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Unter den Linden: the Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island
The great boulevard
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Image courtesy of © Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Unter den Linden: the Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island
Start at the Brandenburg Gate and walk east along Unter den Linden: Pariser Platz and the Adlon, the Bebelplatz and the Staatsoper, then over the Schlossbrücke to the Humboldt Forum, the Berliner Dom and Museum Island.
Why it's on our list
- About 1.5 km
- Morning
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Unter den Linden: the Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Unter den Linden: the Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island 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
- Unter den LindenU5U6250 m3 min walk
- Brandenburger TorU5300 m4 min walk
- FriedrichstraßeU6450 m6 min walk
Key sights
- Brandenburg Gate500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Gendarmenmarkt600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Reichstag650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Museum Island900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Philharmonie1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- TV Tower1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- KaDeWe3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- East Side Gallery4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Charlottenburg Palace6.3 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 21 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten3.7 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Berlin Südkreuz4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min