There are 11 ways to get from Chelsea to Berlin by plane, subway, train, bus, car, car train or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Cheapest
Subway to London Stansted, fly
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Take the subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
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Fly from London Stansted (STN) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Subway to London City, fly
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Take the subway from South Kensington station to Cannon Street station
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Train to London Gatwick, fly
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Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
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Fly from London Gatwick (LGW) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Train to London Luton, fly
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Take the train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton Airport Parkway
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Fly from London Luton (LTN) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Train via Cologne
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
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Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
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Take the train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Train
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
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Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Bus via Antwerp
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Take the bus from Victoria, Green Line Coach Station to Antwerp
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Take the bus from Antwerpen to Berlin
Bus
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Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Lille
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Take the bus from Lille to Berlin ZOB [Fernbus]
Drive, Eurotunnel
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Drive from Chelsea to Folkestone
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Take the Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
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Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlin
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Chelsea to Dover
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Take the car ferry from Dover to Dunkirk
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Drive from Dunkirk to Berlin
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Conditions of entry into Germany from United Kingdom
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chelsea to Berlin is to bus which costs £45 - £60 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chelsea to Berlin is to fly. Taking this option will cost £65 - £430 and takes 4h 40m.
No, there is no direct bus from Chelsea station to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Victoria, Green Line Coach Station and arriving at Berlin via Antwerpen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Chelsea station to Berlin. However, there are services departing from South Kensington station and arriving at Berlin Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
The distance between Chelsea and Berlin is 935 km.
The best way to get from Chelsea to Berlin without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 10h 56m and costs £140 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Chelsea to Berlin, including transfers.
Chelsea to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria Coach Station.
Chelsea to Berlin train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from Chelsea to Berlin is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs £65 - £430. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs £140 - £550 and takes 10h 56m, you could also bus via Antwerp, which costs £50 - £75 and takes 19h 12m.
- Distance: 935.2 km
- Duration: 4h 40m
What companies run services between Chelsea, England and Berlin, Germany?
British Airways, Eurowings and six other airlines fly from Chelsea to Berlin hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chelsea to Berlin Hbf via King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €450
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €450
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €450
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €450
Flights from London Stansted to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €450
Flights from London Luton to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €350
Flights from London Luton to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €350
Flights from London Luton to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €800
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €750
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20 - €420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €900
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €750
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €700
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €950
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City to Berlin Brandenburg via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Berlin Brandenburg via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €370
Comprised of 11 lines and 270 stations, the London Underground (known to locals as the Tube) is the most popular way to navigate the English capital, including to/from Heathrow Airport via the Piccadilly Line. Purchase an Oyster card (an electronic smartcard that you use to touch on and off at Tube stations) at any station for the cheapest fares. Most stations have WiFi, but not all trains and stations are air-conditioned. On weekends, a 24-hour service runs on selected lines.
Rome2rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from South Kensington station to Cannon Street station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2 - €4
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
Subway from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3 - €4
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10 - €27
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- €10 - €15
- Anytime 1st Class
- €20 - €27
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15 - €21
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- €15 - €21
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16 - €20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- €16 - €20
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18 - €27
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- €8 - €23
- Off-Peak Single
- €14 - €20
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- €18 - €27
Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- €300 - €350
- Standard
- €100 - €130
- Standard Premier
- €150 - €190
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130 - €360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- €310 - €360
- Standard
- €130 - €170
- Standard Premier
- €180 - €240
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German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Köln Hbf to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95 - €130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100 - €150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €130
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- €65 - €90
- Comfort
- €75 - €100
- Premium
- €90 - €130
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27 - €35
- Website
- Flixtrain
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Eurotunnel
- Phone
- 48/796 473 308
- biuro@autokarpolska.com.pl
- Website
- autokarpolska.com.pl
Bus from Victoria, Green Line Coach Station to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35 - €55
- Schedules at
- autokarpolska.com.pl
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- poczta@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Antwerpen to Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24 - €35
- Website
- Sindbad
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16 - €20
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Berlin ZOB [Fernbus]
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45 - €55
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from London - Victoria Coach Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12 - €15
- Website
- Blablabus
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Lille Bus Station Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9 - €13
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95 - €160
- Website
- dfds.co.uk
- Standard Car - Economy
- €100
- Standard Car - Premium
- €159
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The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 50m.
Chelsea to Berlin bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin ZOB [Fernbus] station.
Berlin is 1h ahead of Chelsea. It is currently 10:52 AM in Chelsea and 11:52 AM in Berlin.
Chelsea to Berlin train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Berlin Hauptbahnhof station.
Brussels Airlines, Air France, Eurowings and three other airlines offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
Book your Chelsea to Berlin bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 679+ hotels available in Berlin. Prices start at €100 per night.
The best way to get from Chelsea to London Heathrow Airport is to train which takes 14 min and costs £4 - £35.