What are nice day trips from Berlin?
Short answer
Eberswalde, Beelitz and Nauen are some potential day trips within 50 km of Berlin. Neuruppin, Bad Freienwalde, Luckenwalde and Zehdenick are within 100 km of Berlin. Aschersleben, Naumburg, Perleberg and Pirna are within 200 km of Berlin by train. We list 43 places below, including 27 old-world towns (Herzberg and Brandenburg an der Havel), 18 lake or river towns (Oderberg and Kyritz), 9 market towns (Beeskow and Oschatz) and 8 food and café towns (Rheinsberg and Templin). More below.
Within 50 km 3 places
Within 100 km 13 places
By train, within 200 km 27 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Berlin, so you can check the route and journey time.
Wernigerode
Known since the early 20th century by the motto "the brightly coloured town by the Harz," Wernigerode sits on the Holtemme river against the northern slopes…
Naumburg
Naumburg Cathedral, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018 for its role in shaping medieval European culture, anchors this walkable town in southe…
Sangerhausen
Town in Saxony-Anhalt at the southeastern edge of the Harz mountains, Sangerhausen served for several centuries as a centre of non-ferrous metal mining — cop…
Meissen
Meissen porcelain — the first European porcelain, produced here since 1708 — is the defining reason to visit this Saxon town on the River Elbe, a short dista…
Perleberg
A compact Brandenburg town with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants, Perleberg has held city rights since 1239 and serves as the district capita…
Oschatz
A Saxon town between Leipzig and Dresden, Oschatz centres on a broad cobbled market square framed by a Renaissance town hall with stepped gables, an ornate f…
Pirna
This sweep of red-tile rooftops and a commanding Gothic church tower define this Saxon town on the Elbe, set in hill country near Dresden with vineyards clos…
Moritzburg
The Baroque hunting castle Schloss Moritzburg is the centrepiece of this tiny Saxon town between Meissen and Dresden, set on a lake and reached by a narrow-g…
Krippen
A little fishing hamlet on the Elbe in Saxony's Saxon Switzerland region, Krippen holds official spa-resort status as a Kneipp health resort and sits in moun…
Loebau
A compact town in eastern Saxony's Upper Lusatia region, Löbau sits at the foot of the Löbauer Berg, a volcanic hill that offers scenic viewpoints over the s…
Freiberg
Freiberg's entire historic centre — known as the Silver City — has been under monument protection since long before the town's mining heritage earned UNESCO…
Burg bei Magdeburg
Known as the "City of Towers" for its concentration of medieval churches and steeples, Burg bei Magdeburg sits on the Elbe–Havel Canal in Saxony-Anhalt, a sh…
Ludwigslust
Ludwigslust Palace, the neoclassical residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and sometimes called the Versailles of the North, anchors this small town…
Querfurt
Querfurt, in the Saalekreis district of southern Saxony-Anhalt, is best known as the birthplace of Saint Bruno of Querfurt and sits on the Querne river in fe…
Mittweida
This compact Saxon market town with a cobbled central square, ornate stepped-gable facades, and a decorated stone obelisk, sitting close to the water and upl…
Wurzen
A Saxon town on the river Mulde, east of Leipzig, Wurzen has been recorded since 961 and carries a notable medieval core: a 12th-century cathedral that gaine…
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, a town in Saxony's Zwickau district, is best known as the birthplace of the adventure writer Karl May, whose birth house is now a museu…
Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg's medieval old town, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994, holds more than 2,100 timber-framed houses spanning eight centuries, making…
Zschopau
Motorcycle production has defined Zschopau since 1922, when the Zschopauer Motorenwerke began building bikes under the DKW brand — the world's first motorcyc…
Grimma
A Saxon town on the Mulde river southeast of Leipzig, Grimma has a walkable historic centre with a concentration of Gothic and Renaissance buildings and a ca…
Delitzsch
Compact old town north of Leipzig, Delitzsch preserves its medieval street plan along with a baroque castle, patrician houses, city towers, and stretches of…
Gifhorn
Walkable town in Lower Saxony's Lüneburg Heath, Gifhorn sits on the water with a centre that offers a range of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches.
Halberstadt
Since 2001, the church of Sankt Burchardi in Halberstadt has been the site of a performance of John Cage's ORGAN²/ASLSP — a piece designed to last 639 years,…
Brand-Erbisdorf
Compact Saxon upland town with a handsome market square — featuring a stone fountain, a turreted Jugendstil building, and a Rathaus — sitting close to Freibe…
Aschersleben
Claimed to be the oldest documented town in Saxony-Anhalt, Aschersleben sits at the northeastern edge of the Harz mountains in the valley of the Eine river,…
