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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Bonn to Berlin is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
5 h 28 m
Average
6 h 5 m
Trains per day
9
Distance
479 km
It's difficult to get from Bonn to Berlin without transferring at least 2 times.
Distance | 296 miles (478 km) | |
Average train duration | 5 h 40 min | |
Average train ticket price | $53 (€46) | |
Train frequency | 8 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 8 direct trains a day | |
Train providers | FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Bonn to Berlin cover the 296 miles (478 km) long route taking on average 5 h 40 min with our travel partners like FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 8 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $53 (€46), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $35 (€31). Travelers depart most frequently from Bonn Hbf and arrive in Berlin Hbf.
Travel between Bonn and Berlin from $35 (€31) with Omio’s train partners Deutsche Bahn! You can find the best schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular trip for you.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Bonn to Berlin train.
Train information from Bonn to Berlin with Deutsche Bahn:
Travellers travelling from Bonn to Berlin can choose from an average of 35 rail connections every day. On this route there are several direct connections with a journey time of 4:45 hours as well as numerous transfer connections with one or two transfers. The fastest transfer connections take rail travellers to Berlin Central Station in a total travel time of 5:00 hrs to 6:00 hrs. During the day, one to five trains depart from Bonn main station every 1.00 hours. Night connections are also offered, with at least one starting possibility every 4.00 hours. Travellers travelling by train on this route travel on Deutsche Bahn trains.
On connections by Trains from Bonn to Berlin, passengers travel by Deutsche Bahn trains by rail. Direct connections are mostly carried out by long-distance trains. Long distance trains such as IC and ICE in combination with regional local trains also frequently run on transfer connections.
On the route Bonn - Berlin there are several direct connections that take travellers to the destination station Berlin Hauptbahnhof in 4:45 hours. For most connections by train from Bonn to Berlin, travellers must plan one or two transfers. Cologne main station, Frankfurt am Main main station and Dortmund main station are among the most frequent transfer stations on this route. On the fastest connections, the total travel time is 5:00 hours to 6:00 hours. On some night connections, travelers may have to plan a total travel time of up to 7:45 hours.
An average of 35 trains depart every day from Bonn central station. Various transfer combinations result in around 40 connection options for day and night connections. During the day there are one to five departures per 1:00 h and at night at least one departure every 4:00 h.
Bonn Hauptbahnhof: The start station is located at the entrance to the city centre and can be reached from the rest of the city by many local public transport lines. Free WLAN can be used at the station for 0:30 hours. Around the station there are several restaurants and a multi-storey car park.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof: From Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central station) you can get to the city centre by S-Bahn in 0:05 hours. Hackescher Markt is a central stopping point. At the main station there are numerous restaurants and shops as well as an underground car park and nearby hotels. Travellers can use WLAN free of charge for a limited period of time.
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Some of the Bonn train stations to Berlin you can start your journey from include Bonn Hbf, Bonn-Bad Godesberg and Bonn-Duisdorf. Similarly, some of the arrival train stations in Berlin include Berlin Hbf, Berlin Spandau and Berlin Südkreuz.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Bonn Hbf and arriving in Berlin Hbf.
Passengers booking this journey most frequently board their trains from Bonn Hbf and need to travel around 1.9 miles (3 km) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Berlin most often arrive at Berlin Hbf and need to travel around 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from this train station to the city center.
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