Direct connections mean you can get to Berlin quickly and comfortably without changing trains. Here’s a selection of direct connections – you can find more by checking the timetable.

• From Basel SBB to Berlin: journey time around 7.5 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• From Bern or Zurich to Berlin: journey time around 8.5 hours, direct connections in the online timetable.
• New direct connection from Brig to Berlin via Bern. Journey time around 10 hours, direct connections in the online timetable.

Services on the train.

The ICE offers the following services:

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• Free entertainment on the ICE PortalLink opens in new window.
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A night train runs every evening from Zürich HB and Basel SBB to Berlin.

• From Zürich HB on the Nightjet. Direct connections in the online timetable.
• From Basel SBB on the Nightjet. Direct connections in the online timetable.

Comfort categories and services on the night train.

Details on how to buy tickets, the different comfort categories and the services on night trains can be found on our Nightjet page.

Purchase tickets to Berlin easily via the timetable: online at SBB.ch and in the SBB Mobile app.

• Buy tickets online
• Buy tickets in the SBB Mobile app

For information on booking group travel to Berlin, please visit the international group tickets page. 

Interrail is an inexpensive and flexible way to travel to Berlin. Tip: Discover the city as part of an Interrail trip through Germany or across several countries – you’ll often travel cheaper than with Point-to-Point Tickets.

Would you like to book your train and hotel together for your short break or long weekend? We have the ideal offers for your holiday.

Book your train and hotel package trip easily and affordably as a one-stop service: with our partner Railtour. Take advantage of an attractive choice of accommodation and extensive know-how in travel planning.

Nature in the city.

Whether you like little green oases, parks stretching far and wide, rivers or lakes: go on tours and days out in Berlin’s diverse natural spaces. A few tips for your trip:

• Water tower at Kollwitzplatz in the south of Prenzlauer Berg: small park with lots of benches, a playground and the oldest surviving water tower in Berlin. And you’re just a stone’s throw away from the neighbourhood museum and the popular market at Kollwitzplatz.
• Tegeler See: what about a trip to the second-largest lake in the north of Berlin? Enjoy a trip on a steam boat and discover the seven idyllic islands in the lake.
• Treptower Park, right next to the Spree in the Alt-Treptow neighbourhood in the Treptow-Köpenick district. The special mixture of fluvial landscapes, huge meadows, quiet little corners and lively food and drink outlets make Treptower Park an attractive place for a trip out close to the city centre.

Berlin’s districts.

Explore a different side of Berlin away from the Brandenburg Gate and Kurfürstendamm: go to the 12 districts and see the city from a new perspective. A few tips:

• Central Berlin: Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Neukölln und Charlottenburg-Willmersdorf. Neukölln, for example, has a multicultural flair and you can literally feast your way around the world. Discover vegetarian burritos, Basque delicacies, Italian specialities, American burgers, Arabic bakeries and Vietnamese snack bars, as well as high-end cuisine.
• In the west of Berlin: Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Spandau, Reinickendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg. On Tempelhofer Feld, the runway area of a former airport, you can now relax, skate, fly kites, go cycling or just enjoy a cosy picnic. Do take time for yourself and enjoy some relaxing moments in this neighbourhood.
• The east of Berlin: Pankow, Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Treptow-Köpenick. Pankow is known first and foremost for Prenzlauer Berg, where you can watch the lively people of this neighbourhood in countless cafés and restaurants around Helmhotzplatz and Kollwitzplatz. If you want to know more about this fascinating neighbourhood, we recommend you go on a cycling tour of Pankow.