Potsdam to Stuttgart

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Potsdam to Stuttgart. From €61.94, fastest 4h 38m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Potsdam to Stuttgart costs €61.94 at the cheapest and takes 4h 38m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 560 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
560 km
Fastest
4h 38m
Average
4h 55m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€61.94
CO2 per passenger
18.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train4h 49m4h 5m44m€71.8418.5 kg5
  • 4h 49mFastest, by Train
  • €71.84Cheapest, by Train
  • 18.5 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 560 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€61.94
  1. FlixTrain FT328106:084h 5m10:13Potsdam HbfStuttgart Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 4h 49mCO2 18.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH2 changes61608:1014:386h 28m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectICE 59909:2715:106h 50m
DB Fernverkehr AG1 changesICE 150709:3615:026h 32m
FlixTrain-dedirectFLX1009:5715:427h 2m
Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH2 changes61608:5015:026h 12m
FlixTrain-dedirectFLX1010:0415:426h 52m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Potsdam to Stuttgart
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Potsdam to StuttgartFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Train€140.04€157.09€107.04€94.39€104.84€100.44€130.14€103.19€105.94€101.54€86.14€71.84€80.09€97.69

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €61.94

The train gets you into Stuttgart. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Stuttgart?

The search opens on Stuttgart with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Potsdam to Stuttgart

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €66.3490 days
  2. €59.1960 days
  3. €64.1445 days
  4. €65.2430 days
  5. €81.7421 days
  6. €97.6914 days
  7. €130.147 days
  8. €107.043 days
  9. €140.041 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €59.19.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 137 percent. The most expensive point is €140.04, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€140.04€59.191371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €101.54Sun
  2. €86.14Mon
  3. €71.84Tue
  4. €80.09Wed
  5. €97.69Thu
  6. €103.19Fri
  7. €105.94Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €104.84Sep
  2. €74.59Oct
  3. €61.39Nov
  4. €74.59Dec
  5. €72.39Jan
  6. €59.19Feb

The route

PotsdamPotsdamStuttgartStuttgart
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 560 km against 487 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Erfurt, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Halle (Saale). The gap between arriving and leaving is 72 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Potsdam at 06:08 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Potsdam

Rail
  • Potsdam Hbf
  • Kaiserbahnhof Potsdam
  • Potsdam central station
Bus
  • Potsdam, Busbahnhof
Ferry
  • Glienicker Brücke - Potsdam
  • Potsdam West - Arcona Hotel

Stuttgart

Rail
  • Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
  • Stuttgart Hbf
  • Stuttgart-Sommerrain
Bus
  • Stuttgart SAB
  • Stuttgart-Airport-Busterminal
Air
  • STR
Ferry
  • Wasen
  • Mühlgrün

The fare from STR into Stuttgart is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from STR into Stuttgart?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Stuttgart costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
FlixTrain€61.944h 38m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€54.5088%
Taxes€5.459%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€61.94100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Stuttgart?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Potsdam to Stuttgart

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Potsdam to Stuttgart?

The fastest journey from Potsdam to Stuttgart takes 4h 38m door to door, of which 4h 5m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 55m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Potsdam to Stuttgart?

The cheapest fare from Potsdam to Stuttgart is €61.94, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €106.49. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Stuttgart?

The cheapest way from Potsdam to Stuttgart is by Train, at €71.84 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 49m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Potsdam to Stuttgart?

Fares from Potsdam to Stuttgart bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €59.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 137 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Potsdam to Stuttgart?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Potsdam to Stuttgart, at €71.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Potsdam to Stuttgart?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Potsdam to Stuttgart, at €59.19 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Potsdam to Stuttgart?

1 operators sell services from Potsdam to Stuttgart across 1 modes: FlixTrain. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Potsdam to Stuttgart?

20 percent of the services we sell from Potsdam to Stuttgart are direct. The rest connect at Erfurt, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Halle (Saale), with about 72 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Potsdam to Stuttgart use?

Services from Potsdam to Stuttgart by Train leave from Potsdam Hbf and arrive at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Potsdam to Stuttgart?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Potsdam to Stuttgart allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Potsdam to Stuttgart on September 10, 2026: 560 km of route against 487 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €61.94, and 4h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Stuttgart is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Stuttgart before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Stuttgart, with free cancellation on most of it.

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