Berlin Potsdam

Distance: 23 miDuration: 45 min

Driving from Berlin to Potsdam takes about 45 min via AVUS. The distance is 23 mi. The straight-line distance is 18 mi. Driving directions

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Driving directions30 · 23 mi

1 Depart onto Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 2 yd
2 Continue U-turn onto Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 mi
3 Continue straight onto Schloßplatz 1 mi
4 Continue straight onto Unter den Linden 1 mi
5 Turn right onto Wilhelmstraße 1 mi
6 Turn left onto Dorotheenstraße 1 mi
7 Continue straight onto Scheidemannstraße 1 mi
8 Continue straight onto John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 1 mi
9 Turn left onto Spreeweg 1 mi
10 Enter rotary slightly right onto Straße des 17. Juni 130 yd
11 Exit rotary right onto Straße des 17. Juni 2 mi
12 Enter rotary straight onto Bismarckstraße 1 mi
13 Exit rotary slightly right onto Bismarckstraße 1 mi

14 Continue straight onto Sophie-Charlotte-Platz 81 yd
15 Continue straight onto Kaiserdamm 1 mi
16 Turn left onto Messedamm 86 yd
17 Take ramp straight 1 mi
18 Merge slightly left 1 mi
19 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
20 Merge slightly left onto AVUS 8 mi
21 Continue straight 4 mi
22 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
23 Keep slightly right 1 mi
24 Merge slightly left onto Nuthestraße 5 mi
25 Continue straight onto Behlertstraße 1 mi
26 Turn left onto Kurfürstenstraße 105 yd
27 Continue right onto Kurfürstenstraße 1 mi
28 Continue straight onto Hegelallee 1 mi
29 Continue slightly left onto Schopenhauerstraße 1 mi
30 Arrive onto Schopenhauerstraße

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The return trip from Potsdam to Berlin covers roughly the same distance, 23 mi.

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Fähranlegestelle Griebnitzsee
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S Wannsee
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Alt Kladow
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Kladow/Imchenplatz
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Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated 16 August 2026.

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How far is it from Berlin to Potsdam?: The distance between Berlin and Potsdam is 23 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Berlin to Potsdam?: The drive from Berlin to Potsdam takes approximately 45 min by car.
What is the best route from Berlin to Potsdam?: The fastest route from Berlin to Potsdam covers 23 mi with a driving time of approximately 45 min.
Which direction is Potsdam from Berlin?: Potsdam lies roughly to the south-west of Berlin.