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 £38.60 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 is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Berlin.
From London Luton, out and back.

Germany·Mon 9 Nov

240 kg

CO2e, return flights

No tracked trip from London Luton to Berlin on Mon 9 Nov.

No same-day return from London Luton to Berlin in the next week that we can see.

Berlin already has a trip from London Gatwick, London Stansted and Manchester.

What a day in Berlin costs

£38.60on the ground, per person

Transport for the day£11.00

Lunch£9.60

Dinner£18.00

Coffee or a pint£3.20

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Getting there

FEX 23 min to Hauptbahnhof, €5.00 (ABC single), 24h ABC ticket €12.90 (covers the airport; the €11.20 AB ticket does not) (22km)

Christmas markets in Berlin

WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt23 Nov - 31 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
The only one of Berlin's markets that charges entry, for more curated, upmarket stalls.
Open: Every day, Sun-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00 (24 Dec 12:00-18:00)
Shuts 18:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Gendarmenmarkt
Photo: Andreas Trojak, CC BY 2.0
Alexanderplatz Christmas Market23 Nov - 26 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Open: Every day, 11:00-22:00 daily
Entry: Free entry
Where: Alexanderplatz
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Charlottenburg Palace Christmas Market23 Nov - 27 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
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
Lucia Christmas Market23 Nov - 22 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Scandinavian-themed market in the courtyards of a historic brick brewery.
Open: Every day, Mon-Fri 15:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-22:00
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 22 Dec)
Entry: Free entry
Where: KulturBrauerei, Prenzlauer Berg
Christmas Market at the Red Town Hall23 Nov 2026 - 3 Jan 2027
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Market around the Neptune Fountain in front of the Red Town Hall, with an ice rink and big wheel.
Open: Every day, Mon-Fri 12:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-22:00
Closed on 24 Dec
Where: Rotes Rathaus / Neptunbrunnen

To Berlin from other airports

London GatwickEvery day
Mon out 08:40, back 21:35 · Tue out 07:45, back 21:40 · Wed out 09:40, back 21:40 · Thu out 07:45, back 21:40 · Fri out 08:45, back 18:10 · Sat out 07:50, back 20:10 · Sun out 08:50, back 21:40
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London HeathrowEvery day
Mon out 07:15, back 19:55 · Tue out 06:05, back 20:05 · Wed out 07:10, back 19:55 · Thu out 07:15, back 20:15 · Fri out 06:00, back 20:45 · Sat out 06:05, back 20:00 · Sun out 07:10, back 19:55
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London StanstedMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Mon out 06:30, back 20:50 · Tue out 09:10, back 22:15 · Wed out 06:50, back 20:55 · Thu out 06:55, back 22:00 · Fri out 06:20, back 21:45 · Sat out 06:10, back 20:10
Fare not confirmed yet
London CityMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Mon out 08:25, back 17:00 · Tue out 08:25, back 17:00 · Wed out 08:25, back 17:45 · Thu out 08:25, back 17:50 · Fri out 08:25, back 17:00
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
BirminghamTue, Fri
Tue out 12:45, back 20:50 · Fri out 12:25, back 21:30
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
ManchesterWed, Thu
Wed out 08:50, back 22:20 · Thu out 08:00, back 21:45
Fare not confirmed yet

Berlin on a budgetShow

A day in Berlin costs £36.05 per person on the ground on a budget, before the flight, eating and drinking at the cheaper end of what places charge. At typical prices it is £42.17, and a day that does not watch the pennies runs to £67.55. The food and drink prices are real menu prices we read in Berlin on 21 Oct and 24 Oct, turned into pounds at the day's exchange rate, not guesses.

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