How to get to Berlin

By Air

You can fly to Berlin from many international airports. Tegel and Schönefeld are the largest of Berlin's three airports, where a lot of flight connections are offered.
Schönefeld lies just outside Berlin's South-eastern border while the other two airports lie within the city.
 
 

By Car
All motorways to Berlin lead to the Berliner Ring (A10). From there you can get to the inner city on various access roads. If your destination is situated in the western city, you should use the A115. The A113 takes you to the south-east quarters. For access to the north of the city, make use of the A114 for Pankow/Weissensee, for Reinickendorf the A111.
Berlin has two city centres: city west and city east. Please notice, that the direction sign "Mitte" leads to the district "Mitte", that means city east. The western city is situdated around the Kurfürstendamm, driving time from "Mitte" appr. 15 minutes. Since January 1, 2008 Berlin's inner city is an 'environmental zone' where only cars that are up to emission standards are allowed. You need a sticker with information about the emission standard of your car. You can get these stickers in authorised garages.
By Train
You can reach Berlin from all directions by using the fast InterCityExpress, InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio Trains. The new central station Berlin Hauptbahnhof was opened on May 28, 2006. A new railway concept with new stations was also installed. All train stations are well connected to the public transport system. Berlin Hauptbahnhof - Europaplatz - 10557 Berlin (Tiergarten) Berlin's new central station - Hauptbahnhof - is located in the city centre. It is an impressive example of contemporary architecture.

By Ferry

Berlin cannot be reached directly by ferry. Many Berlin-visitors from Scandinavia and Northern Europe cross to Germany by ferry.

Most important harbours:

• Sassnitz - Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Lithuania
• Rostock - Denmark, Sweden, Finland
• Travemünde
• Kiel - Sweden, Finland
• Hamburg - Great Britain