Transportation information for Berlin, east
TRANSPORTATION
Situated
more or less in the center of northern Europe, Berlin is easily reached by plane,
train, automobile.
Currently 3 airports service Metropolitan Berlin: Schönefeld,
Tegel and Tempelhof Airports
http://www.berlin-airport.de/PubEnglish/PubSchoenefeld/index.php
Berlin-Schönefeld
Airport is used for flights to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, but soon the
entire air traffic for the Berlin-Brandenburg region will be concentrated at this
airport in the southeastern Berlin. Schönefeld will be expanded to become the
Berlin Brandenburg International Airport; the downtown airports at Tegel and Tempelhof
will then be closed.
Public Transport
(airport)
Berlin's three airports are easily accessible by train or bus.
Schönefeld
Airport: Zoo station by the Airport Express train or by bus, the 171 to Rudow
U-Bahn station with connections to city center.
Tegel Airport: Mitte (east)
district by the JetExpressBus TXL and the CityWest district by bus X9 or 109.
Tempelhof Airport: Platz der Luftbrücke by U6 and by bus, the 119.
http://www.berlin-airport.de/PubEnglish/PubSchoenefeld/PubWegweiserSXF/PubBusBahnSXF/index.html
Taxi, a trip to and from the center of Berlin costs approximately
20-30 euros and takes 30-50minutes, depending on traffic conditions and destination
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