KiezReach
Travel time across Berlin by U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram, train, bus and ferry
The city redrawn by how long it takes to get there. Pick a starting point and every corner of Berlin is coloured by its travel time, by day, at rush hour or at night, computed from the official VBB timetable.
- 01Start Search for an address or drag the start marker.
- 02Destination Click anywhere for the travel time and the route.
- 03Read Colour is travel time; contours at 15, 30 and 45 min. Hover a station for its lines.
01
Berlin in numbers
Weekday daytime (7:00–20:00) headways, median over the line's stops, on Tuesday 6 October 2026. Trips that day in the Berlin area: 3,929 U-Bahn, 3,420 S-Bahn, 8,216 Tram, 1,264 Regional train, 37,388 Bus, 324 Ferry; plus 388 bus lines.
U-Bahn lines · 9
| Line | Stations in Berlin | One every |
|---|---|---|
| U1 | 13 | ~10 min |
| U2 | 29 | ~4.4 min |
| U3 | 24 | ~5 min |
| U4 | 5 | ~6.7 min |
| U5 | 26 | ~4.9 min |
| U6 | 24 | ~4.6 min |
| U7 | 40 | ~5 min |
| U8 | 24 | ~5 min |
| U9 | 18 | ~4.3 min |
S-Bahn lines · 16
| Line | Stations in Berlin | One every |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | 30 | ~9.7 min |
| S2 | 22 | ~10 min |
| S3 | 30 | ~10 min |
| S5 | 22 | ~10 min |
| S7 | 26 | ~10 min |
| S8 | 18 | ~20 min |
| S9 | 30 | ~20 min |
| S15 | 3 | ~10 min |
| S25 | 25 | ~20 min |
| S26 | 24 | ~20 min |
| S41 | 35 | ~5.3 min |
| S42 | 34 | ~5.3 min |
| S46 | 20 | ~19.7 min |
| S47 | 9 | ~20 min |
| S75 | 10 | ~10 min |
| S85 | 25 | ~20 min |
Tram lines · 23
| Line | Stations in Berlin | One every |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 15 | ~10 min |
| 16 | 30 | ~10.2 min |
| 18 | 49 | ~11.8 min |
| 21 | 44 | ~20 min |
| 27 | 70 | ~20 min |
| 50 | 44 | ~9.8 min |
| 60 | 63 | ~19.7 min |
| 61 | 51 | ~20 min |
| 62 | 32 | ~10 min |
| 63 | 20 | ~10 min |
| 67 | 32 | ~10.4 min |
| 68 | 31 | ~10 min |
| 87 | 1 | ~14.2 min |
| 88 | 2 | ~17 min |
| M1 | 36 | ~14.9 min |
| M2 | 32 | ~20 min |
| M4 | 40 | ~3.8 min |
| M5 | 70 | ~10 min |
| M6 | 48 | ~9.9 min |
| M8 | 57 | ~9.9 min |
| M10 | 47 | ~5 min |
| M13 | 48 | ~10 min |
| M17 | 44 | ~5 min |
Regional trains · 17
| Line | Stations in Berlin | One every |
|---|---|---|
| FEX | 3 | ~10 min |
| RE1 | 4 | ~26.5 min |
| RE2 | 6 | ~60 min |
| RE3 | 5 | ~60 min |
| RE4 | 6 | ~60 min |
| RE7 | 7 | ~60 min |
| RE8 | 6 | ~60 min |
| RB10 | 6 | ~60 min |
| RB14 | 2 | ~60 min |
| RB21 | 4 | ~60 min |
| RB24 | 4 | ~60 min |
| RB25 | 3 | ~33.9 min |
| RB26 | 3 | ~60 min |
| RB27 | 2 | ~111.9 min |
| RB32 | 3 | ~60 min |
| RB37 | 1 | ~60 min |
| RE20 | 3 | ~60 min |
Ferries · 5
| Line | Stations in Berlin | One every |
|---|---|---|
| F10 | 2 | ~60 min |
| F11 | 2 | ~15.9 min |
| F12 | 2 | ~13.6 min |
| F21 | 2 | ~45.9 min |
| F23 | 4 | ~86.7 min |
02
Rankings
Read straight from the timetable of Tuesday 6 October 2026, inside Berlin.
