How do I get from Berlin airport to Potsdamer Platz?

Q: How do I get from Berlin airport to Potsdamer Platz?

FEX airport express: €5 for one traveler, 18–21 min. It leaves you at Potsdamer Platz station, a stop before Hauptbahnhof. Both the FEX and the RE20 call here on their way to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, about 19 minutes from the airport, on the same EUR 5.00 ABC single. Take whichever departs next — the FEX every 15 minutes to 01:00, the RE20 hourly to 21:00.

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2 ways to Potsdamer Platz

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

FEX airport express

FEX · DB Regio, on a VBB ticket

18–21 min rideEvery 15 min04:00–01:00

Flughafen BER stationPotsdamer Platz station

Luggage space

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

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Flughafen BER station, beneath Terminal 1

An ordinary ABC single — the express carries no supplement. A 4-Fahrten-Karte is EUR 16.80 for four rides, one coupon per person per journey: four people travelling together share one card and pay EUR 16.80 instead of EUR 20.00.

Luggage. A regional train with racks; it is built for the route.

Hours. The airport describes the FEX as running "24/7, von 4 Uhr bis 1 Uhr alle 15 Minuten" — every fifteen minutes between 04:00 and 01:00. Since December 2025 it runs direct via the Dresdner Bahn, which cut the journey from about 39 minutes to about 23.

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Regional

RE20 regional train

RE20 · DB Regio, on a VBB ticket

16–19 min rideEvery 60 min04:00–21:00

Flughafen BER stationPotsdamer Platz station

€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. There is no fare difference between any of the trains from this airport.

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

Hours. Hourly, and only between 04:00 and 21:00 — a much shorter day than the FEX, which runs every fifteen minutes until 01:00. It is worth taking only if it happens to leave first.

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Both the FEX and the RE20 call here on their way to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, about 19 minutes from the airport, on the same EUR 5.00 ABC single. Take whichever departs next — the FEX every 15 minutes to 01:00, the RE20 hourly to 21:00.

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

Your destination

Straight there.

Sony Center and the Kulturforum, a stop before Berlin Hauptbahnhof on the FEX and the RE20.

Berlin Brandenburg

Follow the signs

Flughafen BER station

FEX airport express · 18–21 min

Potsdamer Platz

FEX airport express serves Potsdamer Platz. S-Bahn S9 does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the FEX airport express runs 04:00–01:00, and the RE20 regional train runs 04:00–21:00. 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 Potsdamer Platz

Find the stop

Flughafen BER station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose FEX airport express

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Potsdamer Platz

18–21 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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A private car into Berlin: €95 for four

Four pay €16.80 on the cheapest way to Potsdamer Platz on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €95 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Berlin; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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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 S-Bahn S9 stop at Potsdamer Platz?

No. It runs to Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

What if my flight arrives late?

How far is Potsdamer Platz from the centre?