Coach & Minibus Hire in Germany

Berlin by Minibus, at Your Group's Own Pace

Berlin is big, and its sights sit far apart. A minibus and a driver keep a family reunion, a club outing or a wedding party together, from the airport to the Reichstag and out to the palaces of Potsdam.

Hopping off in the centre

Wherever a no-stopping sign carries the extra plate “Ein- und Aussteigen frei”, a coach or minibus may halt just long enough for people to climb out: on Unter den Linden, Friedrichstraße, the Kurfürstendamm and Scheidemannstraße beside the Reichstag, for example. Waiting there is not allowed.

Listed coach parking sits near most of the famous names: Straße des 17. Juni by the Brandenburger Tor, Am Lustgarten by the Berliner Dom, Hardenbergplatz at Zoologischer Garten. There is no booking system, so the driver takes a free space and returns at the time you agree together.

Sprinter 19-seat minibus, side view
Sprinter 19-seat minibus, side view

The green sticker, in a nutshell

Everything inside the S-Bahn ring is an Umweltzone. Driving or parking there requires a green sticker, and that includes minibuses and coaches registered outside Germany. Drivers from abroad order it online from the Berlin registration office, ideally three weeks ahead.

The street diesel bans of a few years ago, such as the one on Leipziger Straße, were all lifted in 2022.

Landing near Berlin

Favourite stops in Berlin

  • Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen (Oranienburg, day trip) — Guided tours and workshops should be booked at least four months ahead. The maximum group size is 30 people; guides of commercial groups need the memorial's licence and must register their group at the visitor information centre on arrival. Pre-booked coach groups have arrival slots daily from 13:30 and on Saturdays and Sundays from 08:30 to 10:00. See the coach notes for the new coach park.
  • Berliner Fernsehturm (TV Tower) — At Alexanderplatz. Group offers for the observation deck are made on request from 20 people, and for the revolving restaurant from 9 people, via the tower's group request form.
  • Schloss Charlottenburg — Spandauer Damm 10-22. Closed on Mondays; open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:30 from April to October and 10:00 to 16:30 in November and December. Group programmes are booked through the SPSG group service; most are for at most 25 people (some 30), larger groups are split with separate entry times, and there is no minimum group size. Paid parking for cars and coaches.
  • Checkpoint Charlie — Former border crossing on Friedrichstraße, Kreuzberg/Mitte. Coach spaces are listed at Zimmerstraße 82 (5 to 6 spaces, 09:00 to 22:00) and Friedrichstraße 44 (1 to 2 spaces).
  • East Side Gallery — 1.3 km of the former Wall along Mühlenstraße in Friedrichshain, between Ostbahnhof and Oberbaumbrücke, open around the clock. Group tours must be booked in advance and start at the info point at Mühlenstraße 73. No official coach park was found at the gallery; the nearest listed coach spaces are on Straße Am Ostbahnhof and at the Uber Arena (Mühlenstraße).
  • Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer (Bernauer Straße) — Outdoor exhibition open daily 08:00 to 22:00; visitor centre and documentation centre open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 (closed Mondays). Group tours and workshops must be booked in advance. Coach parking is on Ackerstraße at the corner of Bernauer Straße; parking on Gartenstraße is strictly prohibited.
  • Museumsinsel (Museum Island) — The Pergamonmuseum is being renovated (works began in 2013) and is closed. The north wing and centre, with the Pergamon Altar and the Museum für Islamische Kunst, reopen on 4 June 2027; the south wing (Ishtar Gate, Processional Way, Market Gate of Miletus) stays closed until 2037. Nearby, "Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama" shows a 360-degree panorama of ancient Pergamon. Coach spaces at Am Lustgarten (Berliner Dom) and Am Kupfergraben 6.
  • Brandenburger Tor and Pariser Platz — The largest central coach parking area is on Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburger Tor and the Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Tiergarten, on both sides of the road (26 to 30 spaces, 24 hours, with WC). Further spaces on Hannah-Arendt-Straße at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
  • Reichstag building (Kuppel and Dachterrasse) — Visits to the dome and roof terrace are possible only with prior registration, online, by fax or by post (not by phone); every visitor's name, first name and date of birth are needed, and every visitor aged 16 or over must carry a valid photo ID (identity card or passport). Up to two hours before a visit, spare places can be booked in person at the service point on the Platz der Republik. The dome is closed on 24 December and from 16:00 on 31 December, and for cleaning from 19 to 30 October 2026 (the roof terrace stays open). Coach parking on Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburger Tor and the Soviet Memorial; set-down zone on Scheidemannstraße.

Good places to be picked up

  • BER airport / Schönefeld
  • Neukölln (Sonnenallee)
  • Prenzlauer Berg
  • Kreuzberg
  • Friedrichshain / Ostbahnhof
  • Charlottenburg / Messe Berlin
  • City West / Kurfürstendamm / Zoologischer Garten
  • Hauptbahnhof / Moabit
  • Potsdamer Platz / Tiergarten
  • Alexanderplatz / Nikolaiviertel
  • Mitte / Unter den Linden / Gendarmenmarkt

Coming in on a cruise

Days out beyond the city

Potsdam and Park Sanssouci are about 36 km away, just under an hour. Vehicles park at P1 “An der Historischen Mühle”; Schloss Sanssouci itself is closed on Mondays, so pick another day for the palace.

For something gentler, Lübbenau in the Spreewald is about 96 km south; families with children often choose Tropical Islands at Krausnick, roughly 72 km away.

The Sachsenhausen memorial at Oranienburg, about 39 km north, caps groups at 30 and asks for guided tours to be booked at least four months ahead. Coaches let passengers out at two signed bays on Schäferweg and pick them up again at the coach park on Carl-Gustav-Hempel-Straße.

Arriving by plane or train

BER lies about 27 km from the Brandenburger Tor: 35 to 40 minutes on quiet roads, longer in the rush hour. Full-size coaches wait at Bus Stop B opposite Terminal 1; for a minibus, the meeting point is settled when you book. Groups coming in by ICE arrive at the Hauptbahnhof, where vehicles set down on Ella-Trebe-Straße.

Questions travellers ask

Can our group visit the Reichstag dome?

Yes, if you register beforehand online, by fax or by post. The Bundestag needs every visitor's name, first name and date of birth, and anyone aged 16 or over must carry a passport or identity card.

We are 14 friends on a hen weekend. Which vehicle fits?

A minibus seats up to 16 passengers besides the driver, so fourteen of you fit with room for bags. Tell us about late plans in Friedrichshain or Kreuzberg so the hours are in the quote.

Is Dresden too far for a day trip?

It is about 192 km, close to three hours each way, so it makes a long day. A driver may be at the wheel for no more than 9 hours a day and must rest for 45 minutes after four and a half, which keeps the time in Dresden fairly short.

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