Eisvogel and Kahnstube restaurant
What to order: a table on the terrace by the canal, watching the boats
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Lübben from Berlin: a whole day on a punt through the Spreewald, with lunch in Lehde.
Train to Lübben, a full-day punt to Lehde through the high forest of Wotschofska, lunch at Kaupen No. 6, the open-air museum and a return to the palace island.
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Part of Lübben (Spreewald)
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Total time10 h
By car1 h 15 each way
Punt6–7 h · €35, book ahead
LunchIn Lehde, Thursday to Sunday
WalkingAbout 3 km over the day
DifficultyEasy
Best timeMay – September
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Berlin 1 h by train
Regional train on the Cottbus line; from the station to the Schlossinsel harbour, about 20 minutes on foot
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Full-day boat trip from Lübben to Lehde
Flottes Rudel · 6–7 h · €35; book the departure days ahead
+49 3546 7122
- 2 h 30 by boat
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Kaupen No. 6 In Spreewald
Farm by the water in Lehde · €€ · Thursday to Sunday
Kaupen 6, 03222 Lübbenau/Spreewald · +49 3542 47897
Restaurant €€Book - 14 min on foot
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- 2 h 30 by boat
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Lübben Castle Island
Return in the same boat through the high forest of Wotschofska
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Back home 1 h by train
Regional train to Berlin from Lübben
Approximate cost
About €55–70 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Full-day boat trip from Lübben to Lehde
The Spreewald on a grand scale: instead of the short Lübbenau punt, a whole day on a punt from Lübben to Lehde, through the high forest of Wotschofska, the wildest part of the canals. You eat in Lehde, see its wooden farmsteads and come back by water.
The day, hour by hour
8:00 · Train to Lübben. The regional trains on the Cottbus line leave Berlin Hauptbahnhof and arrive in about an hour. Walk about 20 minutes to the Schlossinsel harbour.
9:30 · Punt towards Lehde. The Flottes Rudel boatmen set out for Lehde along the Spree and its arms. The full day is €35 (€15 for under-12s) and runs by reservation: ask for your date in advance.
12:30 · Lunch at Kaupen No. 6. An old farm by the water in Lehde, with a garden and its own mustard. Open Thursday to Sunday.
14:00 · Lehde open-air museum. Four 19th-century wooden farmsteads, with an oven and a boat workshop.
15:00 · Return by punt. Through the high forest of Wotschofska back to Lübben and its palace island.
18:00 · Train to Berlin.
And on Sunday?
It is a good day: Kaupen No. 6 and the Lehde museum are open. The punt runs by reservation on any day of the season.
With children
It is many hours sitting down: better with children from about eight. With little ones, swap the full-day punt for the hour-and-a-half circuit from Lübben and an afternoon at the water playground on the palace island.
Time6 h 30
Change the route
If you prefer a short day: the hour-and-a-half circuit through the town's locks, €18, no booking:
Punt trip through the Lübben locks
If you want to paddle yourself: kayak or canoe from €22 for two hours, Thursday to Sunday:
Canoeing the canals from Lübben
Monday to Wednesday, when Kaupen No. 6 is closed:
Quappenschänke
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Lindengarten restaurant
What to order: potatoes with quark and linseed oil, the Spreewald dish, with pickles
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Lübben (Spreewald)
From April to October, Thursday to Sunday, when the full-day punt runs by reservation, and Kaupen No. 6 and the Lehde museum are open (until 1 November).
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book the punt
The full-day one runs on request.
- 2Bring a coat and something to eat
It is six or seven hours on the water.
- 3Check Kaupen's days
It is open Thursday to Sunday.
If it rains
The punts have tables and benches; in heavy rain, switch to the short circuit and the palace museum, Wednesday to Saturday.
We'd skip it
From November to March, this plan: there is no full-day punt and the Lehde museum is closed.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do I get from Berlin to Lübben?
By regional train from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, about an hour.
How long does the punt to Lehde take?
The full day, with stops, between six and seven hours.
How much does the day cost?
Punt €35, lunch and museum: between €70 and €100 per person excluding the train.
Is there commentary in Spanish?
No: the boatmen speak mostly German.
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.