Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz
Mitte · 30 min
Come from the Tiergarten side before the groups. The embassies and the Adlon on the square, the Reichstag two minutes north.
Berlin · Germany · 3 days
3 days in Berlin
Three days, three districts: Mitte from the Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island, Kreuzberg from the painted Wall to a currywurst on Mehringdamm, then the real Wall at Bernauer Strasse and a Prenzlauer Berg beer garden. Register for the Reichstag dome first.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
- 3 days
- 21 stops
- 3 with a ticket
- from €70 a day
When to go
May to September for beer gardens, Tempelhofer Feld and light until 9:30 p.m.; July and August can be hot and the city empties in August. September and early October are the sweet spot. November to February is gray and dark by 4:30 p.m., but the museums are quiet and the Christmas markets run from late November.
Where to base yourself
Mitte around the Scheunenviertel for the sights on foot; Kreuzberg (Bergmannkiez or around Görlitzer Bahnhof) for food and nights; Prenzlauer Berg for cafés, parks and quiet streets. Anything inside the Ringbahn with an S or U station under five minutes away works; Berlin is big and you will ride every day.
Getting around
U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams in the east and buses, all on one ticket. Zone AB covers the whole city: a single is €4.00 (120 minutes, one direction), a 24-hour ticket €11.20, a four-trip card €12.40. Buy in the BVG app or at the machines and stamp paper tickets in the box before boarding. Inside each district, walk; between them, ride.
Day 1
Mitte: the gate, the dome and Museum Island
- FromYour hotel in Mitte and the Scheunenviertel
- 1
- 5 min · walk
- 2
Reichstag dome
Mitte · 75 min
Free, but register at the Bundestag's online visitors' service weeks ahead in summer, with every name and birth date, and bring passports. Open 8 a.m. to midnight, last entry 9:45 p.m.; the Platz der Republik kiosk issues same-day times at least two hours out.
- 9 min · walk
- 3
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Mitte · 45 min
Walk the field of stelae, then the information center underneath: free, Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Monday. Expect a short security line for the center.
- 14 min · walk
- 4
Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt
Gendarmenmarkt · 75 min
Ten minutes east. Bavarian in Prussia's finest square: Schweinsbraten with a dumpling and a Helles, a cheap weekday lunch card noon to 2 p.m., open daily from 11 a.m. The two cathedrals and the Konzerthaus outside.
- 14 min · walk
- 5
Neues Museum
Museum Island · 105 min
€14, Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Monday; book a time slot online. Nefertiti is on the top floor; the Museum Island day ticket is €24 if you want two houses.
€14
- 4 min · walk
- 6
Pergamonmuseum Das Panorama or the Berliner Dom
Museum Island · 75 min
The Pergamon is closed for rebuilding until a partial reopening in 2027, but its altar sculptures sit with Asisi's panorama in the temporary hall on Am Kupfergraben: €14, Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Or climb the Dom's dome, €15 with audio guide, last entry 5 p.m.
€14
- 11 min · walk
- 7
Humboldt Forum and Hackescher Markt
Mitte · 60 min
The rebuilt palace's free floors and €3 roof terrace (closed Tuesday), then over the Spree to the Hackesche Höfe's eight courtyards as the shops close.
- 18 min · walk
- 8
Monsieur Vuong
Scheunenviertel · 90 min
Alte Schönhauser Strasse 46: a short Vietnamese card that changes daily, pho and the glass noodle salad. Open from noon to 10 p.m., walk-ins welcome, a line by 8 p.m. Then a drink in the Höfe.
Day 2
Kreuzberg and the East Side Gallery
- FromYour hotel in Mitte and the Scheunenviertel
- 1
East Side Gallery
Friedrichshain · 60 min
1.3 kilometers of Wall on Mühlenstrasse, painted in 1990, free and always open. Start at Ostbahnhof and walk toward the Oberbaumbrücke so the river is on your right; the Brezhnev kiss is near the Ostbahnhof end.
- 9 min · walk
- 2
Oberbaumbrücke and the Wrangelkiez
Kreuzberg · 60 min
Cross the double-deck bridge under the U1, then the streets around Schlesisches Tor: Turkish bakeries, the edge of Görlitzer Park, the canal.
- 15 min · walk
- 3
Markthalle Neun
Kreuzberg · 75 min
Eisenbahnstrasse 42; the hall is open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Sunday (try Burgermeister at Schlesisches Tor). Street Food Thursday runs 5 to 10 p.m., the best stalls sell out by 8 p.m., and many are cash only.
- 22 min · walk
- 4
Landwehrkanal to the Admiralbrücke
Kreuzberg · 60 min
West along the canal past the Turkish market on Maybachufer (Tuesday and Friday afternoons) to the bridge where everyone sits with a beer.
- 2.5 km · transit or taxi
- 5
Topography of Terror
Kreuzberg · 90 min
U1 from Kottbusser Tor to Hallesches Tor and ten minutes on foot. Free, daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., on the Gestapo and SS headquarters site with a long stretch of Wall; Checkpoint Charlie is two blocks away and five minutes is plenty.
