3 markets in Berlin, Germany, with confirmed 2026 dates. All 3 markets open every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends.
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Berlin, Germany
Where: Gendarmenmarkt
Open: Every day
Costs: Entry price not published
Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends
2026 hours and entry fee not published yet (the official page still shows 2025)
Photo: Andreas Trojak, CC BY 2.0
Berlin, Germany
Where: Alexanderplatz
Open: Every day
Costs: Free entry
Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Berlin, Germany
Where: Schloss Charlottenburg
Open: Mon-Thu 13:00-22:00, Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00
Costs: Free entry
Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends
Closed 24 Dec
Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC0
Dates checked 21 Sept 2026 against the official source on each card. Food and drink prices are not published by the organisers, so we do not show them.
Free, on the S9 straight from the airport, and next door to the Rotes Rathaus market.
Mulled wine: £4.25 (€5)
Mug deposit: £4.25 (€5)
Bratwurst: £5.10 (€6)
At Alexanderplatz. Stalls set their own prices; 2026 prices come out when the market opens.
December weather: average high 4°C, low 0°C.
The only one of Berlin's markets that charges entry, for more curated, upmarket stalls.
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
Works as a day trip
On Fridays with the 21:45 home to London Stansted: you're in Berlin 09:48 to 19:22 and the market is open from 12:00. About 3.5 hours of that is after dark.
Airport to the centre: FEX 23 min to Hauptbahnhof, €5.00 (ABC single).
Getting around: 24h ABC ticket €12.90 (covers the airport; the €11.20 AB ticket does not).
How the day-or-night answer works: the latest flight home, minus 23 minutes back to the airport, minus 90 minutes at the airport. The 90 minutes is our assumption. Flight times are the saved winter timetable, not a booking.
Before flights, and without the optional drink. Rough guide prices from our destination data, not a quote.
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