Hotel Theophano
Why we like it: Four-star family hotel in half-timbered houses on the Market Square, with 44 individually different rooms, a vaulted cellar and a sauna.
Duration1 night
Best timeApril – October and Advent
Budget€140–240 pp
Getting thereTrain with one change, about 2 h 45
The plan
The plan, hour by hour
Designed to leave Berlin early on Saturday and return on Sunday afternoon. Saturday is for the old town and the collegiate church, which is closed on Mondays; Sunday, for the Bode gorge, a quarter of an hour away by train.
Saturday
- 111:00Arrival and old town
Leave your suitcase at the hotel, on the Market Square, and walk the square, Breite Straße and the Finkenherd.
- 213:00Lunch at the Hotel zum Bär
On the Market Square, open every day, with a terrace in summer.
- 314:30Collegiate church and treasury
Climb the castle hill: the church, the crypt and the treasury chambers. Last admission at 15:15.
- 416:30Lyonel Feininger Museum
At the foot of the hill, until 18:00.
- 519:00Dinner at the Brauhaus Lüdde
Its Lüdde-Bräu beer and Harz cooking. It is closed on Sunday: hence Saturday.
Sunday
- 19:30Bode gorge
Regional train to Thale and a walk upriver through the granite canyon. If it is running, take the cable car up to the Hexentanzplatz.
- 214:00Lunch and train
Return to Quedlinburg for lunch and take the afternoon train to Berlin.
Quedlinburg is about two hours and three quarters from Berlin by train: with one night you can see it unhurried. On Saturday, the old town of two thousand half-timbered houses and the collegiate church on the hilltop; on Sunday, the Bode gorge at Thale, a quarter of an hour away, before the train home.
How do you get there?
By train from Berlin with one change, normally at Magdeburg, about two hours and three quarters. From the station to the Market Square, ten minutes on foot. To Thale, a regional train from the same station in about 15 minutes. By car, about 210 km, two and a half hours.
What do you pay for and what is free?
| What | Price | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Collegiate church and treasury | €8; under 18s free | 1 h 15 |
| Old town | Free | 2 h |
| Bode gorge | Free; parking €3 | 2–3 h |
| Cable car to the Hexentanzplatz | See its website | 1 h |
Where to sleep
On the Market Square: the Hotel zum Bär, which has received travellers since 1748 and has a restaurant every day, or the four-star Hotel Theophano, in half-timbered houses. Quieter, at the foot of the castle, the Romantik Hotel am Brühl.
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Plan the trip
Quedlinburg, step by step
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The plan stays the same. What changes is where you sleep, how you get there and how much you spend.
Quedlinburg without a car
It works without a car: a train from Berlin with one change, the old town on foot, a 15-minute regional train to Thale for the Bode Gorge and the Selketal steam train from the same station.
90–170 €per person per day, approximate
- Where to stayHotel Theophano, on the Market…
- Getting aroundBerlin – Magdeburg – Quedlinburg…
- Where to eatHotel zum Bär restaurant, every…
- ServicesQuedlinburg station
Where to stay
- Hotel Theophano, on the Market Square
- Hotel zum Bär, on the Market Square
- Romantik Hotel am Brühl, at the foot of the castle
Getting around
- Berlin – Magdeburg – Quedlinburg train
- Regional train to Thale
- Harzer Schmalspurbahnen through the Selketal
Where to eat
- Hotel zum Bär restaurant, every day
- Brauhaus Lüdde, Monday to Saturday
Services
- Quedlinburg station
- Quedlinburg-Information
Fly to Berlin and take the train to Quedlinburg
For Quedlinburg you fly to Berlin: BER airport has direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities. Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) is closer, but with far fewer flights from Spain. From Berlin, take a train with a change at Magdeburg, about two hours and three quarters; with a hire car, about 210 km.
- Getting thereBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER): train…
- Getting aroundOn foot around the old…
- Where to stayHotel Theophano, on the Market…
- ServicesQuedlinburg station
Getting there
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER): train to Berlin Hauptbahnhof and from there to Magdeburg and Quedlinburg
- Hire car at BER, via the A2 and the A14 or the A36
Getting around
- On foot around the old town
- Regional train to Thale for the Bode Gorge
- Selketal steam train
Where to stay
- Hotel Theophano, on the Market Square
- Hotel zum Bär, on the Market Square
Services
- Quedlinburg station
- Quedlinburg-Information
Quedlinburg by car
About 210 km from Berlin, around two and a half hours. A car lets you combine Quedlinburg with Thale and other Harz villages. In the old town, pedestrianised in the centre, park at the hotel or in the car parks on the ring road.
100–190 €per person per day, approximate
- Where to stayHotel zum Bär, with its…
- Getting aroundThale is 10 km away…
- Where to eatBrauhaus Lüdde
- ServicesQuedlinburg-Information
Where to stay
- Hotel zum Bär, with its own car park (arrive via Pölle 4)
- Romantik Hotel am Brühl, at the foot of the castle
- Hotel Theophano, on the Market Square
Getting around
- Thale is 10 km away: Bodetal car park, €3 a day
Where to eat
- Brauhaus Lüdde
- Weinstube am Brühl, for dinner
Services
- Quedlinburg-Information
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Hotel zum Bär
Why we like it: Hotel on the Market Square that has received guests since 1748, with 50 individually different rooms, a restaurant open daily and its own car park.
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Romantik Hotel am Brühl
Why we like it: Charming hotel at the foot of the castle hill, with rooms, suites, an apartment, the Weinstube and a buffet breakfast open to non-guests too.
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Where to eat
Where to eat in Quedlinburg
Brauhaus Lüdde
What to order: a house beer with a Harz dish
Hotel zum Bär restaurant
What to order: regional German cooking with a wine from their list, on the terrace if the weather is good
Weinstube am Brühl
What to order: the seasonal menu with pairings from their cellar
Tips
Worth knowing first
Local tip
Come on an Advent weekend: the courtyards of the half-timbered houses open for the Christmas market.
We'd skip it
Monday to Tuesday, if you want the collegiate church: it is closed on Mondays. And in November 2026 the Thale cable cars stop until 25 December.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Berlin to Quedlinburg?
About two hours and three quarters by train, with one change at Magdeburg.
Do I need a car?
No: there is a regional train from Quedlinburg to Thale.
Where can I eat on Sunday?
At the restaurant of the Hotel zum Bär, open every day.