Bus 100 and 300: sightseeing in Berlin by bus with a regular ticket

There is no need to book a sightseeing tour to pass the big sights of Berlin: two ordinary BVG bus lines, the **100** and the **300**, run past most of the city's famous places in about half an hour, with a simple AB-zone ticket. The 100 crosses the Tiergarten and the Unter den Linden avenue, the 300 goes via Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz and the East Side Gallery. This guide gives the route of each line, the useful stops, the ticket to buy and a few tips to make the most of it. The fares are those of the article transport in Berlin, checked in October 2026.

Bus 100: from Zoologischer Garten to Alexanderplatz

A line 100 bus in front of the Brandenburg Gate

Bus 100 links Zoologischer Garten station in the west to Alexanderplatz in the east in about thirty minutes outside traffic jams. It almost always follows the same axis, from west to east:

Zoologischer Garten and the Memorial Church, near the Kurfürstendamm;
the Victory Column, in the middle of the Tiergarten;
the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate, at the end of Unter den Linden;
Unter den Linden, then Museum Island and the Berlin Cathedral at the Lustgarten;
Alexanderplatz, the terminus: the Alexanderplatz square and its TV tower.

The exact stops change with roadworks and diversions: check the day's route in the BVG Fahrinfo app before you set off.

Bus 300: from the Philharmonie to Warschauer Straße

Bus 300 is the newest line: it has run since August 2019, and mostly uses electric buses. It starts at the Philharmonie, goes via Potsdamer Platz and Alexanderplatz, then down to the East Side Gallery and Warschauer Straße station in about half an hour. It is the complement to the 100 for the eastern side of the city: the Kulturforum and the Philharmonie, Potsdamer Platz, then the East Side Gallery, where the Wall is covered in murals.

Line 200, covered in our transport guide, links Zoologischer Garten to Prenzlauer Berg via Potsdamer Platz and the Nikolaiviertel: it is the third option, with double-decker buses.

Ticket: an AB ticket is enough

As across the network, buses 100 and 300 accept VBB tickets for zones AB. The single AB ticket costs €4.00 and is valid for two hours, in one direction: transfers and stops are allowed, but no return by the same route. The 24-hour AB ticket costs €11.20 and lets you hop on and off as often as you like: it is the right choice if you want to stop at the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island and the East Side Gallery. The ticket must be validated before boarding, unless it is bought from the driver or in the app (see the guide to transport in Berlin).

Which seat to choose

Buses on line 100 are often full during the day, especially in summer. If you have the choice, board at a terminus (Zoologischer Garten or Alexanderplatz) to get a seat, preferably near a window, upstairs if the bus is a double-decker. Avoid the morning and late-afternoon rush hours, when the buses are full of people going to work.

What to use the ride for

A first-day overview: ride the 100 from end to end to place the main sights, then walk back to the ones you like.
Without rushing: get off at a stop, visit, then board again with the 24-hour ticket.
On a rainy day: it is a dry sightseeing tour, to complete with our guide what to do in Berlin on a rainy day.

To go further, follow the itinerary Berlin in 3 days or Berlin in 1 day.