Berlin to Nuremberg by train
Berlin Hauptbahnhof → Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Trains link Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) and Nuremberg (Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof) in about 2h 45m at best, with no changes needed.
- Journey time
- ≈ 2h 45m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr
How long does the train from Berlin to Nuremberg take?
Trains cover Berlin to Nuremberg in about 2h 45m, with little variation between departures.
Is there a direct train from Berlin to Nuremberg?
Yes: direct trains run between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof.
Is the train or a flight faster from Berlin to Nuremberg?
Door to door, the train typically wins: about 3h 05m city centre to city centre, against roughly 4h for a typical flight once airport time is counted. The train also emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 3h 05m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~16 kg train · ~51 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules: method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Berlin or Nuremberg
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- ICE Hamburg → Berlin
- Railjet Budapest → Berlin
- ICE Berlin → Cologne
Sleepers too: night trains from Berlin.
More trains from Berlin
- Berlin → Leipzig ≈ 1h 15m · direct
- Berlin → Hannover ≈ 1h 33m · direct
- Berlin → Dresden ≈ 1h 39m · direct
- Berlin → Hamburg ≈ 1h 47m · direct
- Berlin → Frankfurt ≈ 3h 51m · direct
- Berlin → Prague ≈ 3h 55m · direct
More train routes in Germany · Hungary · Slovakia.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.