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=== Public Transport ===
=== Public Transport ===
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==== General Info ====
 
Public transport services are provided by [http://www.bvg.de/ BVG] with underground trains, trams and buses, and by the [http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/ S-Bahn Berlin], the urban trains. Both companies are coorperating and offering single fair valid in so called "Zones" A, B and C.
Public transport services are provided by [http://www.bvg.de/ BVG] with underground trains, trams and buses, and by the [http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/ S-Bahn Berlin], the urban trains. Both companies are coorperating and offering single fair valid in so called "Zones" A, B and C.
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'''Note:''' The S-Bahn Berlin has currently problems to provide regular service, due to trains in mass inspections. Please check the transit map before you travel to Berlin, some part of the lines may be not in service.
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Note: The S-Bahn Berlin has currently problems to provide regular service, due to trains in mass inspections. Please check the transit map before you travel to Berlin, some part of the lines may be not in service.
==== Transit map ====
==== Transit map ====
[http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17099/name/Transit+Network+Map.html Transit network map]<br>
[http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17099/name/Transit+Network+Map.html Transit network map]<br>
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[http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Stadtplan/index City map]
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[http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Stadtplan/index City map]<br>
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Zone A: Berlin's inner city up to and including the S-Bahn ring (circleline)
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Zone A: Berlin's inner city up to and including the S-Bahn ring (circleline)<br>
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Zone B: outside the S-Bahn ring up (circleline) to the city boundary
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Zone B: outside the S-Bahn ring up (circleline) to the city boundary<br>
Zone C: Greater Berlin (area approx. 15 km around Land Berlin), including the City of Potsdam and Airport Schönefeld
Zone C: Greater Berlin (area approx. 15 km around Land Berlin), including the City of Potsdam and Airport Schönefeld
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==== Charge ====
==== Charge ====
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When coming from within tariff zones A or B then simply buy a ticket for zones A+B.
 
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When you come from zone C, then the best choice is a ticket for "ABC".
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If you are coming from within the tariff zones A or B, then buy a ticket for A+B.<br>
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If you are coming from within the tariff zones C, then buy a ticket for A+B+C.<br>
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Note: 1) Bicycle needs an extra ticket, 2) the Airport Schönefeld is in the zone C. Both are well known tourist trap.<br>
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If you are new in Berlin and want to stay during the entire fair & also visit the city, one of the 5-7 days pass are recommended.
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* When your hotel is very near to the fairgrounds then a '''short trip ticket''' ("Kurzstrecke") might suffice.  This ticket costs '''1.30€''' and allows you to go for six hops.  A hop by bus or tram is a single hop, however, a hop by underground or urban trains account for two hops each.
 
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* A '''single ticket''' ("Einzelfahrausweis") costs '''2.10€''' and is valid for two hours - but only for one direction!  You must not go back to the beginning.  A day ticket, however, allows going on all directions for a whole day.  So maybe want to consider this.
 
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* A '''day ticket''' is available for '''6.10€''' and is valid for the whole day and until 3 a.m. of the next day. The day ticket is worth it when you want to travel to the LinuxTag and may want to explore the city or attend the LinuxNight also.
 
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* '''Three day ticket''': ...
 
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* '''Week pass''': When you are here for four days then a three day ticket will not suffice - and an extra day ticket exceeds the cost for a week pass.  So you might as well buy a week pass - and give it to someone just before you leave at the airport or station.
 
