuz)

Regional trains:

• FEX (Flughafen-Express) – Fast connection via Gesundbrunnen to Hauptbahnhof
• RE7 / RB14 – Direct connection to Hauptbahnhof in approx. 30 minutes

Express buses:

• X7 / X71 – Direct connection to Rudow S-Bahn station with connection to underground line U7 towards Spandau

You can find the public transport services available from 14 December 2025 here.

In addition, other bus lines run from BER Airport to various destinations within Berlin and Brandenburg.

• BER Airport is in tariff zone C.
• For trips to the centre of Berlin, you need an ABC ticket.
• You can buy tickets from the vending machines in the terminals and stations or using the VBB, BVG or S-Bahn app.
• Important: Paper tickets bought from vending machines must be validated before you start your journey.

Plan your journey quickly and easily online. You can find timetables, routes and real-time information here:

• Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
• Deutsche Bahn
• S-Bahn
• BVG

The tariff system in Berlin and the surrounding area is divided into three zones:

• A: Berlin city centre up to and including the S-Bahn ring
• B: Area outside the S-Bahn ring up to the city limits
• C: Berlin's surrounding area (approx. 15 km around Berlin), including BER Airport and Potsdam

For example, a ABC ticket is required for trips from BER Airport to Berlin city centre.

Important: Paper tickets purchased from ticket machines must be validated before departure.

There are several ways to buy tickets for public transport:

• At ticket machines in train stations or at the terminals at BER.
• In the apps of the mobility providers:
  • VBB-App
  • S-Bahn-App
  • BVG-App

Important: You must validate paper tickets purchased at a machine before starting your journey.

You can find all network plans on this website: Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg

You can find real-time connections here:

• Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
• BVG
• S-Bahn Berlin