There are 8 ways to get from Berlin to Smolensk by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny95 / ...
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to BialystokIc
- Take the train from Bialystok to Kuznica BialostockaR
- Take the train from Grodno to Minsk Pas
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
21h 56m₽12,908–26,201Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Smolensk
23h 8m₽4,784–14,409Drive 1,439.7 km
- Drive from Berlin to Smolensk1,439.7 km
14h 6m₽18,496–26,716Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vilnius Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)BER - VNO
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
13h 59m₽9,336–35,730Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Zhlobin
- Take the train from Jlobin to Smolensk055Ь
29h 23m₽9,579–18,577Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)BER - SVO
- Take the train from Moscow Belorussky Station to Smolensk
17h 8m₽15,201–68,640Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)HAM - VNO
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
16h 6m₽12,166–43,186Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)BER - VKO
- Take the train from Moscow Belorussky Station to Smolensk
16h 27m₽22,056–67,520
Berlin to Smolensk by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Smolensk is to bus which costs RUB 4700 - RUB 15000 and takes 23h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Smolensk is to fly and bus and train which takes 13h 59m and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 36000.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Smolensk. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Smolensk via Minsk Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 8m.
The distance between Berlin and Smolensk is 1482 km. The road distance is 1439.7 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Smolensk without a car is to bus which takes 23h 8m and costs RUB 4700 - RUB 15000.
It takes approximately 21h 56m to get from Berlin to Smolensk, including transfers.
Berlin to Smolensk bus services, operated by Minsktrans, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Smolensk is to train which takes 21h 56m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 27000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 4700 - RUB 15000 and takes 23h 8m.
Berlin to Smolensk bus services, operated by Minsktrans, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Smolensk is 2h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 5:11 AM in Berlin and 7:11 AM in Smolensk.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Smolensk, Russia?
You can take a train from S Ostbahnhof to Smolensk via Rzepin, Poznan Glowny, Bialystok, Kuznica Bialostocka, Grodno, and Minsk Pas in around 21h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Smolensk via Minsk Central Bus Station in around 23h 8m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–17,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vilnius Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–17,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–19,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vilnius Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–19,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–19,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–19,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–80,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–55,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–60,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–17,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vilnius Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–26,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–19,000
- Website
- georgian-airways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽37,000–90,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–4,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–8,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–4,100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Bialystok to Kuznica Bialostocka
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽320–450
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Grodno to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
Train from Grodno to Minsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,100
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
Train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–4,600
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,400–2,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,900–4,600
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–9,500
Train from Jlobin to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–4,500
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,300–2,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,800–4,500
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,500–9,500
Train from Moscow Belorussky Station to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–5,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,600–3,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,300–5,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,500–2,300
Train from Moscow Belorussky Station to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–2,800
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,900–2,800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–3,200
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,500–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,200–3,200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Minsk Pas to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,500–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,500–3,200
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,500–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₽2,400–3,200
- Business
- ₽2,600–2,900
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- ₽3,900–6,000
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–13,000
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–4,900
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Smolensk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,500
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Zhlobin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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