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💡 The Short Version: Admission to the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum is free. It is in Oranienburg, about 55 minutes from central Berlin: the S1 from Friedrichstraße to Oranienburg (about 45 minutes, a train every 20 minutes), then bus 804 (7 minutes, hourly) or a 20-minute walk. A Berlin ABC ticket covers it (€5.00 single, €12.90 for 24 hours). Get off at Oranienburg, not at Sachsenhausen station. The memorial publishes its hours and its guided-tour arrangements on its website, and the hours change between its summer and winter seasons. Or book a guided tour from Berlin: the Sachsenhausen Memorial tourad is from €16 for 5 hours, and the guided tour in Englishad from €12.45 (GetYourGuide).
Getting there
Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum is at Straße der Nationen 22, 16515 Oranienburg. Oranienburg is in fare zone C, so a Berlin ABC ticket covers the trains and the Oranienburg buses.
| Leg | Journey | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| S1 from Friedrichstraße to Oranienburg | About 45 minutes | A train every 20 minutes. The S1 does not stop at Hauptbahnhof: from there, take a train one stop to Friedrichstraße first |
| Bus 804 from Oranienburg station to Sachsenhausen, Gedenkstätte | 7 minutes | Hourly |
| On foot from Oranienburg station | About 20 minutes | The alternative to the bus |
Get off at Oranienburg. The station called Sachsenhausen is not the memorial’s.
What the memorial covers
The site held the Oranienburg concentration camp in 1933 and 1934 and the Sachsenhausen concentration camp from 1936 to 1945. From 1945 to 1950 it was a Soviet Special Camp. The German Democratic Republic opened a national memorial here in 1961, and it has been the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum since 1993. The memorial’s own history pages follow these periods.
The memorial has permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions and a Visitor Information Centre, which is the place to ask about guided tours and audio guides. The memorial recommends its guided tours for visitors aged 14 and over.
Tower A, the gatehouse of the former camp. Photo: Tommes73, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Visiting
Free entry · hours and tours on the memorial’s website
- Entry. Admission to the memorial and the museums is free.
- Hours. The memorial publishes its opening hours on its website, with different hours in summer and winter, so check them before the journey.
- Time. The guided tours from Berlin below are listed at 4 to 6 hours.
The memorial grounds, with gravel marking the sites of barracks. Photo: Hovallef, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guided tours from Berlin
Entry is free, so a tour is for the guide, and for the transfer where the listing includes it. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices for one adult and move with the date. The options on each listing set the meeting point.
Memorial tour
From €16 · 4,446 reviews · 5 hours · English
Berlin: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tourad is a half-day guided tour in English.
Guided tour in English
From €12.45 · 2,394 reviews · 5.5 to 6 hours · English
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Guided Tour in Englishad is a guided tour in English of 5.5 to 6 hours.
Memorial and museum tour
From €11 · 727 reviews · 5 to 6 hours · English
From Berlin: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp & Museum Tourad is the lowest “from” price of the four.
English bus tour
From €48.56 · 2,067 reviews · 4 hours · English
Berlin: English Bus Tour to Sachsenhausen Concentration Campad is a 4-hour bus tour.
Before you go
- Station. Get off at Oranienburg.
- Ticket. Berlin ABC, €5.00 single or €12.90 for 24 hours; validate a paper ticket before you board (Berlin public transport).
- Season. The memorial’s hours change between summer and winter.
Sachsenhausen is one of the day trips from Berlin. The city’s other memorial sites are the Holocaust Memorial, the Berlin Wall Memorial, the House of the Wannsee Conference and, for the Stasi, Stasi Museum or Hohenschönhausen. What to book before you go to Berlin has the city tickets, and where to stay in Berlin compares the areas. Free things to do in Berlin lists the other sights with no entry fee, and Berlin walking tours covers the guided walks on the same history.
Common questions
How do I get from Berlin to the Sachsenhausen Memorial?
Take the S-Bahn line S1 from Friedrichstraße to Oranienburg, about 45 minutes with a train every 20 minutes, then bus 804 to the stop Gedenkstätte in 7 minutes, or walk for about 20 minutes. A Berlin ABC ticket covers the whole trip.
How much does it cost to visit Sachsenhausen?
Admission to the memorial and the museums is free. The only cost is the ABC ticket, €5.00 for a single or €12.90 for 24 hours, unless you book a guided tour from Berlin, which is priced by the operator.
Do I need a ticket or a booking for Sachsenhausen?
No ticket is needed for entry. The memorial publishes its opening hours and its guided-tour arrangements on its website, and groups book guided tours there in advance.
Which station do I get off at for Sachsenhausen?
Oranienburg, not the station called Sachsenhausen. The memorial is in Oranienburg, at Straße der Nationen 22.
Is a guided tour from Berlin worth booking?
Entry is free, so a tour is for the guide, and for the transfer where the listing includes it. Tours from Berlin run from about 4 to 6 hours and start from about €11.
