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Postal Services
Stamps can be purchased at the post office, at vending machines outside the post office and often
in newspaper stores. The public mail boxes are yellow. Most post offices open from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m., some smaller offices may close for lunch. Main post offices have extended opening hours.
Below a list of the main post offices in Berlin:
Post office Nürnberger Strasse
Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Nürnberger Str. 8
10787 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Post office at Tegel Airport
Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Flughafen Tegel
13405 Berlin-Reinickendorf
Post office Friedrichshain
Mon – Sat 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sund 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Koppenstr. 3
10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain
The Deutsche Post publishes its rates and restrictions in a booklet called ‘Service-Informationen’,
which is available at all post offices. The same information in English is provided at the Deutsche
Post’s website: (English version available). Look for “prices and facts
survey”.
Pets
For information the Staatliches Veterinäramt (State Veterinary Office) can be contacted:
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
Thielallee 88-92
14195 Berlin
Tel: 030-84 12 0
(also English version available)
Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Information about importing exotic animals
Konstantinstr. 110
53179 Bonn
Tel: 0228-84 91-0
(English version available)