Final Destination: Berlin Ostbahnhof
This train also calls at: Potsdam and Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Taking this overnight train from Zurich to Berlin:
The only direct train from Zurich to Berlin is this overnight train.
This train is usually scheduled to depart from Zurich HB station at 20:00 and arrive in Berlin Hbf at 07:54.
On departure from Zurich this train heading to Berlin will be joined to another train heading to Hamburg.
Don't be overly concerned about this as your reservations will be in the part of the train which will be heading to Berlin.
However, if you happen to see a train departing for Hamburg at 20:00 on the departure screens - the info will also apply to this train heading to Berlin.
Arriving in Berlin:
If your final destination is in West Berlin, then leave this train at
Zoologischer-Garten station.
Making the daytime journey:
Look up this journey on DB and hone in on the journeys which involve ony one change of train.
Do so and you will have a choice of two routes:
(1) Depart Zurich in
even hours and the routing will involve taking an ICE train to Hannover (
the train will be heading to Hamburg) and making a 14 min connection into another ICE train on to Berlin.
(2) Depart Zurich in the odd hours and the journey will involve takin a train from
Zurich to Basel and making a 20 min connection there into an ICE train on to Berlin.
Our preference would be this second option,
The overall journey time will be slightly longer, but you'll be more likely to make the connection in Basel rather than Hannover, because it's more likely that the train from Zurich to Hannover will be delayed during its journey.
