City to city
Nuremberg to Berlin by train
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof → Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 44m
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 47m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG
Trains link Nuremberg (Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof) and Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) in about 2h 44m at best, with no changes needed.
How long does the train from Nuremberg to Berlin take?
The fastest trains cover Nuremberg to Berlin in about 2h 44m; a typical journey takes around 2h 47m.
Is there a direct train from Nuremberg to Berlin?
Yes: direct trains run between Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof and Berlin Hauptbahnhof.
Is the train or a flight faster from Nuremberg to Berlin?
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 Nuremberg or Berlin
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- ICE Hamburg → Berlin
- ICE Berlin → Cologne
- ICE Berlin → Frankfurt
Sleepers too: night trains from Berlin.
More trains from Nuremberg
- Nuremberg → Munich ≈ 1h 12m · direct
- Nuremberg → Frankfurt ≈ 2h 02m · direct
More train routes in Germany.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.