What do Deutsches Technikmuseum tickets cost and when is entry free?
The Deutsches Technikmuseum spreads over twelve hectares of the old Anhalter Bahnhof goods yard in Kreuzberg, with a Berlin airlift transport plane bolted to the roof and 19 permanent exhibitions underneath it. One ticket also covers the Science Center Spectrum, a separate building of more than 150 hands-on physics experiments, which is the reason families come. This guide sets out the door prices, the genuine free window on the first Friday of the month, how long the place really takes, and which entrance to use.
About This Experience
Trebbiner Strasse 9, Kreuzberg, 10963 Berlin. The Science Center Spectrum and the Ladestrasse have a separate entrance at Möckernstrasse 26, 10963 Berlin.
U1, U3 and U7 to Möckernbrücke, then about 5 minutes on foot. U1, U2 and U3 to Gleisdreieck is a similar walk through Park am Gleisdreieck. S1, S2, S25 and S26 to Anhalter Bahnhof is 8 to 10 minutes. The Möckernstrasse entrance is the one closest to Gleisdreieck.
Tuesday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10:00 to 18:00. Last admission 17:00. From November to April the outdoor Museum Park closes at 16:00. Closed every Monday, with individual closures around Christmas and New Year listed on the museum site.
Adults pay 15 euros booked online or 17 euros at the till, the difference being a 2 euro service fee. Concessions pay 9 euros online or 11 at the till. Everyone under 18 goes free. Groups of 5 or more eligible people pay 6 euros each online. An annual pass is 55 euros, or 30 reduced. Berlin WelcomeCard holders save 50 percent and the Museum Pass Berlin gives free entry. One ticket covers both the Trebbiner Strasse halls and Spectrum.
The Rail Transport exhibition sits inside two listed 1874 engine sheds by Franz Schwechten, the entrance is a converted 1908 ice factory built for Carl Linde, and the 2001 New Building by Ulrich Wolff and Helge Pitz carries a Douglas C-47B Skytrain cantilevered over the terrace, in place since 8 May 1999.
The Rosinenbomber above the terrace, around 40 rail vehicles in the roundhouses, the multi-level aviation hall, the Zuse Z1 reconstruction in the computing gallery, a working brewery and print shop, and Spectrum's 150 experiments.
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Weekends and the Berlin school holidays are the busy windows, and the free first Friday afternoon books out days ahead. Live dates and prices are below.
Which Deutsches Technikmuseum Ticket to Pick
One ticket does everything here. The entry ticket at $17 covers all 19 permanent exhibitions across the Trebbiner Strasse halls, the outdoor Museum Park behind them, and the Science Center Spectrum in its own building, which surprises people who assume Spectrum is a separate charge. It carries a 4.6 rating from 312 reviews.
Booking ahead also fixes the 2 euro gap in your favour, since walk-up at the till is 17 euros against 15 euros booked, and a family of two adults saves the price of a coffee for thirty seconds of work.
It suits children roughly 5 to 14 better than almost anything else in the city, and that is almost entirely down to Spectrum, where the experiments are self-serve and the instructions are bilingual. Children under 10 must be supervised by an adult. Everyone under 18 enters free, so a family pays adult rates only.
Adults with no interest in physics still get the rail sheds, the aviation levels and the computing gallery, and the museum is one of the few in Berlin where you can watch a printing press or a brewery actually running.
What the ticket does not do is make the site smaller. Seeing all of it is a full day; most visitors who want a proper look at two or three sections spend four to six hours and leave things unseen. There is no guide or commentary included, the halls are partly outdoors so weather matters, and large luggage cannot be stored.
If four hours in Kreuzberg is more than your trip allows, Berlin's other science museums cover similar ground in a single afternoon.
Deutsches Technikmuseum Tickets
The entry ticket covering the halls, the Museum Park and Science Center Spectrum, with live pricing.
from $17 Deutsches Technikmuseum Entry Ticket
- Candy bomber on the roof
- Locomotive halls
- Half a day at least
What You'll See
The landmark is visible before you arrive: a Douglas C-47B Skytrain fixed to the building above the terrace, the Rosinenbomber that stands for the Berlin airlift of 1948 and 1949. Inside the New Building, the aviation hall hangs dozens of aircraft across several levels, from early gliders and a Junkers Ju 52 through Second World War material to post-war jets. The shipping exhibition in the same building holds full inland and sea vessels, including a preserved sailing ship section you walk through.
The two original 1874 roundhouses hold around 40 rail vehicles, Prussian steam locomotives among them, and a Reichsbahn locomotive used for wartime deportations, presented with that history rather than around it.
The quieter halls are where the museum earns its repeat visitors. The computing gallery has a Zuse Z1 reconstruction and early German hardware, next to a telecommunications and network section. Elsewhere there is a working historic brewery, a sugar exhibition, a jewellery workshop, a paper mill and printing presses, several of them demonstrated live on the day.
Behind the halls, windmills and craft workshops stand in the twelve hectare Museum Park. Spectrum is the other building: more than 150 experiments across eight themed areas, from light and vision to force and energy, mechanics and motion and music and sound.
