Berlin's airports

Berlin has two airports (online at www.berlin-airport.de), both to be replaced by the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in June 2012.

Tegel (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. Tegel is well-connected to the city centre by bus; 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. Bus N°109 heads to S-Bahn station Charlottenburg and N°128 to U-Bahn station Osloer Straße. Tickets can be bought from 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. A shuttle brings you to the nearby S-Bahn/railway station. An Airport Express train from here reaches the city centre in 30 minutes; the S-Bahn take about 40 minutes. Take bus X7 to U-Bahn station Rudow for Kreuzberg. You'll need an ABC zone ticket (€3).