Things to do in Berlin

Things to do

1. The East Side Gallery

   One thousand three hundred and sixteen meters of the Wall still standing, painted by a hundred and eighteen artists in 1990. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyArtwork1 hr 30 minFreebest in the morning

2. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

   Two thousand seven hundred and eleven stelae on sinking ground, and the information center beneath. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument1 hr 30 minFreebest in the morning

3. Museum Island

   Five museums, including Nefertiti at the Neues Museum and the Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum4 hr≈ €24best in the morning

4. The Reichstag dome

   A spiral ramp by Norman Foster above the debating chamber. Free, but booking required. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyViewpoint1 hr 30 minFreebest in the afternoon

5. Kreuzberg and the Spree

   The Turkish and punk district, its clubs in former factories, and Görlitzer Park in the middle. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Parties and nightlifeMarket3 hr 30 min≈ €20best in the evening

6. The former Tempelhof Airport

   Three hundred hectares of runways turned public park, where people cycle on the taxiways. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Off the beaten trackPark2 hrFreebest in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Berlin: from May to September, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in May, where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in August, where to go in September.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€55

Mid-range

€105

Comfort

€200

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Train

72 kg

Bus

82 kg

Plane

390 kg

By train rather than by plane: 320 kg less CO₂e per person (5 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

Partner links: if you book through them, Tripora may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you and without changing the order of these lists, which is alphabetical.

Good to know: Germany

Plugs

Type C, F, 230 V

Emergencies

112, 110 (police)

Driving

On the right

Near Berlin

• Leipzig Germany, 150 km
• Dresden Germany, 170 km
• Poznań Poland, 240 km
• Hamburg Germany, 260 km
• Prague Czechia, 280 km
• Wrocław Poland, 290 km

Elsewhere in Germany

• Cologne
• Dresden
• Düsseldorf
• Frankfurt
• Hamburg
• Heidelberg
• Leipzig
• Munich
• Nuremberg