There are 6 ways to get from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz by train, rideshare, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Potsdam Hbf to Berlin Friedrichstrassetrain Re / ...
28 min€3–5Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Potsdam to Berlin29.3 km
51 min€2Train via S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhftrain S7
- Take the train from S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf to S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhftrain U2
42 min€6–8Train via S Nikolassee
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S Nikolasseetrain S7
- Take the train from S Nikolassee to S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhftrain S1
48 min€5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platztaxi 28.5 km
32 min€70–85Drive 28.5 km
- Drive from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platzcar 28.5 km
32 min€5–6
Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz is to rideshare which costs €2 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz is to train which takes 28 min and costs €3 - €5.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Potsdam Hbf and arriving at Berlin Friedrichstrasse. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 28 min.
The distance between Potsdam and Potsdamer Platz is 28 km. The road distance is 28.5 km.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz without a car is to train which takes 28 min and costs €3 - €5.
The train from Potsdam Hbf to Berlin Friedrichstrasse takes 28 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz train services, operated by ODEG, depart from Potsdam Hbf station.
Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz train services, operated by ODEG, arrive at Berlin Friedrichstrasse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz is 29 km. It takes approximately 32 min to drive from Potsdam to Potsdamer Platz.
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What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany?
ODEG operates a train from Potsdam Hbf to Berlin Friedrichstrasse every 30 minutes. Tickets cost €3–5 and the journey takes 28 min. S-Bahn Berlin also services this route every 15 minutes.
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Berlin Friedrichstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Berlin Friedrichstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to S Nikolassee
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S Nikolassee to S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
- Phone
- 030/256-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- BVG
Train from S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf to S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- BVG
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Potsdam to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- €70–85
Funk Taxi Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 26 10 26
- Website
- funk-taxi-berlin.de
Quality Taxi
- Phone
- +49 30 26 30 00
- Website
- quality-taxi.de
Radio Cab Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 3416908
- Website
- funk-taxi-berlin.de
Taxi Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 202020
- Website
- taxi-berlin.de
Würfelfunk
- Phone
- +49 30 21 01 01
- Website
- wuerfelfunk.de
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