Travel

Potsdam Central Station (© Michael Lüder)
Potsdam Central Station (© Michael Lüder)
Potsdam Central Station (© Michael Lüder)
Public transportation in Potsdam (© Barbara Plate)
Public transportation in Potsdam (© Barbara Plate)
Public transportation in Potsdam (© Barbara Plate)
 S-Bahn (© Andrew Buckin/fotolia)
 S-Bahn (© Andrew Buckin/fotolia)
S-Bahn (© Andrew Buckin/fotolia)
Arriving by car (© Barbara Plate)
Arriving by car (© Barbara Plate)
Arriving by car (© Barbara Plate)

General

The State Capital Potsdam in the heart of Brandenburg is easy-to-reach from all directions by car or train. Located inside the circle of the autobahn ‘Berliner Ring’, Potsdam is connected with all highways leading to Berlin. From Berlin, where all long-distance trains stop, you can quickly get to Potsdam by S-Bahn and regional train. Because of the proximity of the two airports Schönefeld and Tegel, you can arrive comfortably by plane. In Potsdam itself, trams, buses and ferries run day and night.

Arriving by public transportation

You can reach Potsdam from all directions with public transportation using trains, the S-Bahn (city trains) and buses. From Berlin the city trains S7 and S1 as well as regional trains go to the state capital of Brandenburg. The buses from the Havelbus transportation company mainly connect the surrounding region to Potsdam. Buses and trams of the Potsdam Public Transportation Service take you to the city center.

Arriving by train

Potsdam is connected to the intercity and regional transportation network of the Deutsche Bahn. Long-distance trains stop at Berlin’s main station ‘Hauptbahnhof’. From here you can reach Potsdam’s main station in 45 minutes on the S-Bahn. The regional express trains going in the direction of Magdeburg or Brandenburg/Havel also stop at the Potsdam Hauptbahnhof and are considerably faster.

Arriving by car

North: If you come from the north via expressway A24, you should turn onto the Berliner Ring (A10) in the direction of Potsdam at the expressway junction ‘Havelland’. Then you should leave the expressway at the ‘Potsdam Nord’ exit and continue your journey on road B273 directly towards Potsdam’s city center.

West: If you come from the west via expressway A2, you should turn at the ‘Werder’ junction onto the expressway ‘Berliner Ring’ (A10) in the direction of ‘Frankfurt/Oder’. Then leave the expressway at exit 17 ‘Michendorf’ and follow the road B2 to Potsdam’s city center.

South: If you come from the south via expressway A9, turn onto the expressway Berliner Ring (A10) ‘Potsdam’ junction. Then leave the expressway at exit 17 ‘Michendorf’ and follow road B2 to Potsdam.

East: If you come from the east via expressway A13, you should turn onto the expressway ‘Berliner Ring’ (A10) in the direction of Potsdam/Hannover at the ‘Schönefeld’ junction. Then leave the expressway at the ‘Michendorf’ exit and take road B2 towards Potsdam.

From Berlin: You should take expressway A115 to Potsdam. Either you leave the expressway at the ‘Babelsberg’ exit and take the road ‘Nuthestraße’ into Potsdam’s city center, or you leave the expressway at the exit ‘Berlin-Wannsee’ to go directly to Potsdam via road B1 and the Glienicke  Bridge.

Arriving by plane

From Berlin-Tegel and the airport ‘Schönefeld’ in Brandenburg, you can easily reach Potsdam. From Schönefeld, regional trains or buses take you directly to Potsdam. From Tegel,  you can take the airport shuttle to the train station ‘Berlin Zoologischer Garten’ and then the S-Bahn or regional train to Potsdam’s main station.

Adresse: 
Hauptbahnhof Potsdam
Friedrich-Engels-Str. 99
14467 Potsdam
Germany