By plane

Tegel airport (TXL) is 7km northwest of the city centre. Behind the airport information desk in the main hall are the BVG public transport ticket office and the luggage office. Nearby are a post office and ATMs. The TXL bus runs every 15-20 minutes between 05:00 and 23:30, and is the quickest connection to Hauptbahnhof station, Unter den Linden and Alexanderplatz. Bus X9 (every 5-10 minutes from 04:50 to 23:00) gets you to Zoo Bahnhof in 20 minutes. AB zone tickets can be bought from the BVG kiosk, the machines outside, or from the driver. A taxi to the city centre will cost about €18.

Schönefeld airport (SXF) is 20km southeast of the city centre. Walk or use the shuttle bus to get to the nearby station. Every half hour RE7 and RB14 trains run directly to Alexanderplatz and Hauptbahnhof, taking 20-25 minutes; the S-Bahn trains take about 40 minutes with one or two changes required. Take bus X7 to U-Bahn station Rudow for Kreuzberg. For all these options you'll need an ABC zone ticket.

By train
All trains stop at Berlin's gleaming, glass-sheathed Hauptbahnhof main station which has all the essentials; a supermarket, post office, toilets, showers, lockers and a tourist information centre. Use the S-Bahn, U-Bahn or buses to reach your final destination. International trains often also stop at Ostbahnhof, which is handy for Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, and Spandau, where you can change for Charlottenburg.

By bus
Buses drop you off at the Zentrale Omnibusbahnof (ZOB), west of the city. The Messe Nord/ICC S-Bahn station is nearby, but catching the M49 bus to S/U-Bahn station Zoologischer Bahnhof will get you to the city centre faster.