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. Many museums are again open on Tuesdays. Most of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (national museums and galleries) are open in 2026 with only smaller ones … 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
Buy the cheap Deutschland-Ticket (D-Ticket / Germany Ticket) for unlimited local public transportation (train, metro, tram, and bus) travel in Germany for €63 per month, but foreigners should consider the cancellation rules before buying online. The Deutschland-Ticket allows for unlimited travel on local public transportation in Germany for only €63 per calendar month in 2026. … Read more
The Bayern Ticket is a great public transportation savings deal for travel on trains and buses in Bavaria.
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
Getting to Berlin’s new Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt (BER) airport is easiest by Airport Express train from downtown Berlin Hauptbahnhof central main station. S and U Bahn trains as well as buses can also be useful when traveling to Germany’s third largest airport.
The Airport Express trains offer the fastest and cheapest public transportation to the new Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt (BER / BBI) from the Hauptbahnhof, Mitte, KurfĂĽrstendamm, and Zoologischer Garten areas of Berlin.
Trains generally provide the easiest, fastest, and cheapest public transportation to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) but for some travelers, bus X7 and the U-Bahn trains are also useful. Getting to the Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt Flughafen (BER) is usually easiest on the Airport Express (FEX) trains. However, sometimes buses and the U-Bahn … Read more
Getting to Berlin Brandenburg International Airport from Potsdam on public transportation is easiest, fastest, and cheapest by train but a direct express bus BER2 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 cheapest way to travel to Potsdam near … Read more