Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Berlin Airport Transfer Guide
Pre-book a private transfer from BER: your driver tracks your flight and meets you in arrivals with a name sign, at a fare fixed when you book.
- Driver tracks your flight
- Fare fixed when you book
- ✍ Name sign in arrivals
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Berlin Brandenburg (BER), which opened in Oct 2020 after a decade of delays, is 24 km south-east of central Berlin — 30-45 minutes by road. The Airport Express FEX runs from BER to Berlin Hauptbahnhof in 30 min for €4.40, every 30 min. S-Bahn S9 + S45 also run direct in 45 min for the same fare. Pre-booked transfers are useful for heavy luggage, late-night arrivals, or hotels outside the central Mitte / Kreuzberg corridor.
- Airport
- Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Distance
- 24 km from city centre (Mitte / Brandenburg Gate)
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Where can your driver take you from BER?
Transfers you can pre-book from Berlin airport. Tap one to see cars and prices.
Berlin airport transfer options compared
Journey times from the table below; traffic and time of day change them.
| Option | Cost | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Pickups (pre-booked) | Fixed fare when you book | 30–45 min | Meet-and-greet, English driver, fixed fare. |
| Kiwitaxi (pre-booked) | Fixed fare when you book | 30–45 min | Marketplace, instant quote. |
| Berlin airport taxi | €60–90 | 30–45 min | Honest meters, accepts cards. |
| Uber / Bolt / FreeNow | €40–75 | 30–45 min | App-based, common in Berlin. |
| Airport Express FEX | €4.40 | 30 min to Hauptbahnhof | Every 30 min. Fastest train. |
| S-Bahn S9 / S45 | €4.40 | 45 min to centre | Every 20 min. More stops. |
Skip the taxi queue in Berlin
Your driver tracks your flight and meets you in arrivals in Berlin.
Top destinations from BER
Mitte / Brandenburg Gate
Tourist centre, 30-45 min.
Kreuzberg / Friedrichshain
Hip districts, 25-35 min — closer to BER.
Charlottenburg
Upscale west, 40-55 min.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
For onward DB rail, 30-45 min.
From landing to the door
How your Berlin pickup works
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No taxi queue and no haggling: the fare was fixed when you booked.
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One driver, door to door
From BER your driver takes you straight to Berlin's centre, the station or out to nearby towns in the region, with no changes on the way.
- Your driver tracks your flight and waits if you land late
- Fare fixed when you book
- Met in arrivals with a name sign
Sketch, not to scale.
Booking tips for Berlin
- → Kreuzberg + Friedrichshain hotels are closer to BER than Mitte — cheaper transfer + faster
- → For onward DB rail (Hamburg, Munich, Prague): pre-book to Hauptbahnhof not centre
- → BER has 2 terminals (T1 + T5, formerly Schönefeld) — confirm at booking
- → Berlin late-night scene: pre-book for 03:00-05:00 returns (most flights early morning)
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Data when you land
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FEX train or S-Bahn from BER?+
Airport Express FEX runs every 30 min direct from BER to Berlin Hauptbahnhof in 30 min for €4.40. S-Bahn S9 + S45 run every 20 min in 45 min for the same fare but with more stops (useful if your hotel is along the route). Total fare €4.40 either way. For Mitte + Hauptbahnhof: FEX. For Friedrichshain / Ostkreuz: S9. For most other centre districts: pre-booked transfer is 30-45 min door-to-door.
BER opened in 2020 — is it still messy?+
BER had a notorious 14-year delay (originally meant to open 2006). Since opening Oct 2020 it has functioned normally — though early years saw queue issues + understaffing. As of 2026 it's a smooth airport. T1 handles most international + Lufthansa, T5 (former Schönefeld) handles some low-cost. Both connected to the same FEX/S-Bahn rail station underground.
BER to Potsdam transfer?+
Potsdam (UNESCO palaces, Sanssouci) is 40 km south-west of BER / 45-60 min. A pre-booked transfer is priced for the whole car and fixed when you book. Alternative: S-Bahn S9 + transfer to RB22 train to Potsdam Hbf (~75 min total, €4.40). For palace visits with day-trip from BER: transfer wins on time + door-to-door.
Berlin taxi or transfer?+
Berlin taxis are metered + honest (€60-90 to centre). Pre-booked transfer is similar price + adds name-sign meet-and-greet + flight tracking. Berlin has a vibrant Uber/Bolt market (€40-75) which is cheaper but no flight tracking. For predictability: pre-booked. For lowest fare with patience: Uber/Bolt.
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