Getting to Berlin

Getting to Berlin is very easily. Connected to the rest of the world by air, train, and bus services, Berlin has very well transport systems. During the cold War, the city of Berlin was divided into two halves, East Berlin, and West Berlin. Therefore, all the major infrastructure of Berlin was also spread on both the regions, east, as well as west. After the Berlin wall was pulled down a decision was taken by the government to merge all the formerly autonomous systems into one, so that the whole of Berlin metropolitan area is served by them.

By Air: There are three airports in Berlin - Tegel International Airport, Schönefeld Airport, and Tempelhof Airport. Tegel International Airport is the main airport of Berlin. Located in the northwest of Berlin, this is also a hub for domestic flights. You can ply buses for Alexanderplatz and Zoologischer Garten from here. The Schönefeld Airport is located far towards the southeast of the city centre. This is a popular airport for low cost and charter flights. Tempelhof Airport is connected only to a few numbers of places by domestic and some European flights.

By Bus: There are numerous bus companies that run regular buses in Berlin, connecting the city with major parts of the world as well as Germany. From over 350 destinations in Europe, Berlin was wonderful road transports. Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in Charlottenburg is the central bus terminus of Berlin, which is a long distance bus terminus of Berlin.

By Train: IC, ICE, EuroCity and InterRegio trains serves the city of Berlin in Germany. Deutsche Bahn, which is the German train corporation, connects Berlin with the Mjor cities of Germany by offering the ICE service. You can also ply night trains that run from Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, and Vienna to Berlin. Trains also run from Berlin to all the major European cities.