- To Berlin on the wings
- How to get to Berlin by train
- To Berlin from St. Petersburg
- By car
People come to Berlin for various reasons. Conferences and new business acquaintances await someone here. Someone dreams of drinking beer in Unter den Linden and trying local sausages. Fashionistas dream of successful shopping in malls, history buffs are eager to see the treasures of Berlin museums. Berlin welcomes everyone and rejoices at everyone individually. He is welcoming, open and friendly. You can come here for a weekend or a few weeks. In any case, you will want to return to the capital of Germany. Therefore, you should know exactly how to get to Berlin quickly and cheaply.
To Berlin on the wings
Moscow and Berlin are separated by 1609 km and 2 hours 40 minutes by plane. A quick but not cheap way to get to the German capital is to use the services of numerous air carriers. Their transport departs from Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodedovo.
The cheapest flight is offered by UTair, which fly to Berlin from Vnukovo every day. A ticket for such a flight will cost about 90 euros. UTair aircraft arrive at Tegel Airport, which is located just 8 km from the historic center of Berlin. You can get to the city from the airport either by taxi or by regular buses.
Air transport of Air Berlin and S7 Airlines also delivers passengers to Berlin Tegel Airport. True, the cost of the flight with these planes is considered one of the highest and amounts to 170 euros.
Aeroflot cooperates with Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, which is located 22 km from Berlin. How to get to the capital of Germany from this airport?
- on the Regionalbahn and S-Bahn electric trains, which stop at the railway station located a stone's throw from Schönefeld Airport;
- by the Airport Express train, which stops at the Ostbahnhof, at Alexanderplatz, at Berlin Central Station and near the Berlin Zoo;
- from terminal A by buses No. 163, 171, X7, N7, N60;
- by taxi.
How to get to Berlin by train
Moscow and Berlin are also connected by trains, the final destination of which is Paris. They leave from the Belorussky railway station and, bypassing Belarus and Poland, arrive in Berlin a day later. This train leaves Moscow on Wednesdays. A trip in a first class carriage costs 252 euros, in a second class carriage - 181 euros. The difference between these cars is that there are four berths in the second class compartment. Accordingly, the first class compartment has only two lower ones.
There is another direct train Moscow-Berlin "Strizh", which departs from the same Belorussky railway station on Saturdays and Sundays. This train, unlike the previous one, departs in the morning, which means that passengers will be in Berlin, at the East Station, already at 7 am the next day.
To Berlin from St. Petersburg
You can get to Berlin from the northern capital of Russia in different ways:
- airplane. Direct flights are carried out from Pulkovo airport by the companies "Es Seven" and "Russia". The ticket price is about 110 euros. In order not to depend on the dates imposed by the air carrier, you can choose to fly through one of the Baltic capitals, for example, Riga or Tallinn. Travel time increases by several hours, but you can even save on tickets;
- train. There is no direct rail link between St. Petersburg and Berlin. Therefore, passengers are advised to travel with a small connection in Moscow. You will have to spend more than a day on the way, but this option will allow you to fully enjoy the trip;
- bus. The fare in a comfortable bus is about 90 euros. Tourists will have to change trains in Riga.
By car
It will take about 20 hours from Moscow to Berlin by car. The shortest road runs through Belarus and Poland. There are excellent roads in Poland and further in Germany, but there is a speed limit. There are often gas stations on the track where you can have a snack.
If you travel from St. Petersburg to Berlin by car, you will have to travel over 1,700 km and drive through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. This route requires special preparation and is not suitable for novice drivers.