- 01 M4 every 3.2 min
- 02 M6 every 3.3 min
- 03 U9 every 4 min
- 04 U2 every 4 min
- 05 U6 every 4.3 min
- 01 S+U Alexanderplatz · 2,167 departures
- 02 S+U Friedrichstr. · 2,110 departures
- 03 S Ostkreuz · 2,011 departures
- 04 S Landsberger Allee · 1,914 departures
- 05 S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof · 1,813 departures
- 01 S8 83 min · S Wildau → S Birkenwerder
- 02 S9 79 min · S Spandau → Flughafen BER
- 03 S3 74 min · S Spandau → S Erkner
- 04 M6 74 min · Riesaer Str. → Am Kupfergraben
- 05 S7 73 min · S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof → S Ahrensfelde
03
Questions
How long does it take to cross Berlin by public transport?
From the centre (Alexanderplatz), 10% of U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram and train stations are less than 15 minutes away and 55% less than 30 minutes, walking and waiting included. The farthest one, Wendenschloß, takes about 67 minutes.
How often do the U-Bahn and S-Bahn run?
On a weekday between 7:00 and 20:00, the typical gap between two trains is U1: 10 min, U2: 4.4 min, U3: 5 min, U4: 6.7 min, U5: 4.9 min, U6: 4.6 min, U7: 5 min, U8: 5 min, U9: 4.3 min, S1: 9.7 min, S2: 10 min, S3: 10 min, S5: 10 min, S7: 10 min, S8: 20 min, S9: 20 min, S15: 10 min, S25: 20 min, S26: 20 min, S41: 5.3 min, S42: 5.3 min, S46: 19.7 min, S47: 20 min, S75: 10 min, S85: 20 min. The most frequent at rush hour is Tram M4, every 3.2 minutes.
Where do the timetables come from?
From the official VBB timetable in GTFS format (VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, CC BY), downloaded on 6 October 2026 and valid until 12 December 2026. Times are those of Tuesday 6 October 2026, between 7:00 and 20:00.
Which modes of transport are included?
All of them: U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram, regional trains (RE, RB, FEX), buses and BVG ferries. Untick a mode under the map to see the city without it — for example only the rail network, or everything but buses.
What do Day, Rush hour and Night mean?
Three slices of the same weekday timetable (Tuesday 6 October 2026): Day is 7:00–20:00, Rush hour 7:00–9:00, and Night 1:30–3:30 the following morning, when the U-Bahn and most of the S-Bahn have stopped and night buses and night trams take over. Waits are capped at 15 minutes by day and 30 minutes at night.
What does the bike option do?
It replaces the walk to the first stop and from the last one (or the whole trip, when that is quicker) with a bike ride at 15 km/h, plus 2 minutes to unlock and park. Stations up to 6 km away are then worth reaching. Changes between lines are still on foot, and taking the bike along is assumed to be allowed.
How are travel times calculated?
For each trip: walking to the stop at 4.5 km/h, waiting half of the time between two departures, the scheduled time between stops, and 1.5 minutes of walking for each change (plus a minute or so to reach underground and main-line platforms). The Spree, the Havel, the Dahme, the big canals and the lakes can only be crossed over a bridge. No real-time data or disruptions: this is the city “on paper”.
Who made this map?
It adapts À portée de tram by Camille Roux (MIT licence) to Berlin, in English and with every mode of transport. The idea comes from Anthony Castrio's NYC Transit Time Cartogram, adapted to Paris by Jules Grandin (C'est encore loin ?).