Helicopter flights in Berlin
Sightseeing flights over the city from Strausberg airfield, the whole helicopter for your group, and the permits a landing in Berlin needs.
- Shared 15-min flight
- From €185 per person
- Whole helicopter, 45 min
- From €2,250
- Departs
- Strausberg (EDAY)
- Private hire
- €1,420 to €4,130/hr
Flying over Berlin by helicopter
Berlin Helicopter (Air Service Berlin) publishes a 15-minute flight over the eastern edge of the city from €185 per person and a 20-minute Berlin City flight from €224 per person, both including 19% VAT. The 45-minute Großer Berlinrundflug is sold for the whole helicopter, from €2,250 for six seats. All flights leave from the General Aviation Terminal at Strausberg airfield, east of Berlin.
Berlin's sightseeing helicopters fly from Strausberg, an airfield east of the city, and cross the capital from Marzahn to the Tiergarten.
Berlin Helicopter, the trading name of Air Service Berlin, calls itself the city's official licensed sightseeing helicopter operator and flies a Eurocopter EC 130. Its flights carry three to six passengers depending on the aircraft, and the pilot assigns seats by weight.
For a private transfer, Berlin Brandenburg Airport has a General Aviation Terminal in its northern service area, run by BAS Berlin Aviation Service. Landing anywhere else, such as a hotel lawn or a company site, needs the landowner's consent and a permit from the state aviation authority.
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Sources:Berlin Helicopter (Air Service Berlin): helicopter flights and prices, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Rundflug Berlin Brandenburg, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Der Neue Berlin City, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Großer Berlinrundflug, read 19 October 2026Berlin Brandenburg Airport: General Aviation Terminal, read 19 October 2026Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 25: take-off and landing outside approved airfields, read 19 October 2026
Berlin helicopter flights and prices
- Flight time
- About 15 min
- Route
- Hoppegarten racecourse, Gärten der Welt, Tierpark Berlin, Marzahn, Neuenhagen
- Price
- From €185 per person
- Flight time
- About 20 min
- Route
- About 70 km, from Marzahn to the Tiergarten, with the TV tower and the Funkturm
- Price
- From €224 per person
- Flight time
- Not published
- Route
- Sightseeing flight with a three-course menu
- Price
- From €288
- Flight time
- About 45 min
- Route
- About 100 km over the whole city; route changes possible
- Price
- From €2,250 for the whole helicopter (€375 per seat)
- Flight time
- About 60 min each way
- Route
- Strausberg to Heringsdorf on the Baltic coast
- Price
- From €5,400 for the whole helicopter (€900 per seat)
Prices as published by Berlin Helicopter (Air Service Berlin), read 19 October 2026, including 19% VAT. A seat next to the pilot costs €55 per person and premium service €26 per person on the shared flights. Changes to the approach procedure can add 3 to 5 minutes.
Sources:Berlin Helicopter (Air Service Berlin): helicopter flights and prices, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Rundflug Berlin Brandenburg, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Der Neue Berlin City, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Großer Berlinrundflug, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Deutsche Ostsee, Bäderflug to Usedom, read 19 October 2026
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Strausberg, BER and private sites
A civil airfield about 2 km east of the town of Strausberg in Brandenburg, with a 1,200 m concrete runway and a 1,200 m grass runway used mainly for gliding. Berlin Helicopter's flights leave from its General Aviation Terminal; check-in is 30 minutes before departure.
The General Aviation Terminal is in Service Area North, near the access road to Terminal 1, at Georg-Wulf-Straße 3, 12529 Schönefeld. BAS Berlin Aviation Service runs it for the airport company.
A meadow, estate or company site with the landowner's consent and an Außenlandeerlaubnis from the state aviation authority under section 25 LuftVG.
Sources:Wikipedia (German): Flugplatz Strausberg, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Rundflug Berlin Brandenburg, read 19 October 2026Berlin Brandenburg Airport: General Aviation Terminal, read 19 October 2026Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 25: take-off and landing outside approved airfields, read 19 October 2026Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 31(2) no. 13: the states grant the § 25 permit, read 19 October 2026
Seats, weight and weather
- Each seat takes up to 120 kg; a heavier passenger books a second seat. Wrong weight details can mean exclusion from the flight.
- Children need their own seat and pay the full price.
- Two cockpit seats can be reserved; the pilot assigns the other seats on site by weight.
- If weather cancels a flight, the operator calls you and rebooks a date of your choice or issues a voucher.
- Popular dates can sell out well ahead, so book early.
Sources:Berlin Helicopter: Der Neue Berlin City, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Großer Berlinrundflug, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Rundflug Berlin Brandenburg, read 19 October 2026
Where a helicopter may land in Germany
Away from an airfield, a helicopter needs two things before it lands: the landowner's consent and an Außenlandeerlaubnis from the state aviation authority.
