Getting There By Rail

Rail Services
Berlin benefits from a modern, extensive rail service.
Berlin is part of the InterCityExpress (ICE) network, with super-fast trains to Hanover and Frankfurt am Main. ICE trains also go to Hamburg. An expanding web of high-speed trains also serves destinations across Western Europe. Supplements are incurred for travel on ICE, IC and EC trains. The main railway station is Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Europaplatz, Europe's largest station linking east/west and north/south lines in the city centre. Facilities include tourist information, lounge, bank, restaurant, food halls, café, shops, newsagents, pharmacy, hairdresser and left luggage. Gusundbrunnen station to the north provides rail links to the Baltic. The other major mainline stations are Bahnhof Lichtenberg, and Ostbahnhof, in east Berlin. Some mainline services also stop at Bahnhof Spandau, to the west, and Bahnhof Sudkreuz, in the south.

Rail Operators
Deutsche Bahn (tel: 0180 599 6633; www.bahn.com), Germany's national rail service provider, operates a comprehensive and efficient rail service, including high-speed InterCityExpress (ICE) trains.