Your travel to Potsdam

By air

Berlin has one airport that provides international connections: Airport Berlin Brandenburg (IATA code: BER). This airport is well connected to the Berlin/Brandenburg public transport system, and you can easily reach the city of Potsdam in about 1 hour.

From Berlin Airport BER to Potsdam railway station

Ticket: Berlin BC
Route: follow the signs to S Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg Bhf. Take train RB 22 from Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (at Terminal 1-2 in direction to Potsdam Hbf or S Griebnitzsee Bhf). Leave the train at Potsdam railway station (Potsdam Hbf).

Tickets for the public transport can be bought at railway stations (ticket machines or sales outlets), inside buses (ticket machines or from the driver), or via BVG Mobile App "Fahrinfo" for individuals with a smartphone and data connection. For ticket fares see the latest information of BVG or of VBB.
Please make sure to validate your ticket before you enter any public means of transport if there is no date-stamp on your ticket. You will normally find ticket validators on the platforms or at the stops.

From Potsdam Hbf take the tram to the station "Platz der Einheit/ Bildungsforum"
Tram 93 (with direction to Potsdam, Glienicker Brücke)
Tram 98 (with direction to Potsdam, Platz der Einheit/Nord)

By train

There are several national and international train connections via Berlin or directly to Potsdam railway station (Potsdam Hbf). You can get train tickets for instance from Deutsche Bahn AG.

By car

Cars can be rented at many places in Berlin and Potsdam as well as directly from the airport.

Via A115: From Berlin take the B1 from Berlin-Wannsee or motorway "Autobahn" A115 to Hannover/Leipzig, exit Potsdam-Babelsberg in direction of Potsdam Zentrum, Nuthestraße, Berliner Straße, Am Kanal.

Parking areas

Am Kanal 17 (70 parking spaces)
Monday to Friday 8:00-20:00
Saturday 8:00-16:00
Sunday 8:00-16:00

Am Kanal Joliot-Corie-Straße (90 parking spaces)
Monday to Friday 8:00-20:00
Saturday 8:00-16:00
Sunday 8:00-16:00

Alter Markt (70 parking spaces)
Monday to Friday 8:00-20:00
Saturday 8:00-16:00

Wilhelm Galerie (50 parking spaces)
Monday to Thursday 7:30-01:30
Friday 6:30-3:30
Saturday 6:30-3:30
Sunday 8:00-1:30