Berlin metro
U-Bahn and S-Bahn together, with the Ringbahn circling the centre. On Friday and Saturday nights most U-Bahn and S-Bahn lines run all night; on weeknights night buses shadow the U-Bahn.
All cities · U-Bahn (BVG, 9 lines) · S-Bahn · trams and buses · checked 2026-09
Was this useful?
Last train
Reading the local time…
Working out tonight's last trains…
Plan for another night
After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
U2
Colour: red · Pankow – Ruhleben
- AlexanderplatzInterchangeTV tower
- HausvogteiplatzSightsMuseum Island walk
- Stadtmitte
- Potsdamer PlatzSights
- WittenbergplatzSightsKaDeWe
- Zoologischer GartenInterchange
U6
Colour: purple · Alt-Tegel – Alt-Mariendorf
- FriedrichstraßeInterchange
- Unter den LindenInterchangeU5
- Stadtmitte
- Kochstraße/Checkpoint CharlieSights
- Hallesches TorInterchange
- MehringdammSightsKreuzberg
- Platz der LuftbrückeSightsTempelhofer Feld
U5
Colour: brown · Hauptbahnhof – Hönow
- HauptbahnhofRail station
- BundestagSightsReichstag
- Brandenburger TorSights
- MuseumsinselSights
- AlexanderplatzInterchange
- Frankfurter AlleeInterchange
U8
Colour: dark blue · Wittenau – Hermannstraße
- Rosenthaler PlatzSightsMitte cafés
- AlexanderplatzInterchange
- Kottbusser TorSightsKreuzberg
- HermannplatzInterchangeNeukölln
S-Bahn Ringbahn (S41/S42)
Colour: rust (check) · Loop
- GesundbrunnenRail station
- OstkreuzInterchange
- Neukölln
- SüdkreuzRail station
- Westkreuz
Also: U1, U3, U4, U7, U9, the S-Bahn and trams (M lines run all night).
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| U-Bahn | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun | 04:30 – 01:004:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| U-Bahn | Fri, Sat | from 04:30, all nightfrom 4:30 AM, all night |
Sunday to Thursday roughly 04:30 until about 00:30–01:00 (check). On Friday and Saturday nights and before public holidays, U-Bahn lines except U4 and most S-Bahn lines run all night, every 15–20 min.Sunday to Thursday roughly 4:30 AM until about 12:30 AM–1:00 AM (check). On Friday and Saturday nights and before public holidays, U-Bahn lines except U4 and most S-Bahn lines run all night, every 15–20 min.
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 3–5 min
- Off-peak
- 5–10 min
- Night
- every 15–20 min on weekend nights; N buses every 30 min on weeknights
Airport rail linkcheck
Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
FEX Airport Express or regional trains RE8/RB23 to Hauptbahnhof (about 30 min); S9 and S45 slower.
Last departure: Regional trains until around 23:30–00:30, S-Bahn later, all night on weekends (check); night bus N7/X7 to the U7 terminusRegional trains until around 11:30 PM–12:30 AM, S-Bahn later, all night on weekends (check); night bus N7/X7 to the U7 terminus
Farescheck
Zones AB cover the city, ABC includes BER airport (check). Validate paper tickets before boarding: there are no gates, but plain-clothes inspectors fine on the spot. Payment: see the transit-cards tool.
Card to use: No card; paper or app tickets (BVG app, DB Navigator)
Stations to know
- Rail stationHauptbahnhofU5
- Rail stationGesundbrunnenS-Bahn Ringbahn (S41/S42)
- Rail stationSüdkreuzS-Bahn Ringbahn (S41/S42)
- SightsHausvogteiplatz — Museum Island walkU2
- SightsPotsdamer PlatzU2
- SightsWittenbergplatz — KaDeWeU2
- SightsKochstraße/Checkpoint CharlieU6
- SightsMehringdamm — KreuzbergU6
- SightsPlatz der Luftbrücke — Tempelhofer FeldU6
- SightsBundestag — ReichstagU5
- SightsBrandenburger TorU5
- SightsMuseumsinselU5
- SightsRosenthaler Platz — Mitte cafésU8
- SightsKottbusser Tor — KreuzbergU8
Step-free accesscheck
Most U-Bahn stations and nearly all S-Bahn stations have lifts; BVG shows lift outages live.
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Validate your ticket in the machines on the platform.
- Stand right on escalators.
- Drinking a beer on the U-Bahn is common; eating strong food is not appreciated.
After the last traincheck
- Weeknights: night buses N1–N9 follow the U-Bahn routes every 30 min; tram M lines run all night.
- Taxis, Uber, Bolt and FREENOW.
More for Berlin
Other cities in Europe
Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.