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=== Arriving at Berlin Tegel Airport === | === Arriving at Berlin Tegel Airport === | ||
There will be Mozilla staff welcoming you at the airport on Friday (Nov. 11) all day and handing out directions to the TRYP hotel and public transportation tickets to all MozCamp 2011 guests. | There will be '''Mozilla staff welcoming''' you at the airport on '''Friday (Nov. 11)''' all day and handing out directions to the TRYP hotel and public transportation tickets to all MozCamp 2011 guests.<br> | ||
Getting from the airport to the centre on public transport is easy and fast. <br> | For detailed directions on '''how to get to the Tryp hotel''', please see section 'Getting to/from hotel'.<br> | ||
Getting from the airport to the '''city centre''' on public transport is easy and fast. <br> | |||
The best way is to take the Airport Express Bus – going either to Zoo station (city west) or Alexanderplatz (city east). Buses leave roughly every 10 min. <br> | The best way is to take the Airport Express Bus – going either to Zoo station (city west) or Alexanderplatz (city east). Buses leave roughly every 10 min. <br> | ||
'''Tickets''' | '''Tickets''' | ||
A '''single ticket (AB)''' can be bought directly from the driver for '''2,30€/person'''. <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 (zone AB)''' can be bought directly from the driver for '''2,30€/person'''. <br> | |||
If buying a ticket at the multi-lingual machines, make sure you validate them at the smaller machines in the bus. We highly recommend buying and validating tickets, as they get checked regularly and the fee for travelling without a valid ticket is €40. <br> | If buying a ticket at the multi-lingual machines, make sure you validate them at the smaller machines in the bus. 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 Taxi from Tegel airport to the TRYP Hotel costs around '''€20'''.<br> | A Taxi from Tegel airport to the TRYP Hotel costs around '''€20'''.<br> | ||