Terminal Terminal 1
BER lists a smoker area in T1 (secure side): Departures Gate C01, Level E2.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
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Hotels, Smoking Rooms & Local Rules
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The Essentials
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No general hotel‑room ban under Berlin guidance; property policies decide room status.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
$10.50*USD
€9.40 locally · 20 cigarettes
Picture and text health warnings
Front: 65% covered
Back: 65% covered
Visual prominence, not cigarette safety.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
* Approximate USD conversion; your exchange rate may differ. Rate dated 30 Oct 2026 · European Central Bank.
The law targets enclosed spaces; there is no general hotel ban. House rules may restrict balconies.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Berlin excludes private residential or overnight rooms provided for the guest’s sole use. Confirm that the exact serviced unit falls in that category and that the operator permits smoking; communal and service areas are separate.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Berlin has no general smoking ban for hotels. The hotel can permit an exact guest bedroom; hotel restaurants, bars and event hospitality remain smoke-free except in a lawful, fully separated smoking room. Confirm the exact arrangement with the hotel.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
BER is in Schönefeld, Brandenburg, outside Berlin state. The airport lists designated secure-side smoking rooms, including T1 Gate C01. Use those rooms only; Berlin’s airport prohibition is not the territorial rule for BER. This is BER’s specific operator policy, not permission in every airport.
Operator policy: Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) passenger terminals
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
BER lists a smoker area in T1 (secure side): Departures Gate C01, Level E2.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
At DB passenger stations serving Berlin, use a signed smoking area only. This is DB house policy, not a claim that every platform provides a smoking area.
Operator policy: DB InfraGO passenger stations serving Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
DB passenger trains are smoke-free. A station’s marked smoking area does not permit smoking onboard; check any different operator’s own rules.
Operator policy: Deutsche Bahn passenger trains serving Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Berlin bans indoor smoking in gaststätten but allows a properly separated smoking room.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Clubs/discos are gaststätten; a closed smoking room may be allowed, but not where minors are admitted.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Restaurants are smoke‑free indoors except for a properly separated smoking room.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
The ban applies to buildings and fully enclosed rooms; open‑air terraces are outside it.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Raucherclubs are not exempt; they must comply like other venues.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Berlin permits small one‑room smoking pubs under strict §4a NRSG conditions.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Outdoor streets are outside the enclosed‑space ban.
Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Outdoor areas remain allowed; the ban targets buildings and fully enclosed rooms.
Before booking, confirm smoking permission for your exact room, balcony or shared area, including access hours.
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Berlin guidance: forming a ‘Raucherclub’ does not create an exemption; venues must comply with NRSG.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
NRSG fines: up to €100 for smokers; up to €1,000 for operators breaching duties.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Outlook: Further restrictions possible
Higher tobacco taxes are planned from 2027. A Bundestag committee report describes a four-year increase; it does not establish the future retail price of your pack. This is a cost outlook, not a new indoor-smoking ban.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
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Legally unclear means the question was researched but a reliable answer was not established. It is not permission.
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Applies in: Berlin
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
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