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

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 the station "Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2". The S9 and S45 commuter trains 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 terminals 1-2. The journey takes 16 minutes. Furthermore, the express bus BER2 (Potsdam Central Station - BER T1/2) 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 "BER - Terminal 1-2" 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 T1-2
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes between Berlin Central Station and BER
  • Onwards from BER T1-2 as RB24: Blankenfelde - Dahlewitz - Rangsdorf - Dabendorf - Zossen - Wünsdorf/Waldstadt
  • Frequency: every hour
  • Onwards from BER T1-2 as RB32: Birkengrund - Ludwigsfelde
  • Frequency: every hour

RE8

  • Route: Wismar - Wittenberge - Neustadt (Dosse) - Nauen - Berlin (Spandau - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof  - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Ostkreuz) - BER T1-2 
  • Frequency: every hour (24h operation between Berlin-City and BER)

RB22

  • Strecke: Potsdam (Griebnitzsee - Hauptbahnhof - Park Sanssouci - Golm) - Saarmund - Ludwigsfelde - BER T1-2 - Königs Wusterhausen
  • Frequency: every hour

RB23

  • Strecke: Potsdam (Golm - Hauptbahnhof) - Berlin (Wannsee - Charlottenburg - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Ostkreuz) - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every hour

RB24

  • (Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof - Melchow - Biesenthal - Rüdnitz - Bernau - Berlin-Hohenschöhnhausen) - Berlin (Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide) - BER T5 (Transfer to BER T1-2 via S-Bahn)
  • Frequency: every hour

RB32

  • Oranienburg - Berlin (Hohenschönhausen - Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide) - BER T5 (Transfer to BER T1-2 via S-Bahn)
  • Frequency: every hour

The airport station "BER - Terminal 1-2" 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) - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

S45

  • Tracks 5/6
  • Route: Berlin (Südkreuz - Schöneweide - Adlershof) - BER T5 - BER T1-2
  • 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 T5 - BER T1-2 (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 5-10 minutes

X71

  • Route: U Alt-Mariendorf - Johannisthaler Chaussee - U Rudow - BER T5 - BER T1-2 (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes

BER2 (subject to a surcharge)

  • Route: Potsdam Central station - BER T5 - BER T1 (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 "BER - Terminal 1-2" 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 Dresden – BER T1-2 – Rostock

  • Route: Dresden – Elsterwerda – BER T1-2 – 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 Terminal 5, please change there to the S-Bahn lines S9/45 or the express buses X7/71 to get to Terminals 1-2. Buses travelling to Terminals 1-2 arrive on the arrivals level (E0) in front of Terminal 1.

163

  • Route: S Schöneweide - S Adlershof - S Grünau - BER T5
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45 or the express buses X7/71

164

  • Route: S Köpenick - S Adlershof - BER T5 
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45 or the express buses X7/71

171 

  • Route: U Hermannplatz - S Sonnenallee - S+U Neukölln - U Grenzallee - U Rudow - BER T5 
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45 or the express buses X7/71

263

  • Route: S Grünau - BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 3)
  • Frequency: every 60 minutes

743

  • Route: S Lichtenrade - Waßmannsdorf - BER T5 - BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 3)
  • Frequency: every 60 minutes

744

  • Route: Gropiusstadt, Gesundheitszentrum - Großziethen - U Rudow - BER T5 
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45 or the express buses X7/71

If you arrive by bus, which only goes to Terminal 5, please change there to the S-Bahn lines S9/45 or the express buses X7/71 to get to Terminals 1-2. Buses travelling to Terminals 1-2 arrive on the arrivals level (E0) in front of Terminal 1.

734

  • Route: S Zeuthen - BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 3)
  • Frequency: every hour

735

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen - A10 Center - Wildau -  BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 3)
  • Frequency: every hour

736

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen - S Wildau - BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 4)
  • Frequency: every hour

743 

  • Route: S Lichtenrade - Waßmannsdorf - BER T5 - BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 5)
  • Frequency: every hour

744

  • Route: Gesundheitszentrum - U Lipschitzallee - Großziethen - U Rudow - BER T5 
  • Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • Continue to Terminals 1-2 with the S-Bahn lines S9/S45 or the express buses X7/71

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 - BER T5 - BER T1-2 (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 - BER T5 - BER T1-2 (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 T1-2.

N36

  • Route: Königs Wusterhausen -  Wildau - BER T1-2 (Bus stop A 4)
  • Frequency: every hour

N60

  • Route: S+U Alexanderplatz - S Treptower Park - BER T5 - BER T1-2 (Bus stops A 6-7)
  • Frequency: every 30 minutes
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Rail replacment 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

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