City
Events in Berlin
One event a year moves hotel prices in Berlin, and this is what it does to them. Where to stay, how long each district is from the venue, and how to get here.
What is on
| Dates | Event | Type | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23–26 Sep 2027 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Closing |
The weeks the city fills
23–26 Sep 2027
Berlin Marathon
Worst: Race day at ×2.6. Cheapest: Marathon expo at ×1.4.
Against what the same hotel costs four weeks earlier — our estimate, not a live rate. Outside these weeks Berlin prices like any other month.
Getting here
| Airport | Code | To the city |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin Brandenburg | BER | 45 min |
Trains: Berlin Hauptbahnhof.
Where to stay
Brandenburg Gate (finish)| District | To the venue | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitte | 10 min walk | $$$$ | Walk to the start and the finish; the one district that doubles its price |
| Charlottenburg | 25 min metro | $$$ | West Berlin, around the Ku'damm; big hotels and a straight U-Bahn in |
| Kreuzberg | 25 min metro | $$$ | On the course at the halfway point, and the best place to eat the night before |
| Prenzlauer Berg | 25 min tram | $$ | Quiet, residential, apartments rather than hotels; good for a group |
| Schöneberg & Wilmersdorf | 30 min metro | $$ | Ordinary Berlin at ordinary prices, twenty minutes from the start |
Elsewhere in Germany on the same dates
More on Berlin: which days to go and when to book. See also marathons.