Get Thee to Berlin!

Ah, Berlin! Probalby, the coolest city in Europe. Not the nicest, nor the prettiest. But the coolest :) Here is a guide on how to get to Berlin from Lübeck.

Berlin is just 298km away from Lübeck! How great is that? Of course, it also depends to which part of Berlin you are heading, but anyway. 300km is not that far away, is it? I can almost smell the "coolness" of Berlin from my terrace.

DRIVING

Just obey your GPS, and you will get there. According to Via Michelin, it is around 3 hours.

BUS

This is a VERY interesting option. Autokraft has a direct bus to Berlin from Lübeck twice a day:
http://www.berlinlinie.de/index.php?sp=de&id=545

The trip takes around 3,5 hours, and you reach the coach station near Berlin radio station (north-west of centre)

TRAIN

Well, we all know how expensive the Deutsche Bahn can be (www.db.de). There are two ways of getting to Berlin. The expensive one, and the cheap one.

1. The expensive (shorter) option : ICE through Hamburg
2,5 hours. You get the RE (regional bahn) to Hamburg from Lübeck, this takes around 45min. Then you change and get into a shiny ICE, and enjoy the ride to Berlin. If you are lucky, book in advance, and travel during the week, you may pay as little as 29 euros for this trip. Standart price in second class is 78 euros.

2. The cheaper (slighty longer) option: RE through Bad Kleinen
3,5 hours. You get the RE to Bad Kleinen, and there you change to the RE to Berlin. You only need to stand that stupid annoying music they play whenever the train approaches a station... If you travel on a weekend, a group of up to five can travel for 30 euros (schönes Wochende Ticket). On a weekday, it is 42 euros one person. Every additional person is 6 euros more (Quer-durchs-Land Ticket)