Find out what services and facilities are available at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Where is the best place to eat and shop?
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Internet and wi-fi
Wi-fi is free throughout the airport for an unlimited amount of time. Connect to the _Free Airport WiFi network.
If you use a sim card from an EU country, you can call and use data in Germany for the same prices as in your home country.
Otherwise, get a data e-sim quickly and easily at airalo.com.
Shops and supermarket
Berlin Airport is quite well equipped with shops. You will come across several duty free shops, newsagents, grocery stores, souvenir shops or travel goods. Electronics or fashion shops are also available.
There is a significantly greater choice of shops after security checks, especially at terminals 1/2.
Terminal 5 currently remains equipped only with a duty free shop and a Relay newsagent.
Traditionally, grocery stores are the most popular:
- REWE: classic supermarket, public area at the entrance to the train station in the basement of terminals 1/2, open 24/7
- Take Away: mini-market, terminal 1 after security check (gate D2), open 5:00-22:00
- Hub Convenience: mini-market, Terminal 1 after security check (gate A36), open 5:00-22:00
- WHSmith: minimarket, Terminal 1 immediately after security check, open 3:00-23:00
There is a pharmacy in the arrivals hall of Terminal 1, open 7:00-21:00.
A list of all shops can be found on the airport website: ber.berlin-airport.de/shops.
Restaurants and cafés
There are many restaurants across the airport, including cheap fast-food places like Burger King and Starbucks, most of which are in Terminal 1.
Most of the eateries are open from about 4:00 to 22:00, but there are also establishments open 24 hours a day.
What are the most popular restaurants?
- Kamps Bakery: café and bakery - Terminal 1/2 by the train station (public area), open 24/7
- Ick bin ein Berliner: bar and pub - Terminal 1, after security (Market Place), open 3:30-last departure
- Beans & Barley: pub and café - Terminal 2, after security check (Plaza), open 3:30-22:00
- Starbucks: coffee shop - Terminal 1/2 by the check-in counters (public area), open 3:00-21:30
- Sandwich Manufaktur: bakery and fast food - Terminal 1, arrivals (public area), open 6:00 am-last arrival
After passing through security, most restaurants are in the central atrium. Further on, there are only a few bistros and cafés in the departure gates.
Luggage storage
You can store your luggage on Level U1 in the public area near the Terminals 1/2 train station.
Opening hours are 7:00-18:00 and you pay for 24 hours of storage 10 eur.
ATMs and exchange offices
Germany is one of the countries where cash definitely comes in handy.
Avoid exchange offices and Travelex ATMs with unfavourable exchange rates and instead withdraw your money from Berliner Volksbank or Sparkasse ATMs, which are located by the luggage belts, still in the transit area.
Vending machines
Vending machines selling drinks, sandwiches or sweets are located in all terminals before and after security. You can pay by card or cash.
Travelling with children
You can rent a free airport stroller for children at more than 20 locations after security in all terminals and return it at any time at another location.
There is a children's play area in the central post-security area (Market Place).
Drinking water
In the transit area of all terminals, there are cold drinking water fountains near the toilets from which you can fill your own bottle.
Observation deck
Enjoy the views of planes taking off and landing and visit the terrace in the public area of Terminals 1/2 on Level 4.
It is open daily from 8:00am-8:00pm and you pay to enter 3 eur.
Smoking rooms
Smokers will appreciate the special ventilated rooms even after security check in Terminal 1.
Smoking rooms are located near gates A02, A38, B02, B30 and C01.