The U-Bahn U7 and Express Bus X7 via Rudow offer an alternative to the fast Airport Express FEX trains when traveling from Berlin Airport to central Berlin. U-Bahn train U7 and express bus X7 offer an alternative from Berlin Airport to many destinations on the city’s vast metro network. The U-Bahn is slower than FEX … Read more
Getting to Potsdam from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) on public transportation is fastest and cheapest by train, but BER2 direct express bus is also an option. One-way train tickets are €5. Hourly direct RB22 trains from Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) offer the simplest and most practical way to travel to Potsdam near Berlin. … Read more
Cheap discount cards and travel passes offer the best savings deals on Berlin public transportation tickets when traveling by bus, tram, and train (S & U-Bahn). Berlin boasts a comprehensive public transportation system, offering seamless travel on buses, trams, and trains. Over thirty ticket versions are available, making it worth calculating in advance which ticket … Read more
The state museums and national galleries in Berlin display some of the world’s top art and cultural collections.
The collections on display in Berlin’s top museums and galleries range from antiquities to contemporary art.
Tickets for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are reasonably priced, but day tickets are cheaper for two state museum visits, and the museum pass already saves if you see three Berlin museums in three days. Buy museum tickets and reserve free time slot admission online for skip-the-line priority admissions. Tickets for the Staatliche Museen zu … Read more
Opening hours for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (state museums) are long, but buy tickets and book free timeslot reservations online to skip the lines at the top museums. Most museums are again open on Tuesdays. The larger and most popular national museums and galleries of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are open Tuesday to … Read more
Top art exhibitions in Kulturforum Berlin in 2026 include Brancusi sculptures in the Neue Nationalgalerie, amazing portraits in the Gemäldegalerie, and Kupferstichkabinett drawings. The special Kulturforum art exhibitions in Berlin in 2026 are interesting but are unlikely to overshadow the magnificent permanent collections of this cultural powerhouse. The Gemäldegalerie, one of the world’s top collections … Read more
The best special exhibitions in the museums of Museumsinsel in Berlin in 2026 cover Impressionist art, the Zodiac, and the Mongol leader Genghis Khan. The top Berlin museums on Museumsinsel will offer several special exhibitions in 2026 in addition to the magnificent permanent collections. The Neues Museum will explain the role of the Zodiac from … Read more
In 2026, Impressionist paintings will be the top special exhibitions in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, which will also display a scandalous painting from the foundation period for the first time ever in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The Alte Nationalgalerie on Museum Island is Berlin’s leading venue for 19th-century art, with important collections of … Read more