Is Berlin worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6.4 hours in Berlin, £195 for the whole day, 23 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three.

How long do you actually get in Berlin?

About 6.4 hours in Berlin. Landing to take-off is 9.5 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Berlin airport into town?

FEX 23 min to Hauptbahnhof, €5.00 (ABC single). A day ticket on local transport is 24h ABC ticket €12.90 (covers the airport; the €11.20 AB ticket does not).

What does a day in Berlin cost, not counting the flight?

About £47 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 15 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:22. That allows 23 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:45 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 20 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 6.4 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Berlin.
From Edinburgh, back by 23:00.

Germany·Sun 6 Dec · 6.4 hours in the city

£195

the whole day

6.4 hours

in the city

23:00

back in Edinburgh

Time in the city

6.4 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

22km

to the centreFrom Berlin centre (BER)

Daylight

7.9 hours

07:59 to 15:55Sunrise 07:59, sunset 15:55

Only 2.9h of it while you are in the city

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 25 min more.

Most of your time in Berlin is after dark. Worth checking what is open in the evening before you book.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

09:05
Leave Edinburgh
Eurowings
12:58
In the city
Lands 12:15, 20min immigration, 23min from the airport
19:22
Leave the city
23min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
23:00
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 21:45 with easyJet

Leave EdinburghEurowings09:05
Land in Berlin2h 10min12:15
In the city20min immigration, 23min from the airport12:58
Leave the city23min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:22
Fly homeeasyJet, 2h 10min21:45
Back in Edinburgh23:00

Last bus or train to the airport: 01:00, at the airport 01:23.

How we'd do it

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13:2030 min there

16 min walk

14:0660 min there

19 min walk

15:2520 min there

24 min walk

16:0960 min there

2 min walk

17:1175 min there

18:26Free timeuntil 19:15

about 7 min walk

19:22Last one 01:00

S-Bahn S3, S5, S7 or S9 + FEX · 23 min

AirportFlight 21:45

Typical weather for this date

5°C

average high

0°C

average low

5 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Berlin's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Christmas markets in Berlin

Charlottenburg Palace Christmas Market23 Nov - 27 Dec 2026
Open on Sun 6 Dec, 12:00 to 22:00.
Works as a day trip
You're in Berlin 12:58 to 19:22 and the market is open all of it. About 3.5 hours of that is after dark.
Open: Every day, Mon-Thu 13:00-22:00, Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00
Closed on 24 Dec
Entry: Free entry
Where: Schloss Charlottenburg
Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC0

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How we'd do it

Open up the maps to see full detail.

13:2030 min there

16 min walk

14:0660 min there

19 min walk

15:2520 min there

24 min walk

16:0960 min there

2 min walk

17:1175 min there

18:26Free timeuntil 19:15

about 7 min walk

19:22Last one 01:00

S-Bahn S3, S5, S7 or S9 + FEX · 23 min

AirportFlight 21:45

What a day in Berlin costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£195/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£11

Lunch£12

Dinner£24

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Berlin TV Tower£17 (€20)

Berlin Cathedral£13 (€15)

DDR Museum£12 (€13.90)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz, East Side Gallery, Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, Topography of Terror, Tiergarten park and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeFree

On the ground£47

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£148

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Getting to Edinburghfrom free

All in, per person£195

Out with Eurowings, back with easyJet. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.

Estimated cost. Fares last checked 15 Oct, 04:50. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.

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Getting to Edinburgh

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park: free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source

Train

From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
Last train leaves before you land.

Coach

Lothian Buses Airlink 100 from Edinburgh£6 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source
Lothian Buses Service 17 from Ocean TerminalPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.50
Multi-storey ground floor quick-stop: up to 10 min £8.50, then £1/min; local EH-postcode residents get 50% off the first 10 min Source
Terminal Parking£90
Same-day rate. Source
Long Stay Parking£60
Same-day rate. Source
Plane Parking£45
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

FastParkNo same-day price
Source
Mid Stay ParkingNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Secure Airparks Park & Ride£37.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Flying Scot Park & Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 3 min. Source
Low Cost Park and Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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Day trip to Berlin.
From Edinburgh, back by 23:00.