Kaupen No. 6
What to order: a dish made with its Spreewald mustard
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Day itinerary · 51.87° N · 13.97° E
The Spreewald by train: an hour from Berlin and you board a punt.
Train to Lübbenau, two hours on a punt along the canals, lunch at a farm in Lehde, the wooden-house museum and a walk back between the canals.
Leaving from
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Total time10 h
By car1 h 15 each way
Punt2 h with a stop · €17
WalkingAbout 6 km over the day
DifficultyEasy
Best timeMay – September
BookingNot needed for the punt
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 from Berlin to Lübbenau; 15–20 min on foot to the harbour
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Punt from Lübbenau to Lehde
Short route to Lehde from the Großer Spreewaldhafen, 2 h with a stop · €17
+49 3542 2225
- 12 min on foot
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Kaupen No. 6
Farm by the water, along the canal path · €€ · Thursday to Sunday
Kaupen 6, 03222 Lübbenau/Spreewald · +49 3542 47897
Restaurant €€Book - 14 min on foot
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Lehde Open-Air Museum
Four 19th-century farmsteads · free up to age 14
- 30 min on foot
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Walk from Lübbenau to Lehde along the Canals
Return to Lübbenau between the canals
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Back home 1 h by train
Train from Lübbenau to Berlin; you arrive around 19:00
Approximate cost
About €35–50 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Punt from Lübbenau to Lehde
The Spreewald is the most different day trip from Berlin: an hour by train to the south-east and you are in a forest crossed by hundreds of canals, where boatmen carry people in flat-bottomed boats pushed with a pole. This plan does the classic route from Lübbenau to Lehde by boat, eats at a farm by the water and walks back.
The day, hour by hour
8:45 · Train to Lübbenau. The regional trains on the Cottbus line take about an hour. From Lübbenau station, 15 or 20 minutes' walk through the centre to the Großer Spreewaldhafen.
10:45 · Punt to Lehde. The short route lasts two hours with a stop in Lehde and costs €17 (€9 for ages 4 to 11). There is no booking: you climb aboard and the boat leaves when it fills up. From 11:00 there are consecutive departures.
13:15 · Lunch at Kaupen No. 6. Walk back towards Lehde along the canal path; Kaupen is an old farm by the water, with a garden and its own mustard. Open Thursday to Sunday from 12:00 to 21:00.
15:00 · Lehde open-air museum. Four 19th-century wooden farmsteads, with an oven, a boat workshop and games of the old days. Children up to 14 do not pay. Open until 1 November.
16:30 · Walk back. Walk from Lehde to Lübbenau among canals and wooden bridges, watching the last boats go by.
17:45 · Train to Berlin.
And on Sunday?
It works perfectly: the punt, Kaupen No. 6 and the museum are open. The Lübbenau tourist office is closed on Sunday, though.
With children
It is one of the best plans from Berlin with children: a boat, wooden houses, animals and games at the museum. The bridges have steps: a rucksack is better than a pushchair.
Time2 h
Change the route
If you would rather paddle yourself: two hours by canoe from Bootsverleih Richter instead of the boat:
Canoe or Kayak on the Spreewald Canals, on Your Own
Monday to Wednesday, when Kaupen No. 6 is closed:
Quappenschänke
In Advent: the market weekends, with boats between the harbour and Lehde:
Spreewald Christmas Market in Lübbenau and Lehde
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Quappenschänke
What to order: a Spreewald fish or game dish
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 Spreewald
From April to October, when all the boat routes run and the Lehde museum is open (until 1 November). Designed for Thursday to Sunday, when Kaupen No. 6 is open; on other days, eat at the Quappenschänke.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Set out early
In summer, at midday there is a queue at the harbour.
- 2Bring something warm
It gets cool on the boat.
- 3Check Kaupen's days
It is open Thursday to Sunday.
If it rains
Eat at the Quappenschänke, which has a covered, heated terrace, and leave the walk back for when it clears.
We'd skip it
From November to March, this plan: the Lehde museum closes and only the 75-minute winter punts run.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do I get from Berlin to the Spreewald?
By regional train to Lübbenau, about an hour, and on foot to the boat harbour.
How much does the day cost?
The punt €17, with the train and lunch extra: between €50 and €80 per person.
Do I need to book the punt?
Not for the short route: you turn up and climb aboard.
Can I bring a dog?
On the walk, yes, on a lead; on the punt and at the museum, ask first.
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