Berlin Brandenburg private transfers and minibus hire

Where you meet your vehicle at BER comes down to how heavy it is. Cars and light vans pull up at the terminal, while heavier vehicles use a separate stop a short walk away.

The 3.5-tonne limit at the terminal kerb

The terminal pick-up zones at Berlin Brandenburg only take vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes. For an executive car or a light van, you meet on the arrivals level outside Terminal 1. Anything heavier goes to Bus Stop B.

It is worth asking which applies to the vehicle on your quote, so the group knows before landing whether to look for the driver at the kerb or to follow signs for the bus stop.

Passenger van rear compartment loaded with luggage

Terminals

Terminal 2
Terminal 1

Worth knowing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt

Bus Stop B serves intercity, tour, hotel and trade-fair shuttles.
Terminal pick-up zones are limited to vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.

Finding Bus Stop B from Terminal 1 or Terminal 2

Bus Stop B faces Terminal 1, roughly 400 m or a three-minute walk away. From Terminal 2 it is roughly 600 m, around seven minutes. The same stop serves intercity services, coach tours, hotel and trade-fair shuttles, so remind everyone to look for their own vehicle and not climb aboard the first coach they see.

With children, older relatives or heavy cases, those seven minutes from Terminal 2 are worth mentioning in the joining instructions, so nobody is surprised.

The Umweltzone and your hotel in Mitte

Berlin's Umweltzone takes in roughly 88 km² within the S-Bahn ring, and vehicles need a green environmental sticker, including coaches registered abroad. The operator makes sure the vehicle qualifies. Once inside, Berlin is fairly generous to coaches, with signed coach parking near the Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg Palace, the Olympiastadion, Hauptbahnhof and Zoo station.

The airport is about 27 km from the centre, typically 40-60 minutes by road, so a transfer to Mitte, Potsdamer Platz or the Kurfürstendamm fits easily into an arrival afternoon.

Stand teams heading to Messe Berlin

Exhibitors and visitors bound for Messe Berlin and CityCube will find ZOB, the city's central coach station, directly opposite the grounds. A minibus shuttle between hotel and halls over several fair days keeps a stand team together and on time for opening.