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=== Arriving at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport === | === Arriving at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport === | ||
From Schönefeld, the quickest way to get into the city is by taking the '''Airport Express''' ('''RB14''', '''RE7''') – a train service operated by Deutsche Bahn. <br> | From Schönefeld, the quickest way to get into the '''city''' is by taking the '''Airport Express''' ('''RB14''', '''RE7''') – a train service operated by Deutsche Bahn. <br> | ||
Trains leave from '''platforms 3''' or '''4''' at '''Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen Station''' which is an easy six minute walk from the airport terminal.<br> | Trains leave from '''platforms 3''' or '''4''' at '''Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen Station''' which is an easy six minute walk from the airport terminal.<br> | ||
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'''Tickets'''<br> | '''Tickets'''<br> | ||
Berlin is divided in to '''zones A, B and C'''. Make sure you buy the right zone for the area you travel in (see map on station platform or bus stops). In the centre area you will need zone AB. For an '''online map of the public transport network''' go to http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17099/name/Network+Map.html<br> | |||
A '''single ticket (ABC)''' from Schönefeld Airport (fare zone C) to Berlin city centre (fare zone A) costs '''3,00€''' (Berlin ABC) and covers the Airport Express, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus and tram. Multi-lingual ticket machines are to be found in the arrivals area of terminal A, outside terminal A next to the bus bays and in the airport station. Please make sure you validate them at the smaller machines nerby. We highly recommend buying and validating tickets, as they get checked regularly and the fee for travelling without a valid ticket is €40. <br> | A '''single ticket (ABC)''' from Schönefeld Airport (fare zone C) to Berlin city centre (fare zone A) costs '''3,00€''' (Berlin ABC) and covers the Airport Express, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus and tram. Multi-lingual ticket machines are to be found in the arrivals area of terminal A, outside terminal A next to the bus bays and in the airport station. Please make sure you validate them at the smaller machines nerby. We highly recommend buying and validating tickets, as they get checked regularly and the fee for travelling without a valid ticket is €40. <br> | ||
You may make as many stops or transfers as you like during the two-hour period of validity, however, the ticket is not valid for return or round trip.<br> | You may make as many stops or transfers as you like during the two-hour period of validity, however, the ticket is not valid for return or round trip.<br> | ||