Berlin Travel Forum

Hello fellow VTs, I'm Rodrigo from Mexico, and will be visiting Berlin for the first time (only for one full day though, on my way to Prague). I will be arrriving at the Schönefeld airport around 18 hrs, and will be staying with a friend of mine whose address is Alt-Köpenick 16, 12555 Berlin. Any advice n how to get there from the airport, how much and how long would it take?

Thanks a lot..
Roco_Mx

I would like to know when are summer sales of shoes and clothes in Berlin & Brandenburg area? Many thanx.

How easy is it to get a connection in Berlin? Is it worth carrying a laptop around? Are there any or a lot of free hot spots and if so where? Downtown area that is.

Thanks
Ja

Hello everyone, Im new to this site so would appreciate any help you have. Im going to Berlin on 26th July for the weekend as a special birthday treat for my partner! We are staying in Hotel Berlin Berlin and would like to know if this is a good enough hotel and if it is close to restaurants and bars, if not is there transportation? I would also like to know of any nearby sites to see, is brandenburg gate close to here? Many thanks, in advance for your information!

HI EVERYBODY, I HOPE SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME, I NEED TO KNOW THE BEST WAY TO ET PRAGUE FROM BERLIN, PLANE OR TRAIN IF TRAIN WHICH ONE AND COST OF TICKET?. AND THEN FROM PRAGUE TO VIENNA PLEASE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND KEEP TRAVELING!!!!

i am researching about what to do in Lisbon for 3.5 days with teens ages 17 and 14. suggestions of good hotels/appartments are great. and if we should spend more time (or less)thanks

I am a New Zealand artist and musician traveling with my musician partner and our 6 year old child. We are currently in Bejing, where I'm doing an artist residency and flying to Berlin on the 1st of July.

We've never been to Europe before but have heard very good things about Berlin in regard to both the art and music scenes. We are interested in staying there at up to a year all going well. We have already found a school which looks very interesting for international kids but we're concerned about where we'll live.

Can anyone tell me of English language sites worth looking at for apartment rental? we'll be on a limited budget.

Also we had heard that Prenzlauer Berg was a good place for art etc but is that now getting overpriced? Does anyone have any idea of the average rentals?

Hi

I will be in Berlin for a few nights during the week in June. I am looking for some good places to go out and have a few drinks. I Can find plenty of trendy lounge bars etc but i am looking for a few bars/clubs for the 30+ crowd. i am staying around Tiergarten so any tips for places around here would be appreciated.

(Irish bars are good)

Tom

I am looking to travel from Trier to Berlin on the 24th June. Does anyone know the best transport options? I can't seem to find anything helpful!

Thanks very much.

Layla

I am not the kind of person that likes organised excursions, but I normally enjoy the tour walks. I had been reading a couple of external links of companies that organise them and we may take one (the stadard one) on the first day to give us an idea of the city by walking. I have found it in Spanish at insidetours.(If anybody does know any other company that does in Spanish please let me know!)

But as John Le Carre early books fan, I had always dream in visiting all that places one day (I know, it is not the same LOL)so I looked for more specific tours, but they are all in English. Do you know any company that does them in other languages? (I do not have problems with the english ones, but I prefer if possible in my mother tongue)

thanks in advance

Does anyone know how much it costs to catch a train from Berlin to Frankfurt. The air travel is too expensive. Where would you catch the train, do you book in advance and how long would it take?

hi
i've booked an apartment on luetzowstrasse. can anyone tell me if there are any supermarkets nearby?

what about restaurants? where should we go near the apartment for some local food?

thanks

Hi:
I'll be visiting Berlin for four days in late july. It will be the first time I go there, arriving at Tegel Airport, and I'm trying to make up my mind about where to stay, on a tight budget (around 100 dollars per night).
I've been reading comments of several hotels, and those on that price range always seem to have an issue with toilets and room space (too little, not comfortable...).
Of course, I would also like to be somewhere that is close to the visiting places, or close to them by public transport (don't we all ;) )
So if you have any tips, I'll appreciate it.

Hi, I only have 1 full day in Berlin and it's my first time to visit the city.
- What are the must see sights in 1 day?
- What is the best itinerary you can suggest?
- Will it be wise to purchase a Berlin Welcome card even if I'm spending only 1 day?
- What's the best way to get around the city to visit must-see sights?

Thanks a lot!

I have another train question -
after dresden, we want to take a train to vienna. right now the fare i'm getting online is 221 euros for 3. just want to know if there is a cheaper way to do this - like buying the portion from dresden to ?? border town between Czech/Austria and buy another ticket for the portion within Austria. i checked bahn.de and there are some special tickets 57 Euro for 3 (but to prague only).
we are on a tight budget so if you have any suggestions, please let me know.
thanks.

hi
is it necessary to purchase this type of ticket in advance? there will be 4 of us travelling from berlin - dresden and the special wkend ticket will only cost 35 euros. do you think it's necessary to buy it online before i arrive in berlin or do most locals just buy their wkend ticket on that day?
thanks

Hi Everyone,

I hope you can help me with this--a writer from the New York Times needs some assitance with an article about money-saving tips on the metros of several European cities, specifically London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, and Barcelona. If you have any and are interested in speaking with him, please email me so I can have him contact you, and of course, please share them here as well! Where Berlin and Barcelona are concerned, he is also looking for tips about safety and navigation as well.

