The station is located in the district of Schöneberg in Tempelhof-Schöneberg. The Berlin city center lies 8 km to the northeast. It fronts onto the streets of Priesterweg and Prellerweg to the west. Located east of the station on former rail yards is the "Natur-Park Schöneberger Südgelände" (South Grounds Nature Park). Southwest is the "Insulaner" (literally “islanders”, which was derived from the name of a cabaret program broadcast on Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor during the Berlin Blockade), a hill formed of rubble created by Second World War bombing raids, which the Wilhelm-Foerster Observatory is located on. Südkreuz station is located about 1.8 kilometres to the north, Attilastraße station is about 1.3 km to the south and Südende station is about 1.4 km to the south. The station is located in the Berlin B fare zone of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg.