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How to get fromBerlin to Elsterby train, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Berlin to Elster by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    2. Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to Elster(Elbe)train train Rb51 / ...
    1h 49m
    €20–76

  2. Drive 103.1 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Berlin to Elstercar car 103.1 km
    1h 30m
    €15–22

  3. Line 025 bus, train, line 303 bus

    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus bus 025 / ...
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Lu. Wittenberg, Hauptbahnhof to Elsterbus bus 303
    2h 40m

  4. Train via S Lichterfelde Ost Bhf

    1. Take the train from S Lichterfelde Ost Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain train Re3
    3h 24m
    €21–35

Berlin to Elster by train

Calendar88Weekly Trains
Duration1h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€20Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 109.7 km
  • Duration: 1h 49m

What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Elster, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?

You can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Elster(Elbe) via Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf in around 1h 49m.

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