About British Embassy Berlin

Consular Section
Wilhelmstraße 70/71
10117 Berlin
Germany

To call us 24/7 in an emergency or send us an online enquiry go to: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/germany/british-embassy-berlin

2025 public holidays

Our office will be closed for the following public holidays in 2025

Date Offices
Wednesday 1 January All offices
Monday 6 January Munich only
Monday 3 March Düsseldorf only
Friday 18 April All offices
Monday 21 April All offices
Thursday 1 May All offices
Friday 2 May Berlin only
Thursday 8 May All offices
Thursday 29 May All offices
Monday 9 June All offices
Thursday 19 June Düsseldorf and Munich only
Friday 15 August Munich only
Monday 25 August Berlin and Düsseldorf only
Friday 3 October All offices
Wednesday 24 December Berlin only
Thursday 25 December All offices
Friday 26 December All offices

Getting to the embassy

The British Embassy Berlin is located near the Brandenburg Gate at Wilhelmstraße 70.

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By public transport

The underground line U5, and S-Bahn numbers S1, S2, S25 and S26 will take you to the British Embassy. The nearest stop is Brandenburger Tor. Bus numbers 100 and 300 also stop near the embassy.

Parking

We are sorry that there is no public parking space here. The nearest available parking is on the southern end of Wilhelmstraße or the Parkhaus Adlon on Behrenstraße.

Security

All visitors to the embassy will have to go through the security checkpoint at the entrance. Please co-operate with the security team as they conduct their checks which should only take a few minutes. The security measures in place are for the benefit of visitors and staff.

Accessibility at the British Embassy Berlin

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the British Embassy Berlin are keen to ensure that our buildings and services are fully accessible to all members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible. Sometimes however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions. In these situations, we endeavour to provide a service or access to a building in an alternative way to ensure equality of access for everyone. We have set out below details about disabled access at the British Embassy Berlin. We hope this information is helpful. 

If you have been invited to the British Embassy Berlin and have any access needs or questions about accessibility, please let your host know before your visit about any adjustments we can make.

General physical access

The British Embassy Berlin is a modern building that has been designed and built with many features to aid disabled customers in mind. There are, however, some points that you will wish to take note of if you plan to visit us.

  • our entrance is clear and unobstructed. You can access the public areas of the embassy and the consular section using a wheelchair
  • wheelchair access to the public areas of the embassy is gained by using a lift and a ramp with handrails. Security guards are available to accompany wheelchair users

  • the consular section and public areas are equipped with accessible toilets specially designed for the needs of wheelchair users and those with limited physical mobility 

  • the consular section, including the service counter and interview room, are accessible to wheelchair users

  • lifts and all interior and exterior stairways are fitted with handrails 

  • floor coverings within the embassy are even 

  • the building is well lit 

  • the embassy is fitted with emergency alarms and arrangements are in place for assisting disabled visitors in case of emergency/evacuation. Members of staff will help you leave the embassy 

  • there is one telephone in the consular section and one in the public area. They are at standard height but staff will help you use them if necessary

Access for visually impaired and deaf/hard of hearing visitors

  • signs within the embassy are mostly in both German and English. Some of the statutory notices in the consular section are, however, not ideally formatted for the visually impaired. Please ask if you require any help with any information within the embassy
  • hearing loops, minicom and textphones are not installed
  • we don’t have an internal interpreter for sign language but we can hire one. If you are planning an event in the embassy, please contact CBRE by sending an email to info@atrium-berlin.de.
  • guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome