# Day trip from Berlin to Potsdam: Sanssouci, its park and the Dutch Quarter

Half an hour by train from Berlin: Sanssouci at a fixed time, the park as far as the Neues Palais, cake in a 1770 pagoda and the Dutch Quarter at dusk.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/brandenburg/potsdam/itineraries/sanssouci-and-dutch-quarter-from-berlin · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 30 min by train (RE1 from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof · ABC ticket)
  - 15 min by tram (tram or bus towards the park)
- 10:00 · Sanssouci Palace and Its Vineyard Terraces (Timed entry bought online · sanssouci+ €22)
  - 4 min on foot
- 11:15 · Walk through Sanssouci Park, from the Palace to the Neues Palais (Vineyard terraces, great fountain and main avenue)
  - 15 min on foot
- 12:30 · Drachenhaus (Lunch or cake in the 1770 pagoda · €€) · Drachenhaus, €€
  - 12 min on foot
- 14:00 · Neues Palais and the Grotto Hall (The full tour, included in the sanssouci+)
  - 15 min by bus
- 16:00 · Potsdam's Dutch Quarter (Towards the centre and along Brandenburger Straße to the Nauen Gate)
- 17:30 · Vuelta: 10 min by tram (Tram to Potsdam Hauptbahnhof)
  - 30 min by train (RE1 to Berlin; you arrive around 18:30)

Potsdam is the most comfortable day trip from Berlin: half an hour by train, a Rococo palace at the top of terraced vineyards and a park of kilometres that can be covered on foot. This plan combines the two big palaces of Sanssouci with a lunch stop inside the park and ends in the Dutch Quarter.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Train from Berlin. The RE1 regional leaves Berlin Hauptbahnhof and reaches Potsdam Hauptbahnhof in about 25 minutes; the S-Bahn S7 takes longer. Get an ABC ticket. From the station, tram or bus towards the park.

10:00 · Sanssouci Palace. Buy the sanssouci+ ticket online beforehand, €22, with a time for Sanssouci: it is also valid for the Neues Palais. Download the SANSSOUCI app, with an audio guide in Spanish, and bring headphones.

11:15 · The park. Go down the vineyard terraces to the great fountain and follow the main avenue westwards.

12:30 · Lunch at the Drachenhaus. A pagoda of 1770 high in the park, near the mill. Seasonal cooking, cakes and terraces. From April to October it is open every day; from November to March, Thursday to Sunday.

14:00 · Neues Palais. The great palace at the end of the park, with the grotto hall covered in shells. An hour and a half.

16:00 · Dutch Quarter. Head back towards the centre along Brandenburger Straße and enter the district of red-brick houses through the Nauen Gate. If you feel like a coffee, the Café Heider is on the corner.

17:30 · Journey back. Tram to the station and the RE1 to Berlin.

## And on Sunday?

It is a good day: the palaces and the Drachenhaus are open, and so is the Café Heider. The day that does not work is Monday, with the palaces closed.

## With children

Swap the Neues Palais for the tour of the palaces by boat, an hour and a half on the Havel from the Lange Brücke. The family sanssouci+ costs €49 for two adults and up to four children.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
It is the recommended way: RE1 from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, about 25 minutes, or S-Bahn S7, with an ABC ticket. In Potsdam, tram and on foot.

### By car
About 35 km, around 45 minutes from the centre of Berlin. Leave the car in a garage in the centre of Potsdam and continue on foot.

## Consejos

### Buy the sanssouci+ online
The Sanssouci times sell out.

### Bring headphones
The Spanish audio guide is in the app.

### ABC ticket
With the Berlin AB you will not get there.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
Do both palaces inside and leave the park for the walk between them; the Café Heider is a good refuge.

## Cuándo no ir

On Monday: Sanssouci and almost all the palaces are closed.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How do I get from Berlin to Potsdam?
On the RE1 regional from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, about 25 minutes, or on the S-Bahn S7. With an ABC ticket.

### How much does the day cost?
The sanssouci+ €22, with the train and lunch extra: between €45 and €75 per person.

### Do I need to book Sanssouci?
Yes, it is advisable: tickets are timed and limited.

### Can it be done on a Sunday?
Yes. The day that does not work is Monday.