Quick answer: Berlin Brandenburg Airport has one terminal complex. Terminal 1 is the main U-shaped building, and most airlines work there. Terminal 2 stands right next to it, a few minutes away on foot. Terminal 5, the former Schönefeld Airport, is permanently closed. The train station sits directly below Terminal 1, and T2 is a short walk away. Whichever terminal your flight uses, you arrive at the same station. Confirm your terminal before you travel; see the departures guide for check-in details.
Berlin Airport Terminals
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 is the main and largest building at BER, and it is built in a U-shape. It has four above-ground levels and two underground floors. Arrivals are on the ground floor. Departures and the shopping centre are on level 1. Non-Schengen flights leave from level 2, which also holds restaurants and lounges. Level 3 is closed to passengers. Level 4 is the viewing terrace. The T1–T2 railway station is underground.
Inside there are duty-free and other shops, cafés, bars and restaurants. You will also find banks, ATMs, a post service and currency exchange. Travel agencies and business lounges work here too. Terminal 1 also holds the Steigenberger Airport Hotel. Medical services include dental and surgical treatment. There are shower facilities and a meditation room.
Art is part of the building. You walk across STOEBO’s “Starry Sky”, a floor with coins from around the world set into it. Pae White’s “Red Carpet” hangs on the check-in hall ceiling. Takehito Koganezawa’s “Open Sky Box” lights the security area. Outside, Olaf Nicolai’s “Gadget” sculpture lights up with boarding bridge activity. On the stairs down to the train station stands Matt Mullican’s “Subject Pavilion”.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is next to Terminal 1 and has two floors. Check-in counters and baggage claim are on the ground level. The security zone and passenger plaza are on the first floor.
Terminal 2 is smaller, but it has self-service kiosks, modern security lanes, shops and dining outlets.
Terminal 5
Terminal 5 was once Schönefeld Airport. It was brought into BER as the third terminal. It had five zones on two floors. Area K held check-in counters and departure gates. Areas L and M handled arrivals on the ground floor and extra departures upstairs. Area L also had a shopping area in the basement. Area Q held the security checkpoints.
Terminal 5 had shops, places to eat, ATMs, banks, travel agencies and currency exchange offices.
Terminal 5 is now permanently closed. It handles no flights, and there are plans to reuse the building, possibly as a conference and events centre.
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