- 2.1 km · transit or taxi
- 6
Bergmannkiez and Viktoriapark
Kreuzberg · 75 min
U6 two stops to Mehringdamm. Bergmannstrasse's cafés and the Marheineke market hall, then up the Kreuzberg hill itself for the waterfall and the view.
- 13 min · walk
- 7
Curry 36 and Mustafa's, Mehringdamm
Kreuzberg · 60 min
Currywurst with Pommes at Curry 36 (open 9 to 5 a.m.) or the vegetable kebab line at Mustafa's across the sidewalk. Cash is safest at both; eat standing, like everyone.
Day 3
Bernauer Strasse, a palace or a runway, Prenzlauer Berg
- FromYour hotel in Mitte and the Scheunenviertel
- 1
Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse
Mitte and Wedding border · 120 min
A preserved strip of the Wall with a watchtower and chapel; start at S Nordbahnhof. Grounds open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; the free visitor center is open Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., last platform climb 5:45 p.m.
- 18 min · walk
- 2
Mauerpark and Kollwitzplatz
Prenzlauer Berg · 75 min
Up Bernauer Strasse to Mauerpark (Sunday flea market, and karaoke in the amphitheatre on summer Sunday afternoons), then into Prenzlauer Berg's tenement streets to Kollwitzplatz and its Saturday market.
- 11 min · walk
- 3
Konnopke's Imbiss
Prenzlauer Berg · 45 min
Under the U2 tracks at Eberswalder Strasse since 1930: Currywurst ohne Darm with a Schrippe. Tuesday to Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday noon to 7 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday; Prater's garden across the road from noon on those days.
- 8.2 km · transit or taxi
- 4
Charlottenburg Palace, or Tempelhofer Feld
Charlottenburg or Neukölln · 150 min
U2 to Sophie-Charlotte-Platz, about 30 minutes: the Old Palace is €12, Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. in winter), closed Monday; gardens free from 8 a.m. Or U8 to Boddinstrasse for Tempelhofer Feld, free from dawn to dusk.
€12
- 8.2 km · transit or taxi
- 5
Kulturbrauerei and Kastanienallee
Prenzlauer Berg · 60 min
Back on the U2 to Eberswalder Strasse. The old brewery's courtyards, then Kastanienallee and Oderberger Strasse for a drink at a sidewalk table.
- 5 min · walk
- 6
Prater Garten
Prenzlauer Berg · 120 min
Berlin's oldest beer garden, Kastanienallee 7: Prater Pils under the chestnuts from noon daily in the warm months, Bratwurst and pretzels from the kiosk. The restaurant inside opens at 5 p.m. (noon on Sunday) for Schnitzel and Königsberger Klopse.
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The practical bits
From the airport
BER is in zone C. The FEX airport express and the RE and RB regional trains reach Hauptbahnhof in about 30 minutes, the S9 takes about 45 minutes to Alexanderplatz and the Stadtbahn; all cost the same €5.00 ABC single, bought in the BVG app or at the machines and stamped if paper. A taxi to Mitte costs many times the train fare and is no faster at peak times.
What a day costs
About €70 to €110 a day per person. Museums are €12 to €15 each, an Imbiss lunch €5 to €10, a sit-down dinner €20 to €35 with a beer, and a 24-hour transit ticket €11.20.
Where to stay
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Worth knowing
- Buy AB tickets; ABC is only for the airport, Potsdam and Sachsenhausen. A paper ticket is void until you stamp it in the box on the platform or bus, and inspectors fine on the spot. Fares rose about six percent in January 2026.
- The Berlin WelcomeCard is €28.50 for 48 hours and €39.50 for 72 hours in AB, against €33.60 for three 24-hour tickets. It only pays if you use its discounts. The €62 Museum Island version pays off from two island museums.
- Shops close on Sunday by law. Supermarkets inside Hauptbahnhof, Ostbahnhof and Friedrichstrasse stay open, Spätis sell the basics, and bakeries open in the morning. Museums are open Sunday and mostly closed Monday; the Humboldt Forum closes Tuesday.
- Carry €50 in cash. Imbiss stands, market stalls and some bars take cash only or German debit cards only. Use a bank's ATM, not the blue Euronet machines, which add a fee.
- Register for the Reichstag dome and book the Neues Museum slot before you arrive; both are free or cheap and both turn people away at the door.
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Questions
Which day works in the rain?
Day 1: the dome, the memorial's center, the Neues Museum and the Panorama are all indoors, and the Humboldt Forum takes the late afternoon. Waystop's hours check will flag a Monday, when Museum Island is shut.
Is the Pergamon Museum open?
No. It closed in October 2023 and the first wing reopens in 2027; the Ishtar Gate wing not for a decade after. The Panorama hall next door shows the altar sculptures for €14.
AB or ABC?
AB for everything in this plan. You need ABC for the airport (€5.00 single), Potsdam and Sachsenhausen; buy an ABC day ticket on the day you go.
Where do I see the Wall?
East Side Gallery for the paintings on day 2, Bernauer Strasse for the history on day 3, and the stretch along the Topography of Terror in between. Checkpoint Charlie is a replica and a line.
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