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The Spree: the Reichstag to the Hauptbahnhof
The government quarter by the river
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Image courtesy of © Ansgar Koreng · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Spree: the Reichstag to the Hauptbahnhof
From the Reichstag Building, follow the Spree past the government buildings and over the river to the glass halls of the Hauptbahnhof.
Why it's on our list
- Evening light
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Spree: the Reichstag to the Hauptbahnhof before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from The Spree: the Reichstag to the 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
- HauptbahnhofU5200 m2 min walk
- BundestagU5750 m9 min walk
- NaturkundemuseumU61.1 km14 min walk
Key sights
- Reichstag1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Brandenburg Gate1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Philharmonie1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Gendarmenmarkt2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Museum Island2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- TV Tower2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- KaDeWe3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Charlottenburg Palace5.1 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min
- East Side Gallery5.5 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 19 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof150 mWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof4.9 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Berlin Südkreuz5.6 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 19 min