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RE20 regional trainorS-Bahn S9?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The RE20 regional train is quicker: 23 min against 50 min.

RE20 regional train: 04:00–21:00. S-Bahn S9: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersRE20 regional trainS-Bahn S9Difference
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
RE20 · DB Regio, on a VBB ticketRE20 regional train
From
Flughafen BER station, beneath Terminal 1
To
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Luggage
A regional train, with space at the carriage ends.
Runs
04:00–21:00
Journey
23 min

It takes the same 23 minutes as the FEX and costs the same EUR 5.00, but runs hourly and stops at 21:00.

After 21:00 the FEX is the train, and the S9 runs every 20 minutes to Alexanderplatz.

RE20 regional train: price for every party size

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S9 · S-Bahn Berlin, on a VBB ticketS-Bahn S9
From
Flughafen BER station, beneath Terminal 1
To
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, in about 50 minutes, calling at Alexanderplatz at 43
Luggage
A city S-Bahn train, standing room by the doors.
Runs
All night
Journey
50 min

It is slower than the FEX or the RE20 to Hauptbahnhof — about 50 minutes against 23 — but the one that goes straight to Alexanderplatz, at 43.

Runs every 20 minutes nearly around the clock, widening to every 30 late at night and early on weekend mornings.

Costs the same EUR 5.00 ABC single as every other train here.

S-Bahn S9: price for every party size

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