Berlin City Guide

Public Transportation Berlin is proud of its public transportation which is swift, efficient and reliable. It is possible to go almost everywhere in the city and the suburbs by either bus, tram, U-Bahn or S-Bahn. Despite reunification in 1990, Berlin still has two centres (West Centre and Mitte, or East Centre). Most international flights will land at Tegel Airport, which is on the west side. The quickest link into the West Centre from Tegel by public transport is a 15 minute bus ride (the X109 bus), which will drop passengers at Zoo Station in West Centre. Since most of the historic sights are in the East Centre (Mitte), it is advisable to join sight-seeing tours which start in West Centre and also go to Berlin-Mitte. If you have some time get on bus No. 100 – it passes most of the interesting sites of both the East and West centres of Berlin. Public Transportation in the Berlin Area The U-Bahn (underground), bus and tram network are run by the BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. The S-Bahn network (urban railway) is run by the VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg). Only one ticket is needed for travelling into the surrounding areas (e.g. Brandenburg) although they are run by different transport service providers. The zones in and around Berlin are defined as follows: Sub-area A: Berliner S-Bahn-Ring Sub-area B: The boundary of Berlin Sub-area C: The surrounding area of Berlin The sub-area is divided into 8 portions, each belonging to an administrative district. The area of Potsdam-Mittelmark is included in the city district of Potsdam. A Short Trip Ticket can be used for 3 stations by S- or U-Bahn or for 6 stops by bus or tram, valid for 2 hours after having been validated. Apart from individual journey tickets, special offers, e.g. a WelcomeCard (for 72 hours for an adult and up to three children) can also be obtained. U-Bahn and S-Bahn U-Bahn and S-Bahn tickets can be obtained from the ticket machines on the platform or from the ticket sales points directly in the underground stations. Most tickets require validation. Ticket validating machines are yellow. Tram Tram tickets can be purchased from machines in the trams. These machines only sell single tickets. Bus Bus tickets can be purchased from the bus driver. Tickets purchased on the bus are already validated. Ticket validator machines for tickets which have not yet been stamped are available on the bus near the entrance. Ferry With a BVG-ticket it is possible to travel on six ferry routes which are operated on commission for the BVG. Bicycles can be taken on all ferries.

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