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Amsterdam - Berlin Travel
Berlin is the capital of Germany and a popular destination from Amsterdam. There are 3 main ways to travel the 575km between the 2 cities using scheduled transport - by plane, train and coach. Let's discuss each in turn... |
1. Plane
Dutch "budget" airline Transavia (a KLM subsidiary) operates a 4-x-weekly service to Berlin Tegel airport from Amsterdam Schiphol. Standard prices start at about €80 return. Food and drinks can be purchased on board. Scheduled flight time is 1h15 using a Boeing 737.
Main Dutch airline KLM has 5 daily flights from Schiphol to Berlin Tegel - prices start at €99 return.
German airline Lufthansa does not operate a direct service between the 2 cities. You need to make a connection in either Frankfurt or Munich. Prices start at around €160 return.
Ryanair operates a flight from Dusseldorf Weeze airport (near the Dutch border) to Berlin Schönefeld airport. Flight prices can be cheap but watch for extra charges such a luggage and credit card fees. Weeze airport can be reached from Amsterdam by the AirExpressBus service but that will also cost over €60 return.
2. Train
Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) runs 5 daily InterCity (IC) trains from Amsterdam Schiphol and Amsterdam Zuid to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (final stop is Ostbahnhof). The journey takes just under 6 1/2 hours.
This service makes a number of stops including Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Osnabruck, Hannover and Wolfsburg. The train has a bar bistro carriage selling drinks and snacks. The cheapest 2nd class fares are €39 one-way or €78 return. Bookable at service desks at major stations and online at NSHispeed or German railways. |
There is also a daily CityNightLine service running from Amsterdam Central to Berlin which takes 9h 20. Prices start at €29 one-way (book in advance) though you will pay more for a couchette or sleeper cabin
3. Coach
 | Eurolines runs a daily overnight coach service from its Amsterdam Amstel terminal to Berlin (Zentral Omnibus Bahnhof ZOB, am Funkturn). An extra service operates on Sunday night. The trip takes around 10 hours and standard prices start at €27 one-way. Special offers can be as low as €19 but you need to book early. |
Eurolines has a sales office at Rokin 10 in Amsterdam and its Amstel terminal (Julianaplein 5); in Berlin the sales desk is at Mannheimerstrasse 33/34.
 | Berlin
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including: Berlin Wall (pictured), Checkpoint Charlie, DDR Museum, Schloss Charlottenburg
and Potsdam. In terms of accommodation and going out Berlin is excellent value.
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