Logistics
The useful stuff
In this section we’ll be providing you with all the necessary information for a smooth CSA experience.
In case we missed something or if you have further questions, please contact our logistics expert Magdaléna Farnesi: farnesi@centropa.org.
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The Hotel – Holiday Inn Express Alexanderplatz
Stralauer Strasse 45 Berlin 10179
+49 30 7501070
hiex-berlin@ihg.com
Check-in: 15:00h Check-out: 10:00h
From Airport Schönefeld to the hotel
Option 1:
- Bus X7 direction U Rudow
- Change at: U Rudow for subway line U7 direction Rathaus Spandau
- Change at: U Herrmannplatz for subway line U8 direction Wittenau
- Get off at Jannowitzbrücke and walk ca 500 m. The hotel is on your left hand’s side.
- See map on how to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
Option 2:
- Walk from the terminal to the airport train station (Schönefeld Bhf)
- Take the city train (S-Bahn) line S9 in direction Bahnhof Spandau (operates in 20 min intervals)
- Get off at Jannowitzbrücke and walk ca 500 m. The hotel is on your left hand’s side.
- See map on how to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel.
How to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
From Airport Tegel to the hotel
Option 1:
- Bus X9 direction Zoologischer Garten
- Change at Ernst-Reuter-Platz for the subway line U2 direction Pankow
- Get off at Klosterstraße and walk ca 250 m to the hotel. The hotel is on the left side of the street.
- See map on how to get from subway stop Klosterstraße to the hotel
Option 2:
- Bus 109 direction Zoologischer Garten (operates in 10 min intervals)
- Change at Tegeler Weg/Jungfernheide for the city train (S-Bahn) no S41 direction Ringbahn
- Change at Schönhauserallee for the subway line U2 direction Ruhleben
- Get off at Klosterstraße and walk ca 205 m. The hotel is on the left side of the street.
- See map on how to get from subway stop Klosterstraße to the hotel
How to get from subway stop Klosterstraße to the hotel
Option 3:
- Bus TXL direction Alexanderplatz to Spandauer Str./Marienkirche. From there you can walk about 1 km to the hotel.
- Alternatively, you can get change at Alexanderplatz Bf. for S3, S5, S7, S9 and go to Jannowitzbrücke. From there walk approximately 500 m to the hotel.
- See map on how to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel.
How to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
From Berlin Main Station “Hauptbahnhof” to the hotel
- Take local train line S5, direction Strausberg Nord
- Get off at Jannowitzbrücke
- Walk ca 500 m to the hotel.
- See map on how to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
How to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
From Berlin Main Station “Hauptbahnhof” to the hotel
- Take local train line S5, direction Strausberg Nord
- Get off at Jannowitzbrücke
- Walk ca 500 m to the hotel.
- See map on how to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
How to get from U and S lines stop Jannowitzbrücke to the hotel
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Stralauer Str. 45, 10179 Berlin
+49 (0)30 7501070
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+49 (0)30 2576180
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10963 Berlin
Holocaust Memorial Information Centre
Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Tiergartenstraße 35., 10785 Berlin
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Hiroshimastraße 28, Haus 2, 10785 Berlin
Cervantes Institute
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Anhalter Bahnhof
Holocaust Memorial Information Centre
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Important phone numbers
Using your phone in Berlin
If you are from an EU country, you can use your phone the way you use it at home: you pay the same price for calls, text messages and roaming as you would if you were at home.
If you are from a non-EU country, you will need to check with your telephone provider to see if you have the ability to use your phone and if you can send text messages while abroad. Sending texts (SMS) and making phone calls can be costly. Make sure you set your smartphone so that the data roaming is turned off.
Fabian Rühle
Program coordinator; European public schools
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Program coordinator; Israeli &Hungarian public schools and European Jewish schools
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Program coordinator; US teachers
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Logistics
Magda Farnesi
Logistics
Public transport in Berlin
With a valid ticket, ticket holders have access to all public transport in Berlin: S-Bahn, U-Bahn, buses, trams and ferries. The fare depends on the tariff zone and the ticket’s period of validity.
Berlin is divided into three tariff zones: AB, BC und ABC. Tariff zone AB includes the urban area to the city boundary. Zone ABC additionally includes Berlin’s surrounding area and Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. Please note that the Tegel airport is in Zone B, and the Schönefeld airport is in Zone C.
General information
Buying Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at multilingual ticket machines on the platforms of S-and U-Bahn stations. In buses, fares are paid to the bus driver, in trams at machines inside the trains. In larger stations the S-Bahn and BVG provide ticket counters.
Validation of Tickets
Before the journey starts tickets must be validated by stamping them at the yellow or red boxes on the platforms, in buses or trams. In case of inspection, a ticket that is not stamped is invalid.
Tickets and Fares
One Way Ticket
A single fare ticket (Einzelfahrschein) is valid for one person and a two hour journey through the city.
Tariff AB: 2.80; reduced: 1.70 Euros
Tarif ABC: 3.40; reduced: 2.50 Euros
Short Distance Ticket
A short distance ticket (Kurzstrecke) costs 1.70 Euros, reduced 1.30 Euros and and is valid for three stops with S- and U-Bahn. Changing trains is allowed. The ticket is also valid for six stops in buses and trams, but only if not changing vehicles.
Day Ticket for one Person
A day ticket (Tageskarte) allows travelling during the whole day for as many trips as desired. The ticket is valid from the day of its validation until 3 a.m. the following day and costs 7 Euros in tariff zone AB, reduced 4.70 Euros, and 7.70 Euros in tariff zone ABC, reduced 5.30 Euros.
Seven-Day-Ticket for one Person
The seven-day-ticket is valid for seven consecutive days from the day of its validation. The ticket costs 30 Euros. Its validity ends on the seventh day at midnight.
Further types of tickets and information: https://shop.bvg.de/index.php/tickets
Route planner: http://www.bvg.de/en/
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