Stansted to Berlin Flight Time, and Why the Day Is Short
1h 45m flight, 6.1 hours in Berlin, £147.60 all in on Thu 10 Dec. It is a Christmas market decision, not a cheap day out.
The Stansted to Berlin flight time is about 1h 45m, which sounds like nothing, and then the day itself turns out to be one of the tightest we have costed. Here is the honest version, question by question, before you book anything.
How long is the flight from Stansted to Berlin?
Roughly 1h 45m in the air, Ryanair, direct. The 06:55 out of Stansted lands at BER at 09:40 local, and because Berlin is an hour ahead the clock makes it look longer than it is.
So how much of the day do you actually get?
6.1 hours in the city, and that is the problem. BER is 22km out, immigration eats 20 minutes on the way in, and the airport wants you back two hours before an 18:50 departure. The day runs like this.
- Leave Stansted 06:55
- In the city 10:23
- Leave the city 16:27
- Back at Stansted 19:40
Daylight on 10 Dec is 7.8 hours, sunrise 08:04 and sunset 15:53, so you get almost exactly the light and nothing more. Everything after half three is a Christmas market in the dark, which to be fair is the point of Berlin in December.
What does it cost?
£147.60 for the whole day on Thu 10 Dec, flights and the ground spend together. That is a lot next to Dublin at £70.85 from the same airport, and there is no version of this where Berlin is the budget option.
Why are the fares so odd?
Because the route barely runs. In November the board only prices Thursdays, £154 on Thu 19 Nov, £186 on Thu 26 Nov and £257 on Thu 12 Nov. When a route has two days a week the fares do whatever they like, so the date picks you rather than the other way round.
Is a Berlin day trip worth it?
If you just want a city for the day on a budget, no, go to Dublin or Shannon and spend half the money. If you specifically want Gendarmenmarkt and Alexanderplatz with a Gluhwein and you are home that night with no hotel, then £147.60 for six hours is a fair swap, and plenty of people make it every December.
The rest of what we have priced is on the Stansted day trips board, and if Berlin is not adding up you can compare it against every other UK airport in a couple of clicks.
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