As always, thanks, everyone!

I will be visiting Berlin next week and need some help. How can I get to U-Bahn station Wittenberg Platz from the Schoneberg airport? How can I reach the town of Potsdam from the same station? Since I will be staying for seven days, which ticket should I buy? Is there a seven-day pass? Thanks!

We will be going to Berlin in late May and I was wondering if all of the touristy things, local restaurants, buses....will be open on Sunday?

hi
there will be 4 of us and i think it'll be a bit cheaper if we get an apartment. Anyone has any good suggestions?
thanks

I am thinking of travelling to Berlin for 3 or 4 days in May on my own. I am perfectly content in my own company but was wondering if Berlin is a safe city for a lone travel. I am a male in my 30's and relatively streetwise. Are there any areas that i should avoid and where would be a good central point to stay to visit the main sites on foot?

Thanks in advance
Gary.

My wife and I are traveling to Berlin from the U.S. soon and she is far enough into her pregnancy that the doctor has told us to find a hospital there with a neonatal intensive-care unit just in case. I've tried searching online and have turned up nothing. Figured I'd try here in case someone works in a hospital or health care or possibly someone else who was in a similar situation was able to find one and could let us know. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

I will be in Berlin on Wednesday 16th April and want to watch the Celtic v Rangers game on TV in a pub somewhere in Berlin. It is on Setanta but it may be shown on other channels in Germany. Does anyone know of any Irish or Scottish or Rangers (Preferable!!) pubs in Berlin where I could catch this most important game??

When we dock in Warnemunde in May, we would like to take public transport to Berlin. How many hours and what is the best way to take, train, bus etc.
We only have about 9 hours in Warnemunde before the ship leaves. What can we do.

Hi!

I am going to stay in Berlin in We are going to stay at NH hotel Alexanderplatz in Landsberger Allee 26-32, D-10249 Berlin.

I need to book a restaurant with a private dining room to hold a meeting and dinner for about 20 to 25 people. Or any restaurant where there are not so many people to make communication impossible.

Is there any place with that service close to the NH Alexanderplatz hotel?

thanks a lot!

priya

Is there a 7 dayticket for Berlin zones A and B with a connection for Frankenfurt(Oder) also for zones A and B? I will be staying in Frankfurt(Oder) but would also like to visit Berlin as much as possible. What is the price? Thanx:)

We will be traveling to Berlin with our laptop next month. Can anyone tell me where we might find free wireless hot spots in Berlin? Do they have them in the popular coffee shops like Starbucks (or others),for example? We would appreciate any information or suggestions.
Thanks in advance

I'm trying to find out / work out if there are buses running along a number of streets I will be visiting. I looked at http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/query.bin/en but I mainly get S or & Bahn info.

So, I wonder if anyone could point me to a bus map or perhaps bus the numbers that run along these streets/routes:

- From Karl Liebknechtstr / Prenzlauer to Knaackstr (10178)
or
- Shönhauserstr / Allee Schönhauser Allee(10119) to Eberswalderstr (10437)

- From Mühlenstrasse (10243) up Warschauerstrasse (10243) to Frankfurter Allee (10247)/ Karl-Marx-Allee

- From Frankfurter Allee (10247) along with Karl-Marx-Allee to Karl Liebknechtstr

- From Waterloo Ufer (10961) along with Mehringdam (10961) to Gneisenaustr (10961)

- From the corner of Mehringdam (10961) and Bergmanstr (10961) along with Bermanstr to Körtestr (10967)
or
- From Mehringdam (10961) along with Gneisenaustr (10961) to Körtestr (10967)

- From Moritzplatz (10969) along with Oranienstr to Kochstr (10969)

- From Lessingstr (10555) along Altonaerstr (10557) then along Hofjägerallee (10785) to Stülerstr (10787)

- Along Kurfürstendamm (10719) between Joachimstaler (10719) and Konstanzerstr (10707)

- From Hardenbergerstr (10623) along Otto-Suhr-Allee (10585) to Spandauer Damm (14059)


I am certain that there won't be buses running exactly along the above specified routes, but perhaps there are routes kind of along those lines.

I know I can use the S or U Bahn in stead, but I'll be travelling with someone who can't walk for too long. Also, it's usually better to take the buses because you can actually see your surroundings.

Any info will be grately appreaciated.

Many thanks.

I'm finding it a bit difficult to work out lines S41 - S47. I need to go from Bundesplatz to Westend (direct). If I read correctly, I can take the S41 (which runs clockwise) to Westened. However, it also looks as if I can take the S46 and S47, but I'm not sure about this. Can anyone please confirm this?

It seems as if the S42 runs counter-clockwise, so I shall avoid it. I'm only interested in the lines that run clockwise from Bundesplatz to Westend.

Many thanks

I wonder if anyone can confirm whether the U Bahn runs between HBF-Lehrter Banhof (the main station) and Unter den Linden. I have a map that shows this route, but the PDF document (another map) I downloaded from the Berlin tourist site (or it could have been another site) states that the line is still under construction.

Also, if the line exists, are there any trains between HBF-Lehrter Banhof and Unter den Linden on a Sunday evening between 22:30 - 23:00? How long does the journey take? It looks fairly short on the map, so I reckon it's 3 - 5 minutes.

Many thanks