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FEX airport expressorRB22 regional train?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The FEX airport express reaches Berlin Hauptbahnhof, in fare zone A; the RB22 regional train does not. This goes to Potsdam, not into Berlin.

The FEX airport express is quicker: 23 min against 52 min.

FEX airport express: 04:00–01:00. RB22 regional train: 04:00–00:30.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersFEX airport expressRB22 regional trainDifference
1€5€5same
2€10€10same
3€15€15same
4€16.80€16.80same
5€21.80€21.80same
6€26.80€26.80same
7€31.80€31.80same
8€33.60€33.60same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
FEX · DB Regio, on a VBB ticketFEX airport express
From
Flughafen BER station, beneath Terminal 1
To
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, via Sudkreuz and Potsdamer Platz
Luggage
A regional train with racks; it is built for the route.
Runs
04:00–01:00
Journey
23 min

It is the same EUR 5.00 as every other way into Berlin. You are choosing on departure time, not on price.

Make sure your ticket covers zone C. An AB ticket does not reach the airport, and the extension sold to fix that costs more than an ABC ticket would have.

Four of you should buy one 4-Fahrten-Karte at EUR 16.80 rather than four singles at EUR 20.00. At three, four singles are not worth it and EUR 15.00 in singles is cheaper.

The journey was about 39 minutes until December 2025 and is about 23 now, so older guides overstate it badly.

FEX airport express: price for every party size

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RB22 · DB Regio, on a VBB ticketRB22 regional train
From
Flughafen BER station, beneath Terminal 1
To
Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, calling at Golm and Park Sanssouci
Luggage
A regional train, with space at the carriage ends.
Runs
04:00–00:30
Journey
52 min

The only direct train from the airport to Potsdam — everything else means changing in Berlin first.

Same EUR 5.00 ABC single as every other train here; Potsdam and the airport are both zone C.

Hourly, around the clock, 04:00 to 00:30.

RB22 regional train: price for every party size

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