There are 4 ways to get from Charlottenburg to Potsdam by bus, train, taxi, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Potsdam central train stationbus N1325
20 min€5–7Train
cheapest- Take the train from S Westkreuz to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain S7
22 min€2–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Charlottenburg to Potsdamtaxi 22 km
23 min€45–60Drive 22 km
- Drive from Charlottenburg to Potsdamcar 22 km
23 min€4–5
Charlottenburg to Potsdam by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottenburg to Potsdam is to train which costs €2 - €11 and takes 22 min.
The fastest way to get from Charlottenburg to Potsdam is to bus which takes 20 min and costs €5 - €7.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Potsdam central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from S Westkreuz and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22 min.
The distance between Charlottenburg and Potsdam is 26 km. The road distance is 22 km.
The best way to get from Charlottenburg to Potsdam without a car is to bus which takes 20 min and costs €5 - €7.
The bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Potsdam central train station takes 20 min including transfers and departs once daily.
Charlottenburg to Potsdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Charlottenburg to Potsdam train services, operated by S-Bahn Berlin, depart from S Westkreuz station.
The best way to get from Charlottenburg to Potsdam is to bus which takes 20 min and costs €5 - €7. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €2 - €11 and takes 22 min.
What companies run services between Charlottenburg, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Potsdam central train station once daily. Tickets cost €5–7 and the journey takes 20 min. Alternatively, S-Bahn Berlin operates a train from S Westkreuz to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof every 15 minutes. Tickets cost €2–4 and the journey takes 22 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- sbahn.berlin
Train from S Westkreuz to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://sbahn.berlin/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from S Westkreuz to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Westkreuz to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Potsdam central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- €45–60
Würfelfunk
- Phone
- +49 30 21 01 01
- Website
- wuerfelfunk.de
Taxi Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 202020
- Website
- taxi-berlin.de
Radio Cab Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 3416908
- Website
- funk-taxi-berlin.de
Quality Taxi
- Phone
- +49 30 26 30 00
- Website
- quality-taxi.de
Funk Taxi Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 26 10 26
- Website
- funk-taxi-berlin.de
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More Questions & Answers
Charlottenburg to Potsdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Potsdam central train station.
Charlottenburg to Potsdam train services, operated by S-Bahn Berlin, arrive at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottenburg to Potsdam is 22 km. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Charlottenburg to Potsdam.
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