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This page explains “BER Terminal 1 or 2: Plan Your Pickup” in the context of travel to or from Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER). The relevant factors remain the route, travel time, passenger numbers and luggage.
What matters for this journey
The booking form first shows the route and then the available vehicle options. The total price is visible before booking is completed.
What is the current situation?
Terminal 1 is the main building. Everything departs from here: Lufthansa, Eurowings, EasyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, Air France, KLM, Emirates, Qatar, all of them. Whether Schengen or non-Schengen, short-haul or long-haul — Terminal 1.
Terminal 2 stands there, but is out of service. If your ticket says "Terminal 2", that's an outdated booking system. Go to Terminal 1; check-in is there.
In addition, there is still Terminal 5 — that was the old SXF (Schönefeld), to the north of BER. It has also been closed for scheduled flights since 2023. Anyone driven there is in the wrong place.
Where do I find what at Terminal 1?
Departures (Level E1). One floor up. Check-in counters, security check. If your driver drops you off here, that's the right level.
Parking. In front of the terminal are the short-stay car parks (P1, P2) plus the underground garages P3 and P4. Anyone driving privately parks there. Anyone who has booked a transfer drives straight up and gets out — stopping in the "Kiss & Fly" zone directly in front of the entrance is allowed.
The arrivals meeting point in detail
Why not in the arrivals hall? Because that's where all the taxis, rental cars, hotel shuttles, and family pick-ups are. It would be chaos. The meeting point is the gathering spot for booked private drivers with a name sign. Here are the complete directions with pictures.
What if your flight was at the old Terminal 2 or 5?
Both are closed. If your booking confirmation says so — it's an error in the airline's system or in the OTA (travel agency). Go to Terminal 1 anyway. Everything is active there.
Are T1 and T2 connected on foot? Theoretically yes, both buildings are next to each other. In practice: since T2 is closed, no one goes in there. Even if you mistakenly drive to T2, you walk around the outside 200 metres to T1.
Which terminal for Lufthansa, EasyJet, Ryanair? All Terminal 1. And all the others too.
Where can you quickly load up/drop off at BER? In front of T1 there are the "Kiss & Fly" areas — stopping for up to 10 minutes is allowed, getting in and out is fine. Longer parking only in P1-P4.
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