Berlin is such an interesting city: no matter the neighborhood or the area, you’ll always find something cool to do or to see. Not only interesting: Berlin is such a big city too. In every point there’s something you cannot miss, and if you really want to explore it, moving around Berlin could be quite demanding. 

Fortunately, the city’s public transport network is very well structured and functional, and you can easily move around Berlin with no many worries.  

As always, having long and relaxing walks is never a bad idea, this is sure! 🙂 But considering how big the city is, you could need a little help form S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Tram or Buses. 🙂 

 

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Berlin zones and tickets

The city is divided into three zones: A, B and C. The A zone is the city centre, the B zone includes the Berlin-Tegel Airport, and the C zone includes the Berlin-Schönefeld Airport and the city of Postdam. Depending on the zone, you can buy different kind of tickets, according to your needs too.

You can purchase tickets at ticket machines on subway platforms or at ticket counters in larger stations. Here’s the tickets prices on 2018:

 

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Berlin Welcome Card

If you are in the city for several days and you need to freely move around Berlin, a good option is the Berlin Welcome Card. Not only because you’ll have free access to all the public transport for your entire stay (you can buy a 48 hours, 72 hours, 4, 5 or 6 days card), but also because with the Berlin Welcome Card you will have more than 200 discount offers on attractions, museums and exhibitions, palaces, restaurants, guided tours, shopping and souvenirs. In this way, you will not only save some money, but you will also enjoy the city with no worries.

You can buy a Berlin Welcome Card at any Berlin Tourist Info Centre (you can find many info points all around the city, even in the two city airports, here’s the list). Or you can buy it on the official website, and then pick it up from any Berlin Tourist Info Centre.

 

Berlin welcome card

 

Berlin S-Bahn

S-Bahn is the urban rail and it’s a very practical way for moving around Berlin. The trains usually arrive every 5 or 10 minutes. The most famous track is the Ringbahn, the two S-Bahn Lines S41 and S42 that run around the city in a circle on a total of 37 km. On weekdays S-Bahn lines run from 4,30 am till 1,30 am. On the weekend they run 24 hours.

 

Berlin U-Bahn

U-Bahn is the Berlin Subway. The first line, the green one, started in 1902, and today the city offers 9 lines. On weekdays U-Bahn lines run from 4 am till 1 am. During the day the U-Bahn travels in 5-minute intervals, at night in 10-minute intervals. On the weekend they run 24 hours.

 

U-Bahn moving around Berlin

 

Berlin Tram

Berlin tramway is a very important part of the city public transport. It covers 189,4 km and is one of the oldest in the world, and the third longer.

There’re 22 tram lines, 9 of them are called MetroTram: they’re faster and run 24 hours.

 

Tram moving around Berlin

 

Berlin Buses

Even if buses are usually the slowest public transport, you must know Berlin bus lines are very functional, and you could probably need it; especially the number 100, that runs the entire Unter den Linden, from Brandenburg Gate to Alexanderplatz, stopping nearby the main tourist attractions.

There’re 300 bus lines, from number 100 to 399, connecting the suburbs to the city centre.

There’re also 17 MetroBus lines, they run 24/7 in 10 minutes intervals. MetroBus, S-Bahn and U-Bahn together create the Schnellnetz, the heart of Berlin public transport.

Night Bus lines, from N1 to N9, replace the U-Bahn service during the week nights. They run from 00,30 am to 4,30 am, every 30 minutes.

The Berlin public transport company is called BVG. If you need any kind of information, you can visit the official website.

 

As you read, public transport network in Berlin is big and functional. You can easily move from a city side to its opposite simply taking a bus and, if you have a Berlin Welcome Card, you don’t even need to think about the ticket! You have no more excuses: go to explore Berlin! 🙂

 

*Thanks to Visit Berlin for offering me the chance to explore the city with a Berlin Welcome Card. The opinions, as always, are my own.*

 

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