The S3 departs from Erkner through the woods and on the lakeside of Köpenick. It travels through the heart of Berlin with stops at Friedrichstraße, Berlin Hauptbahnhof, and Olympiastadion with a final stop in Spandau. The line runs every 20 minutes.
From Monday to Friday, the line runs at 10-minute intervals between Erkner and Charlottenburg during peak times. Outside peak times, the line runs at 10-minute intervals only between Friedrichshagen and Ostbahnhof. During the summer, the S3 runs every 10 minutes between Erkner and Ostbahnhof on Saturdays and Sundays; but in the winter, there is only a 10-minute interval between Friedrichshagen and Ostbahnhof on Saturdays and Sundays.
Together with the S9, the S3 runs between Ostbahnhof and Spandau at 10-minute intervals. Additional trains will operate between Karlshorst <> Ostbahnhof from Monday to Friday at 20-minute intervals (These trains are not available during the Christmas and summer holidays.). The S3 runs every 30 minutes through the night on Friday and Saturday between Erkner and Ostbahnhof.
Standard timetable
Timetable valid for several months without consideration of construction projects.
Berlin Zoologischer Garten station Hardenbergplatz 13 10623 Berlin
Right next to the DB travel center, in the former baggage hall of the reception building, entrance Jebenstraße
Opening hours
Monday – Friday
08:00 - 20:00
Saturday
09:00 - 18:30
Sunday, Holiday
09:00 - 18:30
S+U Zoologischer Garten
DB Travel Center
Location
Berlin Zoologischer Garten station Hardenbergplatz 13 10623 Berlin
In the former baggage hall of the reception building, entrance Jebenstraße
Opening hours
Monday – Friday
08:00 - 19:00
Saturday
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday, Holiday
09:00 - 18:00
S+U Charlottenburg
Reisemarkt24
Location
S-Bahn station Charlottenburg Stuttgarter Platz 36 10627 Berlin
In the station hall (Stuttgarter Platz / Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße).
The opening hours can be found on the notice board at the shop
S+U Spandau
S-Bahn Customer Center
Location
Berlin-Spandau station Seegefelder Str. 1 13597 Berlin
In the DB Travel Center on the ground floor
Opening hours
Monday – Friday
08:00 - 20:00
Saturday
08:30 - 18:00
Sunday, Holiday
08:30 - 18:00
S+U Spandau
DB Travel Center
Location
Berlin-Spandau station Seegefelder Str. 1 13597 Berlin
On the ground floor
Opening hours
Monday – Friday
08:00 - 19:00
Saturday
09:00 - 18:00
Sunday, Holiday
09:00 - 18:00
Fare zones
The tariff area of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) includes the federal state of Berlin and the state of Brandenburg with its administrative districts and independent cities of Brandenburg, Cottbus, Frankfurt (Oder) and Potsdam.
Berlin and the surrounding regions are divided into fare zones a, b and c gegliedert.
Fare zone Berlin a includes the city center of Berlin, including the S-Bahn-Ring.
Fare zone Berlin b begins outside the S-Bahn ring and reaches to the city limits.
Fare zone Berlin c includes both the outskirts of Berlin and the city of Potsdam.