Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
Historic letter box
Centre
Modern card telephone
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Bureau de change
Banking & Communications
Banks
All the large German
banks have branches in
the centre of town. Most
banks open 9am-6pm
Mon-Fri; many open for
shorter periods on Fridays
and Wednesdays.
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Commerzbank, Europa-
Center, Tauentzienstr. 9 and
Uhlandstr 181-183
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Map
N/P5 and P3
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9am-4pm
Mon, 9am-6:30pm Tue, Thu,
9am-3pm Wed, 9am-
1:30pm Fri.
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Deutsche
Bank, Otto-Suhr-Allee 6-16
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Map M3
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9am-3:30pm
Mon, Wed, 9am-4pm Tue,
Thu, 9am-6pm Fri.
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Berliner Sparkasse,
Rankestr. 33-34
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Map P4
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9am-6pm Mon-Fri
Changing Money
Money is changed at
a
Wechselstube
(bureau
de change); you can find
these near Bahnhof Zoo,
at the airports or at a
bank. Make sure you ask
about commission and
charges. Hotels will also
change money, but may
charge higher fees.
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American Express, Bay-
reuther Str. 37
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Map P5
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9am-7pm Mon-Fri, 10am--
1pm Sat
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(030) 21 47 62 92.
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ReiseBank Bahnhof Zoo
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Map N4
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7:30am-10pm
daily
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(030) 881 71 17.
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Travel Ex, Friedrichstr. 56
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Map L4
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9:30am-6pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Sat
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(030) 20 16 59 16
Credit Cards
Everywhere in the
centre of Berlin you'll be
able to use a standard
credit card, such as Visa
Postage
A standard letter (up
to 20 g) to anywhere in
the EU costs €0.55; a
compact letter (up to 50 g)
€1.44; a postcard €0.45.
Stamps can be bought at
the post office, from card
shops and machines.
or Euro/MasterCard, to
pay at most restaurants,
cafés and shops. Ameri-
can Express and Diner's
Club are less commonly
accepted. You can also
use your credit or EC
card (plus PIN number) to
withdraw money from a
machine. Should you lose
your card, tell your bank
or provider immediately.
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American Express
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(069) 97 97 10 00
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EC
Cards
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(069) 74 09 87
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Eurocard and
MasterCard
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(069) 79 33
19 10
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Diner's Club
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(01805) 533 66 95
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Visa
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(0180) 361 76 170
Telephones
There are public
phones (both enclosed
cells and open phones)
all over the centre of
town. These are almost
exclusively card phones.
Telephone cards can be
bought from post offices,
in department stores and
at kiosks.
Internet Cafés
You can surf the inter-
net and pick up your e-
mails anywhere. Easy-
everything is one of the
largest internet cafés.
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easy-everything,
Kurfürstendamm 224
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Map P4
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around the
clock
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(030) 88 70 79 70
Secretarial
Services
If your hotel does not
offer secretarial services,
you could use an inde-
pendent service. Details
of such services are listed
in the “Yellow Pages” of
the telephone directory.
Travellers'
Cheques
Travellers' cheques made
out in euros or any other
currency can be ex-
changed at all larger
banks or at branches of
the issuers. Most banks
charge a fee.
Post Offices and
Letter Boxes
Post offices are hard to
miss - they are painted a
bright yellow. As else-
where in Germany, Berlin
letter boxes are also yel-
low, but there are some
blue “historic” boxes.
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Center-Filiale, Joachims-
taler Str. 7
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Map P4
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8am-midnight Mon-Sat,
10am-midnight Sun and
holidays.
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Bahnhof Friedrichstr.,
Georgenstr. 12
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Map K4
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6am-10pm Mon-Fri,
8am-10pm Sat, Sun
Important
Numbers
Important Deutsche Tele-
kom helpline numbers
are as follows:
•
national directory
enquiries 118 33
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international directory
enquiries 118 34
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operator (0180) 200 10 33
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