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* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.500621,13.271999&spn=0.00337,0.010965&z=17 Google Maps]
* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.500621,13.271999&spn=0.00337,0.010965&z=17 Google Maps]
* [http://www.stadtplandienst.de/map.aspx?sid=B8E6564CD6AA34A1C3982A6657F4B3F5& Stadtplandienst]
* [http://www.stadtplandienst.de/map.aspx?sid=B8E6564CD6AA34A1C3982A6657F4B3F5& Stadtplandienst]
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=== By Car ===
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Take the highway A100 or A115 to the Messe Berlin. Once you are in the fair ground area, you see enough road singes to direct you. The LinuxTag is the south edge of the fair ground, the huge parking area is at the street corner "Messedamm"/"Jafféßestraße".<br>
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For exhibitors the gate to get on the fair ground is the gate 25 (Jafféßestraße), but ask for the permission first.
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=== By Train ===
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Stations Spandau (recommended), Hauptbahnhof (recommended), Ostkreuz: S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd".<br>
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Station Südkreuz: S41 to "Westkreuz", then change to S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd".
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=== Airport ===
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Airport Schönefeld: Take S9 to "Ostkreuz" and change to S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd". Don't be afraid if the Ostkreuz station looks like some old east european train station from Half Life 2, there are surveillance cameras but no combines.<br>
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Airport Tegel: Take the bus X9 to the station "Jungfernheide" (if unsure, ask the never unfriendly driver), then S42 to "Westkreuz", then S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd".
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=== Public Transport ===
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=== Local Public Transport ===
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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 the so called "zones" A, B and C.
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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] with the urban trains. Both companies are coorperating and offering single fair valid in the so called "zones" A, B and C.
Note: The S-Bahn Berlin has currently problems to provide the regular service, due to DDoS caused by trains of mass inspections. Please check the transit map before you travel to Berlin, some part of lines may be not in service.
Note: The S-Bahn Berlin has currently problems to provide the regular service, due to DDoS caused by trains of mass inspections. Please check the transit map before you travel to Berlin, some part of lines may be not in service.
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Zone A: Berlin's inner city up to and including the S-Bahn ring (circleline)<br>
Zone A: Berlin's inner city up to and including the S-Bahn ring (circleline)<br>
Zone B: outside the S-Bahn ring up (circleline) to the city boundary<br>
Zone B: outside the S-Bahn ring up (circleline) to the city boundary<br>
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Zone C: Greater Berlin (area approx. 15 km around Land Berlin), including the City of Potsdam and airport Schönefeld
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Zone C: Greater Berlin (area approx. 15 km around Land Berlin), including the City of Potsdam and Airport Schönefeld
==== Exhibition station ====
==== Exhibition station ====
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When the S-Bahn Ring (S41/S42) is easy to reach for you, you can take this Matrix3-style loop line to the station "Westkreuz", then chage to S3 or S75 to "Spandau" for one station (including ICE-station Südkreuz).
When the S-Bahn Ring (S41/S42) is easy to reach for you, you can take this Matrix3-style loop line to the station "Westkreuz", then chage to S3 or S75 to "Spandau" for one station (including ICE-station Südkreuz).
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If you arrive to the airport Schönefeld, take S9 to "Ostkreuz" and change to S3 or S75 to "Spandau". Don't be afraid if the Ostkreuz station looks like some old east european train station from Half Life 2, there are surveillance cameras but no combines.
 
==== Charge ====
==== Charge ====
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If you rtfm'd and know what you are doing, buy B+C.<br>
If you rtfm'd and know what you are doing, buy B+C.<br>
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Warning of well known tourist traps: 1) Bicycle needs an extra ticket, 2) the airport Schönefeld is in the zone C.<br>
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Warning of well known tourist traps: 1) Bicycle needs an extra ticket, 2) the Airport Schönefeld is in the zone C.<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. These passes are handy like Debian, you install it and forget until the support has expired.
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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. These passes are handy like Debian, install & forget until the support has expired.
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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]
| 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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| Tourist Cards || || || Variuos fairs with different services and advantages [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17178/name/For+Visitors.html more]
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=== By Car ===
 
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Take the highway A100 or A115 to the Messe Berlin. Once you are in the fair ground area, you see enough road singes to direct you. The LinuxTag is the south edge of the fair ground, the huge parking area is at the street corner "Messedamm"/"Jafféßestraße".
 
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For exhibitors the gate to get on the fair ground is the gate 25 (Jafféßestraße).
 
=== See also ===
=== See also ===
* [http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/de/besucher/reisespecials.html Travel information on the official LinuxTag website]
* [http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/de/besucher/reisespecials.html Travel information on the official LinuxTag website]

Revision as of 23:01, 9 April 2010

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Map

Location of the Messe Berlin, LinuxTag exhibition ground:

By Car

Take the highway A100 or A115 to the Messe Berlin. Once you are in the fair ground area, you see enough road singes to direct you. The LinuxTag is the south edge of the fair ground, the huge parking area is at the street corner "Messedamm"/"Jafféßestraße".
For exhibitors the gate to get on the fair ground is the gate 25 (Jafféßestraße), but ask for the permission first.

By Train

Stations Spandau (recommended), Hauptbahnhof (recommended), Ostkreuz: S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd".
Station Südkreuz: S41 to "Westkreuz", then change to S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd".

Airport

Airport Schönefeld: Take S9 to "Ostkreuz" and change to S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd". Don't be afraid if the Ostkreuz station looks like some old east european train station from Half Life 2, there are surveillance cameras but no combines.

Airport Tegel: Take the bus X9 to the station "Jungfernheide" (if unsure, ask the never unfriendly driver), then S42 to "Westkreuz", then S3 or S75 to "Messe Süd".


Local Public Transport

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

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

Transit 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

Exhibition station

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 or west, take the line S3 or S75 (including ICE-stations Hauptbahnhof, Ostkreuz, Spandau).

When the S-Bahn Ring (S41/S42) is easy to reach for you, you can take this Matrix3-style loop line to the station "Westkreuz", then chage to S3 or S75 to "Spandau" for one station (including ICE-station Südkreuz).

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.
If you rtfm'd and know what you are doing, buy B+C.

Warning of well known tourist traps: 1) Bicycle needs an extra ticket, 2) the Airport Schönefeld is in the zone C.
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. These passes are handy like Debian, install & forget until the support has expired.

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 advantages more


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