my plan is to fly Lufthansa from NYC to Berlin for 4 days end of May. What airport will the plane arrive at and what is best way to get from airport to downtown Berlin. After Berlin I plan to take train to Munich for 4 days and return to Berlin. Thanks for the help.
Posted by
Westford, MA, USA
565 posts
Personally, I just get a taxi as jet lag gets me. International flights arrive at Tegel (TXL). Fare from Tegel Airport was 30 euro to my Prenzlauer Berg neighborhod. The rate will run between 15-40 depending on where in the city you are going.
Buses are fast: #109 to the Zoo area and Ku'damn, #128 to north Berlin. Use TXL Jet Express Bus to get to S + U Hauptbahnhof, S + U Alexanderplatz,S + U Brandenburger Tor. Bus stops are located outside Terminal A and B. Tegel Airport is located in Zone B of the
BVG (Berlin Transport services).
From Tegel Bus fare is 2.70 and one ride on the U-Bahn is 1.20 or 1.50 adult.
Posted by
London, United Kingdom
4684 posts
Note that it's Transatlantic flights that usually arrive at Tegel. Flights from elsewhere in Europe may also arrive at Schoenefeld.
Posted by
Westford, MA, USA
565 posts
Philip, thanks for the 'transatlantic' correction.
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
It should say on your ticket (or on the timetable if you haven't booked yet) which airport you are flying to, Tegel or Schönefeld.
Schönefeld has the better connections, with trains to all parts of Berlin.
Tegel, despite being nearer the centre does not have a rail connection, only buses.
Posted by
Seattle
21 posts
MY flight Dublin-Berlin arrives at Schonefeld airport(SFX).
How much to zoo area by train and by taxi, I wish to compare?
Arrive: APR 28
Thinking of staying at Hampton near zoo.......$80/night.
Hope it's a good area for nightlife access
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
As there are no direct Lufthansa flights from JFK to Berlin you will fly through Frankfurt or Munich. That's where you would go through immigration and customs. The short domestic flight to Berlin is then into Berlin Tegel (TXL) airport.
If you're looking to fly directly from NYC to BER consider flying Air Berlin.