Sights · Our pick in Berlin
Oberbaum Bridge
Red-brick towers over the Spree
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Oberbaum Bridge
The Oberbaum Bridge carries the U1 on its upper deck and the road below across the Spree, linking Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg; it was a border crossing in the years of the Wall.
Why it's on our list
- At sunset
- Near the East Side Gallery
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Oberbaum Bridge before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Oberbaum Bridge, as the crow flies.
- Michelberger Hotel350 m4 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Oberbaum Bridge 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
- Schlesisches TorU1U3300 m4 min walk
- Warschauer StraßeU1U3450 m6 min walk
- Görlitzer BahnhofU1U31.2 km15 min walk
Key sights
- East Side Gallery450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- TV Tower3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Museum Island3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Gendarmenmarkt3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Brandenburg Gate4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Reichstag5.1 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Philharmonie5.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- KaDeWe7.1 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Charlottenburg Palace11 kmCycle 42 minCar or taxi 33 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Ostbahnhof1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse4.4 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof5.8 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Berlin Südkreuz6.2 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen6.5 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten7.6 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 25 min