There are 6 ways to get from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam by train, rideshare, bus, 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.
Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Potsdam29.3 km
51 min€2Train via S Wannsee Bhf
- Take the train from S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf to S Wannsee Bhftrain S1
40 min€4–7Line 200 bus, train
- Take the bus from S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf to S+U Zoologischer Garten/Jebensstr.bus 200 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain S7
49 min€5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdamtaxi 27.9 km
33 min€65–85Drive 27.9 km
- Drive from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdamcar 27.9 km
33 min€5–8
Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam is to rideshare which costs €2 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam is to train which takes 28 min and costs €3 - €5.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Berlin Friedrichstrasse and arriving at Potsdam Hbf. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 28 min.
The distance between Potsdamer Platz and Potsdam is 28 km. The road distance is 27.9 km.
The best way to get from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 28 min and costs €3 - €5.
The train from Berlin Friedrichstrasse to Potsdam Hbf takes 28 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam train services, operated by ODEG, depart from Berlin Friedrichstrasse station.
Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam train services, operated by ODEG, arrive at Potsdam Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam is 28 km. It takes approximately 33 min to drive from Potsdamer Platz to Potsdam.
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What companies run services between Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
ODEG operates a train from Berlin Friedrichstrasse to Potsdam Hbf every 15 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 Berlin Friedrichstrasse to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from Berlin Friedrichstrasse to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf to S Wannsee Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
- Phone
- 030/256-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- BVG
Bus from S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf to S+U Zoologischer Garten/Jebensstr.
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- BVG
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Berlin to Potsdam
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- €65–85
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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