Berlin Service
Berlin, capital of Germany, is situated right at the heart of Europe. 3.4 million people living in an area of 899sq.km make Berlin not only Germany’s biggest city, but also nine times larger than Paris. The centre of Berlin boasts a trendsetting arts, culture and media scene, whilst the outskirts of the city can easily serve as a rural hideaway. Once you're past the countless prefab houses in the north-east of the city, there are some stunning lakelands and natural landscapes to be seen.
Tourist information
Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH Am Karlsbad 11 D-10785 Berlin
www.visitberlin.de
information(at)btm.de
Tel: +49-(0)30-26 47 48-0
Fax: +49-(0)30-25 00 24 24
Airports
Berlin has two international airports, all of which are connected the local public transport system.
Tegel Airport
As well as regular bus routes, the express bus X9 offers a fast connection between Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten and Tegel. In addition, there is the JetExpressBus TXL, departing every 10 minutes (20 minutes at weekends) from the airport to Berlin-Mitte and back, stopping at principal stations.
Single ticket: 2,10 € (Zone AB), to the surrounding region (Zone ABC) 2,60 €.
Bus routes 109, 128, X9, TXL
Schönefeld Airport
Schönefeld Airport lies to the south of Berlin, approx. 22 km away from the western city centre and 18 km away from the eastern city centre. The S45 and S9 trains and the twice hourly AirportExpress Schönefeld connect to Ostbahnhof, Alexanderplatz, Friedrichstraße, Hauptbahnhof and Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten. AirportExpress Schönefeld to Hauptbahnof takes 28 minutes and the S-Bahn to Ostbahnhof takes 15 minutes and costs €2.10. The 171, 162, N46 and N60 buses all stop at the airport entrance, whilst the 163, 736, N46 and N60 buses all stop at S-Bahnhof Flughafen Schönefeld.
S-Bahn (city train) S9, S45
Bus routes 162, 163, 171, 736, N46, N60
Airport information and flight information:
Tel: 0180 5000 186
www.berlin-airport.de
Railway
The centrally located Hauptbahnhof offers train connections to the long distance and regional rail networks as well as to local public transport with S-Bahn (city train), U-Bahn, tram and bus.
www.bahn.de
Bus
There are numerous national and international bus companies offering connections to the capital. Eurolines and BerlinLinienbus travel to destinations throughout Germany and Europe, departing from the ZOB (central bus station) opposite to the ICC (fair ground)
Messegelände Masurenallee 4 - 6
14057 Berlin (Charlottenburg)
S41, S42, S45, S46, S47 (Messe Nord/ICC)
X34, X49, 104, 139, 149, 218, 349, N4, N49 (Messedamm/ZOB/ICC)
Car
Berlin is easily accessible by car. The road layout is uncomplicated and the traffic quiet compared to other major cities, but watch out for the enormous intersections.
Route planer: www.map24.com
Car rental: www.m-broker.com
Public Transport
Berlin has an outstanding transport system consisting of S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams and buses meaning that the car can easily be left at home.
www.bvg.de
Important phone numbers and websites
Police: 110
Fire service/Emergency: 112
Medical emergency service: 030/31 00 31
Dental emergency service: 030/89 00 43 33
Consulates: www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Official Homepage Berlin: www.berlin.de
Taxis
City-Funk: 21 02 02
Funk-Taxi Berlin: 26 10 26
Quality Taxi: 26 3000
TaxiFunk Berlin: 0800-44 33 22
Taxi-Ruf Würfelfunk 0800-Cabcall: 0800-222 22 55
Currency
US$ 1,32 = EUR 1 (Jan.2011)
Country Code
+49 (0)30
Time Zone
GMT +1
Daily newspapers
Berliner Morgenpost
Tagesspiegel
Berliner Zeitung
City magazines
Prinz
Tip
Zitty
Exberliner (in English)
030
Stadtkind
