Getting here

By plane

Land at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), which is the only airport Berlin has left and conveniently close to the hotel.

From Sofia

Wizz Air fly direct. The timings work well for the weekend: in early on the Friday morning, out on the Sunday evening. Bulgaria Air also fly the route, though the 2027 schedule is not published yet and they are usually the more expensive of the two.

From Kuala Lumpur

We would suggest Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, which keeps you clear of routings through the Middle East.

However you come, think about arriving a few days early. It is a six or seven hour time difference, and nobody wants to spend the wedding fighting to stay awake. Thursday at the lake exists partly for this reason.

By train

Long-distance trains into Berlin stop at several stations. Aim for Berlin-Südkreuz or Berlin-Ostbahnhof rather than Hauptbahnhof — both are further south and east, which puts you closer to the hotel and saves you crossing the city.

From either, it is roughly an hour out to Schmöckwitz on public transport. See the last section below.

By car

Come along the Schmöckwitzer Damm, heading towards Rauchfangswerder. The last stretch runs through forest with the lake on one side.

There are 50 free parking spaces in front of the hotel, so no need to plan anything.

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The last few kilometres

By Uber

From the airport this is the easy answer: about €25 and twenty minutes. Stan recommends asking for an electric car, which is usually the same price and a considerably nicer ride down the forest road.

By public transport

Possible, and cheap, but allow an hour or more.

• From the airport. Bus 263 to Grünau, or S85 to Adlershof and change to S8 to Grünau. From Grünau, Tram 68 to Alt Schmöckwitz. (Remember that an electric Uber will get you there faster.)
• From Südkreuz. S46 to S Zeuthen, then bus 733 to Alt Schmöckwitz.
• From Ostbahnhof. S3, S5 or S7 to Ostkreuz, then S8 to Grünau, then Tram 68 to Alt Schmöckwitz.

The last kilometre from Alt Schmöckwitz to the hotel you can walk in about fifteen minutes, or take Bus 168 — a cute mini van — to Schmöckwitzer Damm.

Rather than trusting anything printed here in advance, put the hotel into the BVG journey planner or Google Maps on the day and it will tell you the current connection.