Key to the City

Distance as the crow flies : 1080 km
Jet lag : 0
Airport : www.berlin-airport.de

  • International Airport Berlin- Schönefeld – (BER)
    NB: A new terminal of 970 hectares to receive 27 million passengers will be completed in 2012 (opening scheduled in June), the airport will be renamed Berlin-Brandenburg Airport.
  • Tegel Airport (TXL)
    NB: Closing scheduled one year after the opening of the airport of Berlin-Brandenburg

Webcam

The most beautiful places of Berlin captured by webcams.

Procedures

Valid passport or identity card.

Time & Climate

The continental climate in Berlin is characterized by large differences in temperature between seasons. From May to September the climate is milder. In winter temperatures drop quickly below 0 and wind is often present.

Currency

The currency is the Euro (€), € 1 is divided into 100 centimes.
Bills: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. 200, € 500.
Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes and €1 and €2.

Telephone

- Country code = + 49
- City code = 30

  • Call from Berlin to France: 00 33 (or 33) followed by the destination number without the first 0 = 9 digits (1 00 00 00 00).
  • Call Berlin from France: 00 49 (or +49) followed by the code of Berlin (30) and the destination number.

Electricity

Standard 220 V at a frequency of 50Hz

Reach the city’s downtown from the airport

By entering a scheduled time of transfer and an exact destination in the city of Berlin on the website www.bvg.de (public transport service in Berlin) we obtain the route and means of transport best suited.

  • International Airport Berlin- Schönefeld– (BER)
    Located at the southern edge of Berlin, Schönefeld in Bradenburg.

    Train:Regional trains RE7 and RB14 are identified as Airport Express Train. They operate from 5AM to 11PM and lead from Schönefeld Airport to the main railway station and essential tourist sites in Berlin with a total travel of 28 minutes and serving a large number of stations.

    Speed train S-Bahn S9: it leads to the east and northeast of the city (Pankow) through Baumschulenweg. Its trip coincides with the path of the crown train from Berlin serving many other places in the capital.

    Bus: The Airport Express Bus circulates from 5AM to 23PM and leads you in direct line and in 20 minutes at the Südkreuz. Departures train station about every 20 minutes.


  • Airport Tegel (TXL)
    At 5 miles (8 km) Northwest of Berlin’s center of Berlin
    NB: Closing scheduled one year after the opening of the airport of Berlin-Brandenburg

    Bus : The Jet Express TXL connects the airport to the main railway station Berlin Hauptbahnhof, at the stations Beusselstrasse and Alexanderplatz. X9 Express Bus connects itself from the airport to the train station Zoologischer Garten

Other destinations
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed