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Compare train, bus, and flight for Amsterdam to Berlin
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Amsterdam to Berlin among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €45 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 24m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.5kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €45, while a flight costs an average of €431.
Distance: 577 km
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€80 Average price | €45 Average price Cheapest | €431 Average price | €125 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 56m Average total duration 6h 26m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 25m Average total duration 9h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 24m Average total duration Fastest 3h 24m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 7h 5m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.6 - 1.4kg CO2 emissions | 1.7 - 3.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Berlin:
A bus is €35 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Amsterdam to Berlin costing on average €80.
A bus is €386 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Berlin costing on average €431.
Other travel options to Berlin take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 56m.
Bus takes on average 10h 25m.
Travel optionsfrom Amsterdam to Berlin
How to get from Amsterdam to Berlin by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Amsterdam to Berlin is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus6:30 AM9h50Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)4:20 PMBerlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB)€451One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus6:30 AM9h50Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)4:20 PMBerlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB)€451One-way0 transfers
Fastest
KL177510:00 AM1h15Amsterdam Airport Schiphol11:15 AMBerlin Brandenburg Airport€4341One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus+
FlixTrain4:00 AM10h31Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)2:31 PMBerlin-Wannsee station€761One-way1 transfer - FlixBus+FlixTrain4:00 AM10h54Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)2:54 PMBerlin Hbf€761One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus+FlixTrain9:00 AM9h41Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)6:41 PMBerlin Hbf€821One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus6:30 AM10h25Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)4:55 PMBerlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz€451One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus10:10 PM8h15Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)6:25 AMBerlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB)€591One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus10:10 PM8h35Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)6:45 AMBerlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz€591One-way0 transfers
- SK552 · SK167710:25 AM3h30Amsterdam Airport Schiphol1:55 PMBerlin Brandenburg Airport€3151One-way1 transfer
- SK558 · SK26692:25 PM4h20Amsterdam Airport Schiphol6:45 PMBerlin Brandenburg Airport€3381One-way1 transfer
- SK556 · SK266910:35 AM8h10Amsterdam Airport Schiphol6:45 PMBerlin Brandenburg Airport€3381One-way1 transfer
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General Information about the journey from Amsterdam to Berlin
The route from the capital of the Netherlands into Berlin in Germany is practically a straight line heading east although some modes of transport are more simple than others. Deutsche Bahn offer direct rail services that travel straight across from one city to the other whereas Flixbus, Eurolines, Info Bus and BerlinLinienBus all supply direct bus routes. Multiple airlines offer flights between the two locations with KLM and Easyjet providing services that go direct.
Buses from Amsterdam to Berlin
Buses leave Amsterdam bus station at various points throughout the day running up until 11:30 p.m. when Flixbus provide the final service that travels overnight. Eurolines and BerlinLinienBus also offer night buses which leave a few minutes prior. Elsewhere during the day Info Bus provide a morning service whereas Flixbus run both morning and afternoon trips. Travel time is usually anywhere between seven and ten hours although the 10:10 a.m. Flixbus can take fifteen hours.
Trains from Amsterdam to Berlin
Rail services run every two hours between the two cities beginning at 05:00 a.m. and ending just after 11:00 p.m. Bahn are the provider of these train routes with the morning services usually running direct and the afternoon/evening services requiring at least one change. Direct trains typically take around six-and-a-half hours whereas services with multiple stops can take up to eleven hours of total travel time.
Flights from Amsterdam to Berlin
KLM and Easyjet are the airlines that offer a direct route into Berlin with overall travel time usually around the four hour mark. Lufthansa, Iberia and Vueling also offer flights from Amsterdam to Berlin, but these often require lengthy connections at Barcelona and Roma Fuminicio.
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This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Berlin:
A bus is €35 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Amsterdam to Berlin costing on average €80.
A bus is €386 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Berlin costing on average €431.
Other travel options to Berlin take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 56m.
Bus takes on average 10h 25m.
- Around 76 flights per day.
- Around 23 buses per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Amsterdam and Berlin as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and arrive in Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Amsterdam Centraal and arrive in Berlin Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) and arrive in Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB).
- Travel with KLM, easyJet, KLM Cityhopper, Sas Airways, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Air France, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Air Baltic, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Cityjet, asl airlines, Icelandair, KM Malta Airlines, BA Cityflyer, Qatar Airways, braathens regional aviation, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Croatia Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Amelia, Edelweiss Air, Transavia France, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Serbia, Bulgaria Air, TAP Portugal to go to Berlin by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Alibus, WestfalenBahn, INT to go to Berlin by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus to go to Berlin by bus.
- 6 direct flights per day with KLM, easyJet, KLM Cityhopper, Transavia France.
- 3 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, Alibus, INT.
- 14 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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