Berlin Transportation

From: Berlin city guide

ABOVE: East Berlin and the River Spree.

Airports

Berlin International Airports
Get information on terminals, flight schedules, ground transportation, etc. for Schoenefeld, Tegel, and Tempelhof Airports. (A new Berlin Brandenburg Airport will open in 2007.) Also see the ground-transportation advice and links on my Berlin Airport Hotels page.

Local transportation

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)
Plan your journey by public transportation with this official  site, which offers maps, timetables, and other information (including a list of accessible underground stations). Click "English" if you don't read German.

S-Bahn Berlin
Berlin's S-Bahn system has been moving people around the city and countryside for more than 75 years. It also has special tours aboard the "Panorama," "Traditional," and charter-only "Museum" trains.

VBB-Online
Click "Fahrinfo," then select "English" from the language choices to plan a journey in Berlin or the state of Brandenburg.

Tips on traveling in Germany:

If you plan to drive in Germany, read my articles on driving in Europe and car rentals: when to rent, when to lease. For train travel, consider a rail pass from our partner, Rail Europe.

Long-distance transportation

Die Bahn (DB)
The Deutsche Bahn's English-language pages include an interactive journey planner.

Driving in Europe: Germany
These links to Web sites for the Autobahn network, roadside service areas, and other topics are from my Driving in Europe article.

Also see: Germany index

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