What to do in Berlin in 3 hours

4 self-guided 3-hour routes through Berlin — every stop timed, mapped and in the order that works on the ground.

The brick bridge that was a border crossing, a market hall reborn as a food hall, the main street of SO36, the canal and its Turkish market.

Oberbaumbrücke · Markthalle Neun · Oranienstraße · Admiralbrücke · Maybachufer

3.1 km on foot 5 stops 2h 42m total

3h Budget

Mitte and Museum Island in three hours

Brandenburg Gate through the memorial and the old squares to the island and the cathedral.

Brandenburg Gate · Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe · Gendarmenmarkt · Museum Island · Berlin Cathedral

2.0 km on foot 5 stops 2h 37m total

3h Mid-range

Prenzlauer Berg in three hours

The old water tower, the leafy square named for Käthe Kollwitz, a brewery turned culture centre, currywurst under the railway and the Mauerpark's Sunday flea market.

Wasserturm · Kollwitzplatz · Kulturbrauerei · Konnopke's Imbiss · Mauerpark

1.6 km on foot 5 stops 2h 31m total

3h Budget

Tempelhof and Neukölln in three hours

The airport of the Berlin Airlift, its runways now a park, and the streets of the old village of Rixdorf.

Tempelhof Airport · Tempelhofer Feld · Schillerkiez · Rixdorf

4.2 km on foot 4 stops 2h 40m total

Planning the rest of the trip

These routes cover the walking. The Berlin guide has where to stay, what a day costs at each tier, and what to book before you go.