Getting Around · Our pick in Berlin
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
The main station
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Image courtesy of © Ansgar Koreng · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is on Europaplatz, in Moabit, on the S-Bahn, the U5 and long-distance lines; Deutsche Bahn runs it.
Why it's on our list
- ICE and EC trains
- U5 and S-Bahn
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Berlin Hauptbahnhof before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Berlin Hauptbahnhof 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
- HauptbahnhofU550 m1 min walk
- BundestagU5600 m7 min walk
- NaturkundemuseumU61.1 km14 min walk
Key sights
- Reichstag850 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Brandenburg Gate1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Philharmonie1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Gendarmenmarkt2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Museum Island2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- TV Tower2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- KaDeWe3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Charlottenburg Palace5.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- East Side Gallery5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Berlin Südkreuz5.5 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 19 min