Sights · Our pick in Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
The famous crossing point
About Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie was the Allied crossing point on Friedrichstrasse at Zimmerstrasse. A copy of the guard hut and open-air panels mark the spot; the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse tells the fuller story.
Why it's on our list
- Open-air panels
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Checkpoint Charlie before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Checkpoint Charlie, as the crow flies.
- Regent Berlin850 m11 min walk
- Hotel de Rome950 m12 min walk
- The Mandala Hotel1.1 km14 min walk
- Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin1.1 km14 min walk
- Hotel Château Royal Berlin1.2 km15 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Checkpoint Charlie are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Kochstraße/Checkpoint CharlieU6150 m2 min walk
- StadtmitteU2U6400 m5 min walk
- Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-StraßeU2600 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Gendarmenmarkt700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Museum Island1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Brandenburg Gate1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Philharmonie1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Reichstag1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- TV Tower2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- KaDeWe3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- East Side Gallery3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Charlottenburg Palace6.8 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten3.9 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Berlin Südkreuz3.9 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min