Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
U-Bahn
The U-Bahn station closest to the airport is Jakob-Kaiser-Platz, which is served by bus 109
and X9. From here, the U7 takes you directly to Schöneberg and Kreuzberg.
Trips cost €2.60 (Tariff AB).
S-Bahn
The closest S-Bahn station is Jungfernheide, which is a stop on the S41/S42 (the Ringbahn,
or circle line). It is linked to the airport by bus X9. Another Ringbahn station, Beussel-
strasse, is also a stop on the TXL bus route.
Taxi
Taxi rides cost about €20 to Zoologischer Garten and €25 to Alexanderplatz and take 30 to
45 minutes. There's a €0.50 surcharge for trips originating at Tegel airport.
Schönefeld Airport
AIRPORT
Schönefeld Airport
(SXF;
030-6091 1150;
www.berlin-airport.de
)
Is located about 22km southeast of Alexanderplatz and directly served by S-Bahn and re-
gional trains. Travel to the city center requires a transport ticket covering zones ABC
(€3.20) available from vending machines at the station (cash and debit cards, change given).
Tickets must be validated before boarding.
S-Bahn &Regional Trains
The airport train station is 400m from the terminals. Free shuttle buses run every 10
minutes; walking takes five to 10 minutes.
Airport-Express trains make the trip to central Berlin twice hourly. Note: these are regular
Deutsche Bahn regional trains denoted as RE7 and RB14 in timetables. The journey takes
20 minutes to Alexanderplatz and 30 minutes to Zoologischer Garten.
The S-Bahn S9 runs every 20 minutes and is slower, but useful if you're headed to
Friedrichshain (eg Ostkreuz, 30 minutes) or Prenzlauer Berg (eg Schönhauser Allee, 45
minutes).
