Berlin Airport (BER) to Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof) by Public Transport

This is the easiest and fastest public transport option for most travellers:

Quick Facts

Buy tickets

Go to Terminal 1, follow the railway signs .

Ticket machines are located directly in front of the stairs leading down to the platforms.

Buy a ticket (ABC) Zone, a single ride costs €5.00. The machine accepts only cards!

Where to board the train

The FEX (Airport Express) leaves on the platform 3 or 4.

FEX trains run every 15 minutes, between 4:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m

The journey takes about 20 minutes to Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof)

Last updated: May 2026

additional options

further train connections

For further connections by train to Berlin or the surrounding area, simply search for connections on the official Deutsche Bahn website.

Bus connection

Alternatively, you can take the X7 express bus from Terminal 1. The buses depart from the arrivals level.
The X7 runs to Rudow, where you can transfer to the U-Bahn line U7 for direct connections to Berlin city center and other districts.

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