How do I get from Berlin airport to Potsdam?

Q: How do I get from Berlin airport to Potsdam?

RB22 regional train: €5 for one traveler, 52 min. It leaves you at Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, calling at Golm and Park Sanssouci. The RB22 runs directly from the airport to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, calling at Golm and Park Sanssouci on the way, hourly from 04:00 to 00:30. It is the same EUR 5.00 ABC single as every other train here — Potsdam sits in zone C, same as the airport.

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Berlin airporttoPotsdam

Airport to another city · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Potsdam

For Berlin generally we recommend the FEX airport express; for Potsdam the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. The Private transfer to Potsdam is 7 minutes quicker for €131 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

RB22 regional train

RB22 · DB Regio, on a VBB ticket

52 min rideEvery 60 min04:00–00:30

Flughafen BER stationPotsdam Hauptbahnhof

Non-stop

€5total for 1 adult€5 eachBuy ticketOn DB Regio, on a VBB ticket

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Flughafen BER station, beneath Terminal 1

The same ABC single at EUR 5.00, and the same 4-Fahrten-Karte arithmetic as every other train here — Potsdam is zone C, same as the airport.

Luggage. A regional train, with space at the carriage ends.

Hours. Hourly, all day.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Pre-booked

Private transfer to Potsdam

Driver meets you in arrivals

45 min rideTraffic dependent

Driver meets you in arrivals with a name boardAny address in Potsdam

Non-stopPer vehiclePre-book

€136total for 1 adult€136 eachBook transferPartner link · through Kiwitaxi

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board

The price is for the car, fixed when you book; traffic and the hour do not change it.

Price for every party size · Fare source (partner link)

The RB22 runs directly from the airport to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, calling at Golm and Park Sanssouci on the way, hourly from 04:00 to 00:30. It is the same EUR 5.00 ABC single as every other train here — Potsdam sits in zone C, same as the airport.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Brandenburg into Berlin

Your destination

Straight there.

Sanssouci and the Havel lakes, a direct regional train from the airport.

Berlin Brandenburg

Follow the signs

Flughafen BER station

RB22 regional train · 52 min

Potsdam

RB22 regional train serves Potsdam. FEX airport express does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the RB22 regional train runs 04:00–00:30. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Potsdam

Find the stop

Flughafen BER station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose RB22 regional train

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Potsdam

52 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

A few things for the rest of your trip

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the FEX airport express stop at Potsdam?

No. It runs to Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

Does the RE20 regional train stop at Potsdam?