Travel Advice
Hotel/Conference Address:
Hotel Berlin Köpenick, Gruenauer Strasse 1, 12557 Berlin, Germany
From Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to the Berlin Hotel Köpenick
Via Taxi – the easiest option
There are two taxi ranks at Terminal 1 (T1), on level E0, easily signposted.
The distance is about 9 miles, and the taxi journey will take approximately 20 minutes. The average cost is roughly 30 euros one way. On return to the airport, the hotel reception will be able to call you a taxi, or Uber operates in Berlin if you have the app.
Via Metro/Train/Tram/ (S bann)
There is no direct train from the airport to the hotel. If you are taking the metro, the hotel is closest to Spindlersfeld station (not Köpenick). The hotel and conference venue is about 8 minutes walk from here, just 650 yards.
The link below will help you plan your public transport links within Germany. You can plan your tram, metro and train journey to and from the hotel/airport or any other tourist destinations.
https://www.vbb.de/en/vbb-travel-info/?Z=Flughafen%20BER&language=en_GB&
From BER airport – Through Terminal 1&2, take the S Bann 9, to Adlershof, then tram 60 or 61 to Spindlersfeld. This journey should take about 40 minutes, and cost roughly 8 Euros each way.
Traveling Via Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station)
Via Taxi
The distance is about 12 miles, and the taxi journey will take approximately 28 minutes. The average cost is roughly 40 euros one way. There are taxi ranks at both entrances of the station.
Via Metro/Train/Tram/ (S bann)
You can plan your tram, metro and train journey to and from the hotel/airport or any other tourist destinations.
https://www.vbb.de/en/vbb-travel-info/?Z=Flughafen%20BER&language=en_GB&
From the train station, you can take the S Bann, S3 to Köpenick, then the tram 62 to Schloßplatz which is a 4-minute walk to the hotel.
Tips
Make a note of nearest stops to the hotel:
Tram “Köllnischer Platz”120 m
Bus “Köllnischer Platz”120 m
S-Bahn station Spindlersfeld700 m
Download the Uber app if you plan on utilising taxis.
Address: Hotel Berlin Köpenick, Gruenauer Strasse 1, 12557 Berlin, Germany
To help you familiarise yourself, here is a handy video from BER airport, showing you how to arrive and depart from the airport.
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