Gardens of the World Visit Planner: What Fits Before the Gate Shuts
Pick when you are going and when you reach the gate, and see which of the 13 Gardens of the World you can still fit in before closing, in walking order.
Gate times, cable car dates, winter closures and ticket prices for the Gärten der Welt in Marzahn on one map.
The Gardens of the World are open every day, but the gate, the cable car and the ticket price change with the season. This map puts the 13 gardens, the cable car and the closing time for your dates on one screen, so you can see how much of the park your arrival time leaves you.
What the map shows
The Gardens of the World (Gärten der Welt) in Marzahn hold 13 gardens, from the Chinese lake to the Balinese tropical hall. Pick when you are going and the time you reach the gate, and the map numbers the gardens you can still see in walking order from the main entrance, hatches the ones that have closed in that season, and shows on a timeline how close you get to closing time.
How it is worked out
Ticket desk times, prices and the cable car timetable come from the Gärten der Welt and Grün Berlin pages, checked on 5 October 2026: desks close at 18:00 in October and March, 16:00 from November to February and 20:00 from April to September.
The cable car runs daily until 1 November 2026, stops for its overhaul from 2 November and runs at weekends from 5 December.
Winter closures follow past winters, when the Japanese and Korean gardens closed from early November to the end of March. Check the park news before a winter visit.
Minutes per garden are my own pace estimates, and walking time is worked out from the real distances on the map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
How to use it
Start with your dates, then move the arrival time until the gardens you care about turn yellow. If the Chinese and Japanese gardens do not fit, arrive earlier or come on a different day.