# Day trip from Berlin to the Spreewald: a punt to Lehde and lunch by the water

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/brandenburg/spreewald/itineraries/spreewald-punt-and-lunch-from-berlin · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by train (Regional train from Berlin to Lübbenau; 15–20 min on foot to the harbour)
- 10:45 · Punt from Lübbenau to Lehde (Short route to Lehde from the Großer Spreewaldhafen, 2 h with a stop · €17) · Großer Spreewaldhafen Lübbenau, From €17 per person
  - 12 min on foot
- 13:15 · Kaupen No. 6 (Farm by the water, along the canal path · €€ · Thursday to Sunday) · Kaupen No. 6, €€
  - 14 min on foot
- 15:00 · Lehde Open-Air Museum (Four 19th-century farmsteads · free up to age 14)
  - 30 min on foot
- 16:30 · Walk from Lübbenau to Lehde along the Canals (Return to Lübbenau between the canals)
- 17:45 · Vuelta: 1 h by train (Train from Lübbenau to Berlin; you arrive around 19:00)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
It is the recommended way: regional train from Berlin to Lübbenau, about an hour, or from BER airport, about 50 minutes. Everything else, on foot and by boat.

### By car
About 100 km on the A13 motorway, around an hour and twenty minutes from the centre of Berlin. Park in Lübbenau and continue on foot.

## Consejos

### Set out early
In summer, at midday there is a queue at the harbour.

### Bring something warm
It gets cool on the boat.

### Check Kaupen's days
It is open Thursday to Sunday.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
Eat at the Quappenschänke, which has a covered, heated terrace, and leave the walk back for when it clears.

## Cuándo no ir

From November to March, this plan: the Lehde museum closes and only the 75-minute winter punts run.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.