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==== Summary ====
 
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| Price || Name || Validity
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| Name || Zones || Price || Validity
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| 1.30€ || Single Ticket || for six stops
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| Single Ticket || AB  || 2.10€ || Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for two hours and one-way [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single%2BTickets%2Band%2BDay%2BPass/article/77392.html more]. If you buy 4 tickets at once, you get 5% discount [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single%2BTickets%2Band%2BDay%2BPass/article/77304.html more]
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| 2.10€ || Single Ticket || for two hours
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| Single Ticket || ABC || 2.80€ || Valid for entire transit network inside and around Berlin for two hours and one-way. [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single%2BTickets%2Band%2BDay%2BPass/article/77392.html more]
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| 6.10€ || Single Day Ticket || for a day
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| Short Trip Ticket || ABC* || 1,30€ || Valid for 3 stations with S&U, 6 stations with bus&tram *[http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single%2BTickets%2Band%2BDay%2BPass/article/77205.html more]
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| ~ 20€ || Three  Day Ticket || three days
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| 1 Day Pass || AB || 6,10€ || Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for 1 day [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single%2BTickets%2Band%2BDay%2BPass/article/77357.html more]
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| ~ 25€ || Week  Pass || seven days
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| 1 Day Pass || ABC || 6,50€ || Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for 1 day [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single%2BTickets%2Band%2BDay%2BPass/article/77357.html more]
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| 7 Days Pass || AB  || 26,20 || Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for 7 days [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17183/name/Weekly/article/77395.html more]
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| 7 Days Pass || ABC || 32,30 || Valid for entire transit network inside and around Berlin for 7 days [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17183/name/Weekly/article/77395.html more]
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| Tourist Cards || || || Variuos fairs with different services and advantage [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17178/name/For+Visitors.html more]
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see also:
 
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[http://www.bvg.de/index.php/de/Bvg/Index/folder/211/name/Tarif%FCbersicht BVG Tarifuebersicht]
 
==== Map ====
==== Map ====

Revision as of 21:30, 9 April 2010

Contents

Public Transport

Public transport services are provided by BVG with underground trains, trams and buses, and by the S-Bahn Berlin, the urban trains. Both companies are coorperating and offering single fair valid in so called "Zones" A, B and C.

Note: The S-Bahn Berlin has currently problems to provide regular service, due to trains in mass inspections. Please check the transit map before you travel to Berlin, some part of the lines may be not in service.

Transit map

Transit network map
City map
Zone A: Berlin's inner city up to and including the S-Bahn ring (circleline)
Zone B: outside the S-Bahn ring up (circleline) to the city boundary
Zone C: Greater Berlin (area approx. 15 km around Land Berlin), including the City of Potsdam and Airport Schönefeld

Destination/Exhibition

The Messe Berlin / LinuxTag exhibition is at the urban rail station S Messe Süd:, lines S3 and S75. By bus, it's the bus stop Jafféstraße, line 349.

When coming from the east, e.g. from "S&U Alexanderplatz" or "S&U Berlin Hauptbahnhof", take one of these lines going West in direction of "S&U Rathaus Spandau", this should be the lines S3 or S75.

When coming from the west (eg Spandau) then you must go east towards the city using lines S3 or S75.

When the "S-Bahn Ring" (circle line) is easy to reach for you, you can take the urban trains S41 (clockwise) and S42 (counter-clockwise) to the station "Westkreuz", then chage to S3 or S75 to "Rathaus Spandau" for one station.

Charge

If you are coming from within the tariff zones A or B, then buy a ticket for A+B.
If you are coming from within the tariff zones C, then buy a ticket for A+B+C.
Note: 1) Bicycle needs an extra ticket, 2) the Airport Schönefeld is in the zone C. Both are well known tourist trap.
If you are new in Berlin and want to stay during the entire fair & also visit the city, one of the 5-7 days pass are recommended.

Name Zones Price Validity
Single Ticket AB 2.10€ Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for two hours and one-way more. If you buy 4 tickets at once, you get 5% discount more
Single Ticket ABC 2.80€ Valid for entire transit network inside and around Berlin for two hours and one-way. more
Short Trip Ticket ABC* 1,30€ Valid for 3 stations with S&U, 6 stations with bus&tram *more
1 Day Pass AB 6,10€ Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for 1 day more
1 Day Pass ABC 6,50€ Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for 1 day more
7 Days Pass AB 26,20 Valid for entire transit network inside Berlin for 7 days more
7 Days Pass ABC 32,30 Valid for entire transit network inside and around Berlin for 7 days more
Tourist Cards Variuos fairs with different services and advantage more

Map

A map of the exhibition at about the default position of the exhibition:

See also

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