Berlin, Germany travel guide
If you plan on flying into East Berlin then Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, SXF, will be your airport. This international airport is located near the town of Schönefeld in Brandenburg, about 18 km southeast of the city centre, which takes about 30 minutes by car hire Berlin Airport.
If you bring your kiddies through this airport you will be delighted to find a children's playground with toys and movies that is always open and totally free, located in Terminal A. The airport also has plenty of shops, bars, and restaurants.
Getting into Berlin you will find this world city of culture, politics, media, and science has everything you need. Set out for the sights and experience the full culture in Berlin Airport car hire.
- Local time in Berlin, Germany:
- GMT+1
- Population of Berlin, Germany:
- 3,431,700
Tourist attractions at Berlin, Germany
The Fernsehturm (TV tower)
Get your sight-seeing tour started with a stunning view of the city from atop the Fernsehturm's observation floor. This is the second-tallest structure in the European Union at 368 meters. It is visible throughout most of the central districts of Berlin.
Rotes Rathaus
Berlin's City Hall, with its distinctive red-brick architecture, is located in a great neighborhood lined by monumental residential buildings from the Socialist Classicism Style of the Stalin era. Sitting in front of the Rotes Rathus is the Neptunbrunnen, a delightful fountain featuring a mythological scene. Traverse the sights around City Hall in the convenience of Berlin, Germany car hire.
The Brandenburg Gate
Surely by the time you set out to see the sights you will have exchanged some money, and what better to add to your tour than the monument featured on the German euro coins! This iconic landmark of Berlin and Germany is located west of the city center. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which one formerly entered Berlin, and is considered today as one of Europe's most famous landmarks.
Recommended daytrips from Berlin, Germany
Hackescher Markt
Be prepared for high culture and shopping and ride your car hire Berlin, Germany over to the area round Hackescher Markt. Here you will find all the fashionable culture, with countless clothing outlets, clubs, bars, and galleries.
Also found here, the Hackescher Höfe, is a conglomeration of buildings around several courtyards. Fill your day with history new and old, as this block was reconstructed around 1996.
Museum Island
Take your pick from five different museums located on an island in the Spree river in the central Mitte district of Berlin. Here you can visit the Altes Museum (Old Museum), The Nues Museum (New Museum), The Alte Nationalgalarie (Old National Gallery), The Bode Museum, for sculpture collections and late Antique and Byzantine art, or lastly the Pergamon Museum, with multiple reconstructed historical buildings such as the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.
Zoologischer Garten Berlin
Why not make a visit by cheap car hire Berlin Germany to the most visited zoo in Europe. The older of two zoos in the city, Zoologischer Garten was founded in 1844 and houses the most diverse range of species in the world!
This zoo is even the home of the famous captive-born Knut, a polar bear born here in December of 2006. A great adventure for children and adults alike, plan to spend the day exploring this most magnificent house of animals.
Hotels at Berlin, Germany
Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz 7
10178 Berlin
Deutschland
Tel: +49 30 2389-0
Hotel Hackescher Markt Berlin
Große Präsidentenstr. 8
10178 Berlin Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 - 28 00 30
Fax: +49 (0) 30 - 28 00 31 11
Local conditions for Berlin, Germany
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:50:00 +0200
Thursday at 11:00 CEST:
sunny. 20°C (68°F)
Temperature: 20°C (68°F), Wind Direction: ENE, Wind Speed: 13mph, Relative Humidity: 34%, Pressure: 1028mb, rising, Visibility: EX
Weather forecast for Berlin, Germany
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Thursday
Sunny, Max Temp: 24°C (75°F), Min Temp: 10°C (50°F)
Max Temp: 24°C (75°F), Min Temp: 10°C (50°F), Wind Direction: ENE, Wind Speed: 14mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1028mb, Humidity: 34%, Sunrise: 04:56CEST, Sunset: 21:08CEST
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Friday
Sunny, Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F)
Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind Speed: 10mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1028mb, Humidity: 33%, Sunrise: 04:55CEST, Sunset: 21:10CEST
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Saturday
Sunny, Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 14°C (57°F)
Max Temp: 22°C (72°F), Min Temp: 14°C (57°F), Wind Direction: ENE, Wind Speed: 7mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1025mb, Humidity: 37%, Sunrise: 04:54CEST, Sunset: 21:11CEST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Berlin-Schönefeld Airport
- Airport code:
- SXF
- Phone number:
- +49(0)180 500 0186
- Fax number:
- +49(0)30 4101 2111
- Address:
- Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft 12521 Berlin Germany
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Berlin:
- Berlin city || 11 Miles / 18 km / 15 minutes by rental car from Downtown Berlin
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Berlin Schönefeld Airport counters for car rental companies can be located right before the exit of Terminal A you may find the rental cars. The following are companies offering car hire services in Berlin Schönefeld Airport:
- Avis
- Budget
- Europcar
- Hertz
- Sixt
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Airlines providing airport services to Berlin, Germany
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Air Algerie
- Air Berlin
- Air Via
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines
- Bremenfly
- Bulgaria Air
- Condor
- EasyJet
- Egyptair
- El AL Israel
- Eurocypria Airlines
- Germanwings
- Hamburg International
- Iceland Express
- Icelandair
- Israir
- Middle East Airlines
- Norwegian Airlines
- Nouvelair
- Pegasus Airlines
- ROSSIYA AIRLINES
- Royal Air Maroc
- Sky Airlines
- Sun Express
- SyrianAir
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
