Passenger at platform
Passenger at platform

Public transport

Reaching BER by bus and rail

Fast and convenient

From Berlin to BER several times per hour

Passengers who travel to BER or want to leave it again after their arrival can flexibly choose the right option from numerous bus and train connections.

Routes

BER is very well connected to public transport in Berlin and surrounding areas. The Airport Express and regional trains travel between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and “Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2” station several times per hour. The S9 and S45 S-Bahn trains travel every 20 minutes, serving the “Terminal 1-2” and “Terminal 5” stations. Buses are also available.

Hint

The regional and long-distance trains stop exclusively at the station "Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2"; the S-Bahn S9 and S45 stop at both airport stations. Passengers departing from Terminal 5 and arriving at "Terminal 1-2" station on regional or long-distance trains should change to the S-Bahn trains there and travel two stops to "Terminal 5" station.

Train approaching the airport railway station below Terminal T1

"Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2” station

The railway station at the airport is directly below T1. The Airport Express and regional trains taken together travel to Berlin Hauptbahnhof four times every hour. The journey takes 30 minutes. In addition, the S9 and S45 S-Bahn train lines connect BER to the city centre, travelling every 20 minutes. Furthermore, an Intercity BER T1-2 connects Rostock and Dresden several times a day. 

Woman with coffee next to the S-Bahn train

"Flughafen BER - Terminal 5” station

S9 and S45 S-Bahn train lines also stop at the “Terminal 5” station. Those transferring between T1/T2 and T5, please use this connection. The journey takes eight minutes. Regional trains will stop at the station as of 2022.

Expressbus X7

Express buses

The express buses X7 and X71 travel frequently between underground station Rudow (terminus U7) and both terminal locations. The journey to Terminal 1 will take 18 minutes. Furthermore, the express buses BER1 (Steglitz City Hall - BER T1/2) and BER2 (Potsdam Central Station - BER T1/2 & T5) run several times a day to Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

Public transport routes in detail

Intercity Dresden – BER T1-2 – Rostock

  • Route: Dresden – Elsterwerda – BER T1-2 – Berlin Südkreuz – Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Elsterwerda – Rostock
  • Frenquency: several times daily
  • Note: between Elsterwerda and Eberswalde, the IC can also be used with VBB local transport tickets
  • Timetable: www.bahn.de

FEX

  • Route: Hauptbahnhof - Gesundbrunnen - Ostkreuz - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes

RE7

  • Route: Dessau, Bad Belzig - Berlin city centre - BER T1-2 - Wünsdorf-Waldstadt
  • Frequency: every hour

RB14

  • Route: Nauen - Berlin city centre - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

RB22

  • Route: Potsdam - Golm - BER T1-2 - Königs Wusterhausen
  • Frequency: every hour

S9

  • Route: Spandau - Berlin city centre - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

S45

  • Route: Südkreuz - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

X7 

  • Route: U Rudow - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 5 minutes

X71

  • Route: U Alt-Mariendorf - Johannisthaler Chaussee - U Rudow - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

BER1 (subject to a surcharge)

  • Route: Steglitz City hall - BER T1
  • Frequency: stündlich
  • Travel time: 45-50 minutes
  • Ticket can be purchased from the driver on the bus
  • Further information: www.bex.de

BER2 (subject to a surcharge)

  • Route: Potsdam Central station - BER T5 - BER T1
  • 15 times a day
  • Travel time: approx. 55 minutes
  • Ticket can be purchased from the driver on the bus
  • Further information: www.berairportshuttle.de

163

  • Route: S Schöneweide - S Adlershof - S Grünau - BER T5
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

164

  • Route: S Köpenick - S Adlershof - BER T5
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

171 

  • Route: U Hermannplatz - S Sonnenallee - S+U Neukölln - U Grenzallee - U Rudow - BER T5
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

734

  • Route: S Zeuthen - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

735

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen - A10 Center - Wildau -  BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

736

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen - S Wildau - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

743 

  • Route: S Lichtenrade - Waßmannsdorf - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

744

  • Route: Gesundheitszentrum - U Lipschitzallee - Großziethen - U Rudow - BER T5 
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

N7

  • Route: U Rathaus Spandau - U Hermannplatz - U Rudow - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • 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 - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • 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 T 1-2.

N36 

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen -  Wildau - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

N60

  • Route: S+U Alexanderplatz - S Treptower Park - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes
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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

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