Discovering Berlin
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Facts and Figures
3,4 million inhabitants
38 kilometres long, 45 kilometres wide
889 square kilometres
3 operas, 150 theatres, 170 museums and exhibitions
more than 1,500 events daily
400 galleries
2,500 public parks and recreation areas (approx. 6,400 ha)
2,400 km total length of S- and U-Bahn, bus and tram transport network
180 km waterways plus more than 3000 hectares of lakes
UNESCO 'City of Design' 2005
member of the UNESCO-programme 'Creative Cities Network'
Discovering Berlin
Including urban rail and metro network
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Berlin Highlights by Bus (BVG)
An insiders’ tip to explore Berlin easily and on budget is to take the public Bus 100. A ride on this double decker bus is a "Must Do" for each tourist. The bus departs several times per hour from Zoologischer Garten train station and ends at Alexanderplatz train station. There are several bus stops during your ride, so you can get a fantastic overview of Berlin’s central district (Mitte).
Pass by the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Emperor Wilhelm II Memorial Church) and the "Elefantentor" (Elephant-Portal), the magnificent entrance at the zoo and Tiergarten, the central park of Berlin. See the so called Pregnant Oyster (Haus der Kulturen der Welt - House of World Cultures), the Reichstag and just a stone’s throw from there the symbol of Berlin - the Brandenburg Gate.
Visit the famous avenue in Berlin Unter den Linden or stay on the bus and see the current main building of the Humboldt University and the Bebelplatz with the St. Hedwig's Cathedral. Pass by the palace bridge between the Arsenal and the Berlin Cathedral and the Altes Museum (Old Museum) before the sightseeing tour by bus is coming to an end on the Alexanderplatz. Where you can take a look at Berlin from 203 and 207 metres from the TV tower.
photo: Joachim Donath
Getting around in Berlin with Public Transport
Berlin has one of the best transport infrastructures in the world. One of the city’s major advantages is its exceptionally broad and state-of-the-art system of modern transport. With two airports, ten main-line railway routes and a comprehensive public transport system, Berlin is an ideal traffic hub.
Public transport in Berlin is both quick and comfortable. The public transport system has grown up over the course of several decades and consists of urban rail (S-Bahn) and metro (U-Bahn), buses and trams. The same ticket is valid on all of them. Travelling to Potsdam you can use the S7 or the regional train services RE1 or RE7.
There are only three fare zones: Zone A, the city centre, which is also the environmental zone; Zone B, ending at the city limits and Zone C, stretching out beyond the city limits into Berlin's surroundings (e.g. Airport Berlin-Schönefeld SXF and Potsdam). Select the type of ticket that suits you best: Berlin AB tickets, BC tickets or ABC tickets.
Berlin Highlights by S-Bahn
One of the most interesting S-Bahn routes is the section known as the city line “Berliner Stadtbahn“ (S5, S7, S75) which runs between Ostbahnhof and Charlottenburg stations, winding its way through central Berlin over viaducts, known as the S-Bahn arches, and across bridges elevated high above the city’s streets. In the daytime hours, trains run along this route at 5 minute intervals, as they do on most S-Bahn routes in the city centre.
Berlin is as diverse as the people who live here. There's nothing you can't find in Berlin. Take the opportunity to see many facets of the city on the circle line "Ringbahn" (S41/S42). On 37 kilometre you can see the different districts of Berlin. This S-Bahn route is also called the big doghead because it geographically takes the form of a dog’s head.