While you can surely get by in Berlin and never learn German, life is so much better when you learn the language – even just a little bit. Whether it’s making friends or finding a job, becoming fluent in German will go a long way toward making settling into your new life abroad that much easier.

Fortunately for anyone who chooses to call the German capital their home, there are plenty of German language schools in Berlin. Whether you’re looking to take an intensive day course, an evening class, in person, or remotely, there are options available for everyone. Even better, there are budget-friendly options, in addition to more upmarket ones. 

Recommended reading: Our guide on how to save money in Germany.

We could go on forever about why it’s important to learn German upon your arrival in the country, like how it helps increase your chances of finding employment, understand legal agreements or current news developments, yield respect and appreciation from locals, and so much more. We hope that it’s obvious, but for more insight, read our guide.

Use this carefully curated list of German language schools in Berlin to begin your learning journey now. 

1) DAS Akademie

Core offerings: A1 – C2 through German intensive courses, evening courses, conversation courses, online courses, and individual lessons.

Prices: Intensive courses are charged by the week and start at €220, evening courses are charged by the week and start at €95, and individual lessons start at €56. Fees for textbooks aren’t included. View the most updated pricing. 

Google Rating: 4.7/5 (168 reviews)

Address: Torstraße 125, 10119 Berlin.

2) DeutschAkademie

Core offerings: A1 – C2. General online courses include intensive, semi-intensive, and weekend options, while specialized courses focus on phonetics, conversation, writing, grammar, business, exam preparation, and even a course for nurses. They also offer the opportunity for you to better your German for free. In-person offerings are similar, with an additional option for evening courses and more specialized options, such as one-to-one lessons and customized courses to help you obtain a specific visa, such as a Blue Card. 

Prices: Intensive in-person courses last four weeks and cost €345 and intensive online courses last four weeks and cost €299. Semi-intensive in-person courses last eight weeks and cost €345 and semi-intensive online courses last eight weeks and cost €299. Fees for textbooks aren’t included. View the most updated prices and see the related costs and durations for their more specialized course offerings. 

Google Rating: 4.9/5 (1.1K reviews) for the Alexanderstr. location and 4.8/5 (1.1K reviews) for the Bayreutherstr. location.

Address: There are two locations – Alexanderstr. 9, 10178, and Bayreutherstr. 8, 10787.

3) die deutSCHule

Core offerings: A1 – C1. Highlights include intensive courses (both online and in person), grammar and writing courses, conversation courses, as well as test preparation courses.

Prices: Intensive in-person courses are charged by the week and start at €83. Intensive online courses can be bought in four-week increments for €279. Grammar and writing courses are €194 and conversation courses are €276. See their full price list.

Google Rating: 4.8/5 (1 K reviews) 

Address: Karl-Marx-Str. 107, Ganghoferstr. 11-12, 12043. 

4) Expath

Core offerings: A1 – C1. Expath offers online and in-person courses, one-on-one personalized lessons, as well as a Telc preparation course.

Prices: Online courses last eight weeks and start at €224, in-person courses last 4 weeks and start at €210, personal lessons start at €80, and the Telc prep course is four days for €575.

Google Rating: 3.8/5 (88 reviews) 

Address: Torstr. 117, 10119

5) GLS

Core offerings: A1 – C2. You can take classes on campus as well as online. Campus courses include intensive, super-intensive, intensive crash courses with both group and one-to-one lessons with an instructor, as well as classes that can be done during the day and evening. You can also book individual sessions and small private groups. GLS also offers business German courses, which can be done in person or online, like B2B German for companies and German for journalists. Online courses can also be done in the day or evening, with one-on-one and small private group lessons. There are courses for kids and teens as well, among other offerings.

Prices: Courses generally last at least four weeks. Intensive courses start at €225, super intensive at €375, and crash courses at €760 whether you’re taking the course online or at the campus. The same goes for evening and afternoon courses, which start at €250 for the first month. Individual lessons are €63 in person and €60 online. Private mini-groups mandate a maximum of six people and run at €75 per lesson in person and €72 online. Their pricing scheme feels complicated and tends to be customized for individual needs. Check their website for specifics.

Google Rating: 4.7/5 (269 reviews)

Address: Kastanienallee 82, 10435

6) Goethe-Institut

7) Humboldt-Institut

8) Kapitel Zwei

9) Lernstudio Barbarossa 

10) Logo Sprachenschule

11) speakeasy

12) sprachart BERLIN

13) Sprachenatelier Berlin

14) Sprachinstitut Berlin

15) TRANSMITTER

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