With its location in the centre of Europe, Berlin is the perfect hub for train connections throughout Europe. From almost any major city, you can reach Berlin comfortably andenvironmentally friendlywith fast train connections.
Various large railway stations are spread across the city, so that no matter which direction you are travelling from, you can easily change to public transport. In addition to Hauptbahnhof, the classic arrival stations are: Berlin-Südkreuz, Berlin Ostbahnhof, Berlin-Gesundbrunnen and Berlin-Spandau.
Various European train companies offer night train connections to Berlin.
From Stockholm and Copenhagen
The Swedish railway company Snalltaget connects Stockholm and Copenhagen with Berlin
The Swedish company SJ offers night trains from Stockholm to Berlin from April to September
By the way: Did you know that there is also a bike route that you can cycle from Copenhagen to Berlin?
From Paris, Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Budapest
From Vienna to Berlin: With the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB you can travel from Vienna via the Czech Republic and Poland to Berlin.
ÖBB also operates the daily Nightjet between Zurich, Basel and Berlin, you board at 8 pm in the evening and arrive at Berlin Central Station the next morning well-rested.
Three times a week - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday - the Nightjet travels from Paris and Brussels to Berlin
The Hungarian State Railways MAV connects the Hungarian capital Budapest and the Slovakian capital Bratislava with Berlin.
Connecting London and Berlin with the European Sleeper
The European Sleeper travels three times a week overnight from Berlin via Amsterdam and Brussels.
This route also offers a new, practical connection between London and Berlin. The Eurostar will take you from 15.04 from London St Pancras to Brussels, where you can then change to the European Sleeper after a short stop.
With a short stopover in Offenburg in the early morning, you can also travel directly from Paris to Berlin and vice versa. The NJ 471 runs between Offenburg and Berlin. For the Paris and Offenburg route, take the TGV.