How to get to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial from Berlin by train
Want to know how to get to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial & Museum? Sachsenhausen is only a short train ride from Berlin. Getting there is easy, all you need is an ABC public transport ticket. I recommend getting a 24-hour ticket.
You can find out more about Sachsenhausen on the official website
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All of the details you need to get to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial by train are below.
The barbed wire fence at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
How to get to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial with the train
Take the S1 or RE5 train to Oranienburg
Walk to the memorial site (20 min.) or take the 804 bus
Visit the information centre and maybe pick up an audio guide (€3, optional)
Explore the site
Return to Berlin
The entire journey, including walking, should take you one hour
Visiting a former Nazi concentration camp is a visceral and important experience. It will stay with you for the rest of your life. Discovering just how far humans will go to hurt one another is an important lesson, and I am thankful that Sachsenhausen is free to visit, and that all of its information is displayed in English.
When are the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial opening hours?
From April 1 - Oct 31: Every day, 08:30 - 18:00
From Nov 1 - Mar 31: Every day except Mondays, 08:30 - 18:00
How to get from Berlin to Oranienburg
Travelling from Berlin to Oranienburg, the town where you will find the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial, isn’t difficult at all. You will need an ABC train pass. I recommend an all-day pass that costs around €10. You can buy the ABC train pass from ticket machines in all of Berlin’s train stations. You could also use the BVG Tickets App (iPhone & Android) where all the information is displayed in English and you don’t have to worry about losing your ticket.
“Neutral Zone: Shots will be fired without warning”
The easy way to get from Berlin to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: take the S1 train to Oranienburg
This is the easiest way out there, Oranienburg is the last stop of the S1 line in the North. The S1 is the pink line, it stops at Potsdamer Platz, Friedrichstrasse, and Gesundbrunnen among many, many more stations. The S1 operates once every 20 minutes.
The fast way to get from Berlin to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: take the RE5 Regional Train
The RE5 leaves once per hour from Potsdamer Platz, Hauptbahnhof, and Gesundbrunnen.
Yes, you can use the same train ticket for the S1 or the RE1 (and the U-Bahn, bus & tram systems in Berlin, actually).
How do I to get from Oranienburg Station to the to get from Berlin to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
I usually just walk there. The memorial site is well-signposted, and there’s even information along the way. The walk should take around 20 minutes.
The 804 bus in the direction of Malz or Anker also takes you right there though it can be crowded and confusing, it’s nice to know there’s an option if you need it. The 804 leaves from the bus station just outside the train station where you arrive. You can’t miss it.
"Arbeit Macht Frei" or 'work sets you free,’ just one of several sadistic phrases the Nazis used to remind prisoners of their hopeless situation at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
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Don’t forget to leave a donation
Sachsenhausen is one of six memorial sites run by the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation. Donations go to the preservation and upkeep of all six sites. Donation boxes are available throughout the site. A portion of the proceeds of ALL of my Sachsenhausen tours goes to the memorial foundation.
