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15 Boat Trips in Berlin You Would Plan a Day Around

47 tours  ·  from $15 a head

A short trip has room for two or three of these. Below: 15 boat trips in Berlin, what each costs, how long it runs and the one thing to know before you commit.

Berlin: 1-Hour City Tour by Boat with Guaranteed Seating - Finding the Friedrichstraße meeting point
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Berlin: 1-Hour City Tour by Boat with Guaranteed Seating

Berlin: Boat Tour Along the River Spree - Starting at Friedrichstrasse and Reichstagufer
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Berlin: Boat Tour Along the River Spree

2.Boat Tour Along the River Spree

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 11,252 reviews · 2h 15m · from $34

Review of Berlin’s 135-minute Spree boat tour, with government sights, audio guides, onboard service, route details, value, and practical tips.

“The audio guide should be in English as maximum on-board tourist were Non-Deustche speaking people. Rest all was good.”

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Berlin: 3.25-Hour Spree & Landwehrkanal Boat Tour - Starting at Jannowitzbrücke near Alexanderplatz
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Berlin: 3.25-Hour Spree & Landwehrkanal Boat Tour

3.3.25-Hour Spree & Landwehrkanal Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,311 reviews · 3h 15m · from $38

Review of Berlin’s 3.25-hour Spree and Landwehr Canal cruise, with bridge views, Museum Island, practical tips, audio guide advice, and value.

“I absolutely recomend the tour to discover Berlin from water perspective. The number of channels and bridges make the tour very unusual. The guide was absolutely fantastic and staff very attentive.”

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Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus with Boat Options - Red Line: Berlin’s Central Sights and Western Boulevard
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Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus with Boat Options

Berlin: 1-Hour Boat Tour with Bilingual Live Guide - Boarding near Hackescher Markt
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Berlin: 1-Hour Boat Tour with Bilingual Live Guide

5.1-Hour Boat Tour with Bilingual Live Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,629 reviews · from $22

Cruise Berlin’s Spree with a funny bilingual guide, panoramic views, heated cabins, and live stories about the city center and government district.

“Amazing experience. Lots of interesting facts and beautiful sights. Learned so much about Berlin history and culture. Guide both informative and funny, making the learning experience not exhaustive but fun and engaging. Only improvement - offering drinks to everyone or making it a standing bar so not left out”

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Potsdam: Palace Tour by Boat - The 90-minute route from Babelsberg to the Havel
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Potsdam: Palace Tour by Boat

6.Palace Tour by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,369 reviews · 1.5 hours - 1 day · from $27

Cruise Potsdam’s Havel past royal palaces, parks, Peacock Island, and Cecilienhof on a relaxing 90-minute boat tour.

“posh interior, cheap roof furniture; what you don't see on the first way will come around on your tour back”

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Berlin: 1-Hour City Sightseeing Cruise - The eastbound run past Museum Island
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Berlin: 1-Hour City Sightseeing Cruise

7.1-Hour City Sightseeing Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,210 reviews · 1 hour · from $25

See Berlin’s major landmarks from the Spree on a one-hour cruise with multilingual audio, covered seating, drinks, and flexible cancellation.

“The tur was great with audio info about the historical building around the river with 2 languages (German & English). The good thing was that the boat had a roof so although it was raining, it didn’t bother us at all. Overall very good experience.”

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Berlin: 2.5-Hour East Side Boat Cruise with Commentary - Mühlendammschleuse and Berlin’s first beginnings
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Berlin: 2.5-Hour East Side Boat Cruise with Commentary

8.2.5-Hour East Side Boat Cruise with Commentary

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,016 reviews · 2h 30m · from $35

Cruise Berlin’s Spree for 2.5 hours, from Museum Island and the Reichstag to East Side Gallery, with commentary, drinks, and practical tips.

“Boat was well equipped and clean. Staff were friendly and helpful. Information about the sights was interesting and informative, I learned a lot. Enjoyed the sights. Berlin is a great city. Will definitely be back.”

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Berlin: Exclusive Boat Tour on a Solar-Powered Catamaran - Finding the harbour behind the nhow Hotel
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Berlin: Exclusive Boat Tour on a Solar-Powered Catamaran

Berlin: World Heritage Cruise to Potsdam - Finding the dock at Wannsee
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Berlin: World Heritage Cruise to Potsdam

11.World Heritage Cruise to Potsdam

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,435 reviews · from $25

Cruise from Berlin-Wannsee to Potsdam through UNESCO-listed lakes, palaces, bridges, and Prussian history, with food and drinks available onboard.

“Very much recommend this as a "downtime activity" after hectic sightseeing in Berlin! Get off your feet and see country living German style. The salmon lunch was delicious although there is no way I could ever get my dad to eat spinach no matter how good..lolol.”

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Potsdam by Boat: Island Cruise - Leaving Potsdam harbor for the Havel
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Potsdam by Boat: Island Cruise

12.Potsdam by Boat: Island Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,308 reviews · 4 hours · from $42

Review of Potsdam’s four-hour Island Cruise, with Havel scenery, Hohenzollern palaces, practical tips, value advice, and key drawbacks.

“Hello. I booked a boat trip to Potsdam for October 27th at 10:30 AM and paid 36 euros. I arrived at Potsdam from Berlin, but learned that the trip had been canceled due to technical reasons. This is not correct. You should have notified me of the cancellation in advance. How can I trust you? I want an immediate refund of the 36 euros I paid. Atilla Levent Tuna Res. No. GYG2Q9Y34MWX”

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Berlin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Cruise - Start at Kurfürstendamm and explore West Berlin
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Berlin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Cruise

Berlin: Solar Powered Sunset Catamaran Cruise & Audio Guide - Oberbaum Bridge and the East Side Gallery
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Berlin: Solar Powered Sunset Catamaran Cruise & Audio Guide

14.Solar Powered Sunset Catamaran Cruise & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,043 reviews · 2h 30m · from $42

Review of Berlin’s quiet solar catamaran sunset cruise, with Spree landmarks, audio guides, drinks, accessibility, route, and value tips.

“Great wee sail, nice boat and staff. Very informative through hand held devices like a phone so its optional to listen to the information or enjoy the peaceful sail. We had a lovely gin from the bar onboard and they even gave us blankets when it got a bit colder, fantastic activity and would definitely do it again dont hesitate to book this trip”

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Berlin: East Side Gallery Spree Cruise in a Solar Catamaran - Starting at Jannowitzbrücke
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Berlin: East Side Gallery Spree Cruise in a Solar Catamaran

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