There are 8 ways to get from Ratingen to Potsdam by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Essen Hbf
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
5h 10m€95–222Bus via Essen Hbf
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Berlin Wannseebus N1361
8h 33m€39–73Bus
- Take the bus from Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
8h 22mDrive 513 km
- Drive from Ratingen to Potsdamcar 513 km
4h 35m€74–106Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
3h 50m€75–233Train
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
6h 26m€98–223Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ratingen Ost S to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 6m€85–246Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 23m€109–290
Ratingen to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ratingen to Potsdam is to bus via Essen Hbf which costs €35 - €75 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Ratingen to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 3h 50m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ratingen to Potsdam station. However, there are services departing from Ratingen Breslauer Straße and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Ratingen to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Ratingen Ost S and arriving at Potsdam Hbf via Essen Hbf, S Spandau Bhf and Berlin-Charlottenburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Ratingen and Potsdam is 536 km. The road distance is 513 km.
The best way to get from Ratingen to Potsdam without a car is to train via Essen Hbf which takes 5h 10m and costs €90 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Ratingen to Potsdam, including transfers.
Ratingen to Potsdam bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf station.
Ratingen to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Ratingen to Potsdam is to train via Essen Hbf which takes 5h 10m and costs €90 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 22m.
What companies run services between Ratingen, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf hourly. Tickets cost €85–200 and the journey takes 3h 36m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf to Masurenallee - Berlin once daily, and the journey takes 5h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ratingen Ost S to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Stadtarchiv Düsseldorf to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Berlin Wannsee
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ratingen to Potsdam bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Ratingen to Potsdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ratingen to Potsdam is 513 km. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Ratingen to Potsdam.
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