Can you get to Berlin by train?

@Original Peter G: Most international trains dont stop at Zoo any longer. Since three years Berlin has a new main station which is located right in the center of the city at the crossing of the "Stadtbahn"-line (that runs through the city from west to east) and the new-built north-south tunnel.

The fastest journey times involve using the Eurostar from London St Pancras to Brussels, then the Thalys from Brussels to Cologne, then ICE from Cologne to Berlin - total journey time just under 9.5 hours, a bit less if you caught a Eurostar from Ashford instead of London, but no cheaper. A single second-class seat ticket from Brussels to Berlin is priced at €134.20, but DB (Deutsche Bahn) do special offers which can be really cheap. One of the other answers mentioned that trains call at Berlin Zoo station, but few do these says - most ICE trains call at Berlin-Spandau in the suburbs, then go on to the huge new central station, Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

Look into www.sncf.com (French RR) and in www.bahn.de (German Rail) Forsure you will have to change trains. Pricewise you have most probably to look from your port to the Frenc/German Border and from there to Berlin. This will give you only a very rough fare calculation. There are so many specials on the market, that you really have to look thru the pages of the rail companies.

Your route would most likely be Dover-Calais, Calais-Paris, Paris-Cologne then you should be able to get a train direct to Berlin. Duration about 36 hours. Cost, about £150 or Eu200 - don't know exactly how much as it depends on the exact route, type of train etc. Also be aware that most long-distance trains in Europe also need reservation. Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) has a booking site in English, link below:-

You can get about anywhere in Europe by train, epically big city's like Berlin, you may encounter having to switch trains depending on the provider but most likely you should get their without a hitch.

Rather than look through the various railway company websites, use this site which should be able to book you right through at the best price http://www.seat61.com/. There may be a train from the channel ports right through to Berlin.