There are 7 ways to get from Stuttgart to Potsdam by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Potsdam Hbftrain
3h 18m€109–237Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N215
10h 44m€52–94Train
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
7h 48m€136–320Drive 581.1 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Potsdamcar 581.1 km
5h 36m€82–118Train via Würzburg
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
8h 11m€120–263Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Magdeburgbus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbftrain Re
18h 8mDrive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Potsdamcar
5h 52m€150–194
Stuttgart to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Potsdam is to train and bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 3h 18m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Potsdam Hbf via Karlsruhe Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 48m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Potsdam is 580 km. The road distance is 581.1 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 7h 48m and costs €130 - €320.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Stuttgart to Potsdam, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Potsdam train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
Stuttgart to Potsdam train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Potsdam is 581 km. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Stuttgart to Potsdam.
There are 1387+ hotels available in Potsdam.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Potsdam Hbf via Karlsruhe Hbf and Berlin Hbf in around 7h 48m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Potsdam Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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