S-Bahn with Luggage

We take the train with big checked bags and backpacks and a tote each and do fine. We travel to the Xmas Markets often, so we have lots of luggage. Typically we have 2 people get on the train & the rest of us pass the bags to them. Get there early to figure out how the train pulls in and find your car. Tickets are cheaper earlier out - we often get 1st class very cheap by booking far out.

Seat61.com is very helpful with all train info and photos of the cars and seats.

Thanks. We’re taking trains between cities (tickets already purchased!). City transportation (airport or Hbf to hotels) is my question.

Luggage is no issue on airport trains. Be aware that fastest connections from BER to center are not done by S-Bahn. Connections changed in December.

See "The best connections from Berlin to BER Airport".

Journey planner for Berlin and Brandenburg: https://www.vbb.de/en

Ticket fares - ABC area needed: https://www.vbb.de/en/tickets/single-fare-tickets/single-fare-ticket/

Around Berlin you need to time stamp tickets for validity.

I'd be concerned that you wouldn't all fit in an Uber, even if you're traveling carry-on only (which doesn't necessarily mean one bag each). Also, you might find that the s-bahn (or whatever was suggested by the other poster) is closer than the ride app pickup area, which I have found is often the furthest thing out.

I was recently in both Leipzig and Berlin. I took public transit in both cities with my carry on luggage. No problem.

Local transport nowadays often has level boarding, so you just roll your suitcases on. S-Bahn is used daily by people with strollers, and even people in wheelchairs. Don't overthink this, you'll be fine.

We have used the S-Bahn with luggage on a couple of trips without any problems. One trip we each had a carry on suitcase and personal item backpacks and the other we had medium sized suitcases with the same backpacks.

Just reconfirming / affirming what others have placed here. You should be fine getting on and off S-Bahn with your luggage. I would say it is probably easier to get it onto the train rather than into an Uber!

Do the S-bahns have marked carriages with the bike/pram/luggage icons like on the ICE trains? If so, is it indicated on the indicator board or app which car this is before the train arrives so I can position myself on the platform.

S-Bahns are mass public transportation. All the carriages are the same in my experience. Never really gave it a thought, I just boarded the most convenient carriage to where I was standing, with or without luggage.

Last Summer, we flew into Munich and took the S-Bahn into Munich to the Train Station. Easy to roll the luggage on to the floor of the train.

Youtube videos are excellent for getting a visual answer to this type of question.