How a Visit Flows
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09:00
Arrive at the right entrance
Trebbiner Strasse 9 for the main halls, Möckernstrasse 26 for Spectrum and the Ladestrasse. They are not interchangeable and picking wrong adds a long walk around the block. Weekday mornings just after opening are the quietest hour of the week.
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09:15
Spectrum first if you have children
Children will burn two hours in the science centre and then have nothing left for locomotives. Doing it first means the rest of the day is a bonus rather than a negotiation.
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11:15
Up into aviation
The upper levels of the New Building get busier as the day goes on, while the ground floor sections absorb the crowd. Work the aircraft levels before lunch, then drop down through shipping.
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12:45
Picnic in the Museum Park
There are three cafes on site and they all queue at one o'clock. You are allowed to bring your own food and eat it in the park behind the halls, which is the better plan with children.
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13:45
The roundhouses and the workshops
The 1874 engine sheds and the rail collection take an unhurried hour. Check the day's demonstration times for the brewery, the paper mill and the printing presses when you come back inside.
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15:30
Computing, then out
The Zuse Z1 reconstruction and the telecommunications rooms are a calm finish. Last admission is 17:00, and from November to April the outdoor park shuts at 16:00, so leave the open air for earlier in the day in winter.
Know Before You Go
Not suitable for
- Monday arrivals, when the whole site is closed
- Anyone with under two hours to spare, since the walk between the halls alone eats a chunk of that
- Travellers with suitcases, as large luggage cannot be stored in the cloakroom or lockers
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes, because the site is large and partly outdoors
- A picnic, which the museum explicitly allows you to eat in the Museum Park
- A jacket or sun cover depending on the season, since the park and the terrace are open air
- ID for a concession claim, and proof of age is worth having for teenagers entering free
Not allowed
- Suitcases and large luggage, which have nowhere to go on site
- Unsupervised children under 10, who must be accompanied by an adult
- Walk-in entry on the free first Friday afternoon without a booked free ticket
Insider Tips
Six things regular visitors do differently from first timers.
- Arrive at opening and start upstairs in aviation, since the ground floor sections soak up the arriving crowd and the aircraft levels fill later
- Treat the free first Friday from 13:00 as a booking, not a walk-in; the free tickets are gone days in advance
- With children, do Spectrum first, or you will spend two hours there and skip the locomotives entirely
- Bring a picnic for the Museum Park rather than queueing at a cafe at one o'clock
- Check which entrance you need before you set off, because Möckernstrasse and Trebbiner Strasse are a long way apart on foot
- Book online rather than paying at the till, which saves 2 euros a head
Where You're Headed
Deutsches Technikmuseum FAQ
How much is entry to the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin?
Adults pay 15 euros booked online or 17 euros at the till, and concessions 9 euros online or 11 at the till. Everyone under 18 is free. The bookable entry ticket is $17. An annual pass costs 55 euros, or 30 euros reduced, and Berlin WelcomeCard holders get 50 percent off.
When is the German technical museum in Berlin free?
Entry is free for everyone on the first Friday of each month from 13:00. You still have to book a free Friday afternoon ticket in advance, because the slots run out. Under 18s are free at all times, and the Museum Pass Berlin includes entry. Berlin's old Museumssonntag free first Sunday scheme ended on 1 December 2024 and does not apply here.
How long do you need at the Deutsches Technikmuseum?
There are 19 permanent exhibitions, so seeing everything is a full day. Four to six hours is what most visitors spend if they want a real look at two or three sections plus Spectrum.
Is the Science Center Spectrum included in the Technikmuseum ticket?
Yes. One ticket covers both the Trebbiner Strasse halls and Spectrum, which has more than 150 hands-on experiments in eight themed areas. It is a separate building with its own entrance at Möckernstrasse 26, so do not leave it until 16:30 or you will be hurried out.
Which U-Bahn station is the German Museum of Technology?
Möckernbrücke on the U1, U3 and U7 is about 5 minutes on foot. Gleisdreieck on the U1, U2 and U3 is a similar walk through Park am Gleisdreieck and is the closer stop for the Spectrum entrance. Anhalter Bahnhof on the S1, S2, S25 and S26 is 8 to 10 minutes away.
Is the Deutsches Technikmuseum good for kids?
It is one of the strongest choices in Berlin for children roughly 5 to 14, mainly because of Spectrum, where children operate the experiments themselves. Children under 10 must be supervised. Under 18s enter free, so the cost of a family visit is the adult tickets only.
Are the exhibitions in English at the Technikmuseum Berlin?
Yes. Labelling runs in German and English throughout the main exhibitions, and the experiment instructions in Spectrum are bilingual too.
Is the aviation hall at the Technikmuseum open?
The museum lists no closure for the aviation hall, the rail engine sheds or the shipping exhibition as of July 2026. That is an absence of any closure notice rather than a positive confirmation, and large technical museums do rotate sections out, so check the exhibitions page a day or two before you travel if a specific hall is the reason for your visit.
What Visitors Say
We did Spectrum first on the advice of a friend and it was right. Both children were finished with experiments by half eleven and then quite happy to look at trains.
Went in for two hours and came out after five. The roundhouses and the deportation locomotive are handled seriously, which I appreciated.
Turned up at the wrong entrance and walked twenty minutes around the block in the rain. Book online too, it is cheaper than the counter.