Are there 24/7 buses?

Most airports keep at least one night bus or coach on standby—check the overhead screens near arrivals for the current stand.

Is it safe to take taxis overnight?

Stick to signed ranks and insist on the meter. Note any official surcharge for night operations before you hop in.

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Berlin, Germany

Drop-off

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central station / Mitte)

Pin before customs

Fastest

Airport Express FEX

rail · 15-30m

Data

Nov 28

Audit

Quick verdict

Fastest into town

Service: Airport Express FEX
Headway: 15-30
Backup: Regionalbahn RE7 / RB14 (via Stadtbahn) · 60m

Note

Direct regional express train between BER Terminal 1-2 station (Flughafen BER T1-2) and Berlin Hauptbahnhof via major central stops such as Gesundbrunnen and/or Potsdamer Platz/Südkreuz depending on timetable period; typical journey time is about 20–30 minutes and trains run at least every 30 minutes, with some periods increasing to every 15 minutes during the day.

Late arrivals

Berlin: Night-Owl Operations

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Lines that keep running

Brief

This is the overnight lifeline when the metro or flagship express shuts down.

Service: S-Bahn S9
Mode: metro
Freq: 20-30m
Note: Suburban S-Bahn line S9 runs from BER Terminal 1-2 through key central stations including Ostbahnhof, Alexanderplatz, Friedrichstraße and Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Spandau; trains usually run every 20 minutes (about every 30 minutes late weekend nights) with a journey of roughly 40–50 minutes to Hauptbahnhof.

Backup when rail sleeps

Brief

If even this pauses, default to the licensed taxi rank or approved ride-hailing pickup outside arrivals.

Service: Express bus X7 / X71 + U7 metro
Mode: bus
Freq: 5-20m
Note: Express buses X7 and X71 run from BER Terminal 1 to U Rudow (terminus of U-Bahn line U7) roughly every 5–20 minutes; from Rudow, the U7 subway offers frequent metro service toward Neukölln, Kreuzberg and central-western Berlin, with easy interchange to S-Bahn/U-Bahn lines leading to Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Mitte.

Ticketing tips

Brief

Load balance onto the local transit card before midnight because some kiosks shut or stop accepting bills after hours.

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FAQs

01Are there 24/7 buses?: Most airports keep at least one night bus or coach on standby—check the overhead screens near arrivals for the current stand.
02Is it safe to take taxis overnight?: Stick to signed ranks and insist on the meter. Note any official surcharge for night operations before you hop in.