How do you get from BER airport to central Berlin?
Berlin Brandenburg Airport has a station under the terminal building served by regional trains, the S-Bahn and buses. All three run on the same VBB fare system, so the choice is about journey time rather than which network reaches the city.
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How it works
Regional trains reach central stations such as Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around half an hour, while the S-Bahn line takes longer but stops more often. A ticket covering the correct fare zones is required before boarding, and machines are on the platform.
Commonly mixed up with
BER is sometimes confused with the older Tegel and Schönefeld airports, which closed or changed role when BER opened. Older travel guides referring to those airports no longer describe current access.
How do you get from BER airport to central Berlin?
| Knowledge, Berlin | Travel and visit |
|---|---|
| Short answer | Berlin Brandenburg Airport has a station under the terminal building served by regional trains, the S-Bahn and buses. All three run on the same VBB fare system, so the choice is about journey time rather than which network reaches the city. |
| How it works | Regional trains reach central stations such as Berlin Hauptbahnhof in around half an hour, while the S-Bahn line takes longer but stops more often. A ticket covering the correct fare zones is required before boarding, and machines are on the platform. |
| Commonly mixed up with | BER is sometimes confused with the older Tegel and Schönefeld airports, which closed or changed role when BER opened. Older travel guides referring to those airports no longer describe current access. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-08 |
Short questions
- Is the station inside the terminal?
- Yes, the airport station sits directly beneath the main terminal.
- Which fare zone is the airport in?
- BER lies in fare zone C of the Berlin ABC system.
- Do regional trains and S-Bahn use the same ticket?
- Yes, both are covered by the same VBB zone ticket.
- Is there a night connection?
- Night buses and some night trains serve the airport when daytime services do not run.
- Where are current timetables published?
- BER and VBB publish live departure times for the airport station.
Sources
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