
Do you have one of the coveted tickets for the final in Berlin and would like to travel by train? Then take a look at our online shop and secure up to four seats on our special train. Tickets go on sale on Friday 3 May at 12:00 CEST.
Important note: tickets for the special train can only be purchased if you have a valid ticket for the DFB Cup final. Fans without a valid final ticket are not entitled to book. It is not sufficient to be a Bayer 04 member to be able to buy a ticket for the special train.
The journey starts on Saturday 25 May at 6:53 CEST at the train station in Leverkusen-Opladen. To ensure that we can start on time, we ask all fellow travellers to arrive at the station in Leverkusen-Opladen at 6:00 CEST. After arriving in Berlin, travellers will have the opportunity to spend the rest of the day sightseeing or doing similar activities.
The train journey home will begin shortly after the final whistle (departing 00:40 CEST), so that you arrive back in Leverkusen on the morning after the game. The meeting point is at Berlin-Spandau station at 00:00 CEST.
More information on Bayer 04's special fans' train can be found HERE (German only).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have appointed Carles Martínez Novell as the new head coach. The 42-year-old Spaniard worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. Martínez finished last term in ninth place with the club from the south of France. He will take over the Werkself on 1 July 2026 and has signed a contract to 30 June 2028. Martínez, whose contract with Toulouse expires at the end of the month, succeeds Kasper Hjulmand at Leverkusen, who is leaving the club after one season.
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