Get free admission tickets to top attractions, museums, cruises, and tours with the Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive.
The Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive gives free admission to over 25 top sights and attractions in Berlin and Potsdam. The free admission sights include, amongst others, the Berlin Fernsehturm TV Tower, all the museums on Museum Island, the Berlin Story Bunker, hop-on hop-off buses, boat cruises, and a variety of guided walking and cycling tours.
- Buy the Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive online and use it as a mobile phone ticket. All local public transportation may be included for very cheaply.
Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive
Of all Berlin’s wide variety of city passes and travel cards, the Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive may be the most expensive but also offers by far the biggest savings potential. It is particularly useful when visiting some of the expensive sights, such as the TV tower, not covered by the cheaper passes. The Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive includes free admission to all the major sights in Berlin.
The Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive gives free admission to some of the top sights in Berlin, making it excellent value for money. It can pay for itself when two to three sites are visited per day. It does not include the other discounts offered by cheaper Berlin Welcome Cards.
Top Savings
Some of the top sights and tours included for free on the Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive are Berlin on Hop-on Hop-off buses (ca. €30), boat cruises (€15), and Original Berlin Walks (available for Berlin, Potsdam, and Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial site at around €20 each).
The card gives free skip-the-line or express tickets to some very popular and fairly expensive sights in Berlin, such as the Berlin Fernsehturm TV Tower (€28), Museum Barberini in Potsdam (€16), and the Deutschland Museum (€16).
The Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive also gives free admission to many formal museums including, for example, all the museums on Museum Island, the Pergamonmuseum (€12), Hamburger Bahnhof (€10), Neues Museum (€14), Gemäldegalerie (€14), Museum Barberini in Potsdam (€16), Deutsches Spionagemuseum / German Spy Museum (€12), and the ever-popular DDR Museum (€12.50).
(No matter how or when you get your tickets for the Neues Museums and Neue Nationalgalerie, make free online time slot reservations on the state museums website – it may be done without buying or already having an actual admission ticket!)
In contrast to the cheaper Berlin Welcome Cards, which are principally public transportation travel cards with savings on tickets to attractions, the Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive is primarily a good deal for the free admission tickets. Somewhat ironically, given the name, public transportation for zones ABC may be added to the All Inclusive card (fairly cheaply, too).
Buying the Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive
The Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive may be bought online or at any of the Visit Berlin tourist information offices – currently at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Hauptbahnhof Main Train Station, Humboldt Forum, and in the Brandenburger Tor.
If bought online, the Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive may be used as a smartphone ticket. In contrast to previous practice, it is no longer necessary to get a physical card to use the public transportation option. You may have to print the ticket or download the relevant app.
Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive Versions
The Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive is available for 48 hours, 72 hours, 4, 5, or 6 days. Get the best value out of the shorter versions by entering a major sight in the final hour of validity. The day versions are valid until midnight on the last day, so use early morning on the first day.
The prices of the Berlin WelcomeCard All Inclusive in 2026 are:
| Validity | Transportation (ABC) | No Transport | Child (3 – 14) |
| 48 hours | €99 | €89 | €51 |
| 72 hours | €119 | €99 | €61 |
| 4 Days | €139 | €109 | €71 |
| 5 Days | €159 | €119 | €81 |
| 6 Days | €179 | €139 | €91 |
All periods are available for adults (15 years plus) or children (3 to 14 years). Many museums give free admission to children up to 18, but the Wellcome Card All-Inclusive for a child is a good deal for admission to the more expensive sites without cheap child and family discount tickets.
Given the name, it is somewhat ironic that public transportation must be added separately, but this option does add considerable further savings. Transportation may be added to the adult tickets only, as up to three children (up to 14 years old) are allowed for free onto Berlin public transportation with an adult pass. The transportation pass covers Berlin ABC — all of Berlin, including Berlin Airport, Potsdam, and Oranienburg (Sachsenhausen).
Using the Berlin Welcome Card
The card is automatically activated at the first moment of use, or for online cards the time specified when buying the ticket. Further validation is not needed.
At many museums, the ticket counter may be skipped – go straight into the exhibition area, but note that the free audio guides at the state museums are usually picked up at a separate counter before entering the exhibition halls.
The Welcome Card is valid on consecutive days. Enough sites are open in Berlin on Mondays not to make it a major issue, but on December 24 and 31, more research is necessary. On other holidays, including December 25 and New Year’s Day, most top sights in Berlin are open. (The Mauermuseum and DDR Museum, for example, are open 365 days per year.)
How to Save the Most with the Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive
It is easy to save with the Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive, but a little bit of planning and concerted effort can easily enhance savings further to make this card an absolute sightseeing bargain:
Enter a big sight just before the 48h or 72h card is about to expire – once inside, visitors may stay until closing time. Great options include the Neues Museum (€14), Alte Nationalgalerie (€12), or the Gemäldegalerie (€14).
See sights that are open in the evening at night – not only are the venues likely to be less crowded, but it leaves the day free for more sightseeing. The German Spy Museum near Potsdamer Platz is open until 20:00 most days, the DDR Museum closes at 22:00 on weekends, while of the Berlin State Museums, only the Neue Nationalgalerie and Hamburger Bahnhof are open late on Thursdays. The Berlin TV Tower opens early and stays open until around midnight.
Similarly, see free sights such as the Reichstag cupola early morning or late at night. Advance reservations are essential.
Discount Tickets with the Berlin Welcome Card All-Inclusive
The Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive gives free admission at participating sites and events, but not to the discount offers of the cheaper Berlin Welcome Cards. To qualify for these discounts, consider getting a Berlin Welcome Card without transportation — it is available for €10 (72h) / €15 (6 days).
The Berlin Welcome Card gives discounts on many further admission tickets, tours, boat cruises, concerts, adventures, restaurants, shopping, and events.
The biggest savings are possibly on theater and stage tickets (usually 25% discount) but often only on expensive seats and without much advance reservations. Absolutely worth enquiring though.
The Berlin Welcome Cards are excellent value for money, and especially on a first visit to the German capital, the Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive is hard to beat. It covers all the top sights in Berlin with either free admission — no other travel card or city pass offers more. For serious museum visits, the Berlin Museum Pass is the best choice – it gives admission only to museums and no further attractions or tours.