- Section 25 of the Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) allows a take-off or landing outside an approved airfield only when the landowner or other entitled party has agreed and the aviation authority has issued a permit.
- The permit is granted by the aviation authority of the federal state (Land) where you land, which carries out this task for the federal government under section 31(2) no. 13 LuftVG.
- Using an airfield outside its runways, outside its opening hours or during its restricted hours also needs the airfield operator's consent and a permit.
- Permits can be general or for one landing, and can carry conditions and time limits.
- No permit is needed for an emergency or safety landing, or at a designated landing site of public interest, which the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt approves.
- The landowner can claim compensation for damage caused by the take-off or landing.
- Approved helipads are licensed landing sites; anything else is an off-airfield landing that needs the permit from the competent aviation authority.
Sources:Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 25: take-off and landing outside approved airfields, read 19 October 2026Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 31(2) no. 13: the states grant the § 25 permit, read 19 October 2026Wikipedia (German): Hubschrauberlandeplatz, read 19 October 2026
What goes into a helicopter price
On a private charter you hire the whole helicopter and its pilot, so the price is per flight, not per seat.
- Flying time at the hourly rate for the type: as a guide, €1,420 to €4,130 per flight hour for the whole helicopter.
- Positioning when the helicopter is based away from your pickup point, both to reach you and to fly home.
- Landing and handling charges at the airports and airfields you use.
- The landing permit for a meadow, car park or company site. HeliSeven, for example, offers to organise the official permits as an add-on and prices each charter on flight time, route, landing site and extras.
- Shared sightseeing seats are cheaper: from €185 per person in Berlin and from €259 per person from Augsburg or Mainz, VAT included.
Sources:HeliSeven: shuttle and door-to-door charter, read 19 October 2026Berlin Helicopter: Rundflug Berlin Brandenburg, read 19 October 2026HeliSeven: sightseeing flights from Augsburg, read 19 October 2026HeliSeven: sightseeing flights from Mainz, read 19 October 2026
Helicopters for Berlin flights
Berlin Helicopter flies the Eurocopter EC 130, listed here as the Airbus H130; private charters can use other light singles or twins.
Questions, answered
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Ask a specialistHow much is a helicopter ride over Berlin?+
From €185 per person for a 15-minute flight and from €224 per person for the 20-minute Berlin City flight, VAT included. The 45-minute Großer Berlinrundflug costs from €2,250 for the whole helicopter.
Where do Berlin helicopter flights take off?+
From the General Aviation Terminal at Strausberg airfield (EDAY), east of Berlin.
How long is a Berlin helicopter flight?+
About 15, 20 or 45 minutes in the air, depending on the flight; allow 45 minutes to 1.5 hours for the whole visit.
Is there a weight limit?+
Yes, 120 kg per seat. A heavier passenger books an extra seat.
Can a helicopter land at my hotel or office in Berlin?+
Only with the landowner's consent and a permit from the state aviation authority under section 25 of the Luftverkehrsgesetz, and only if the operator assesses the site as safe.
What happens if the weather is bad?+
The flight is rebooked for a date of your choice, or you receive a voucher.
How much does a private helicopter cost?+
As a guide, €1,420 to €4,130 per flight hour for the whole helicopter, plus positioning, landing fees and any permit.
Fares, dates and rules on this page were checked on 19 October 2026. Official fares and schedules change every season; the operator or authority named in each source has the final word.
- 1.Berlin Helicopter (Air Service Berlin): helicopter flights and prices, read 19 October 2026
- 2.Berlin Helicopter: Rundflug Berlin Brandenburg, read 19 October 2026
- 3.Berlin Helicopter: Der Neue Berlin City, read 19 October 2026
- 4.Berlin Helicopter: Großer Berlinrundflug, read 19 October 2026
- 5.Berlin Brandenburg Airport: General Aviation Terminal, read 19 October 2026
- 6.Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 25: take-off and landing outside approved airfields, read 19 October 2026
- 7.Berlin Helicopter: Deutsche Ostsee, Bäderflug to Usedom, read 19 October 2026
- 8.Wikipedia (German): Flugplatz Strausberg, read 19 October 2026
- 9.Luftverkehrsgesetz (LuftVG) § 31(2) no. 13: the states grant the § 25 permit, read 19 October 2026
- 10.Wikipedia (German): Hubschrauberlandeplatz, read 19 October 2026
- 11.HeliSeven: shuttle and door-to-door charter, read 19 October 2026
- 12.HeliSeven: sightseeing flights from Augsburg, read 19 October 2026
- 13.HeliSeven: sightseeing flights from Mainz, read 19 October 2026
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