Berlin, Germany travel guide
The main international airport in Berlin, Germany is the Berlin Tegel "Otto Lilienthal" Airport. It is located in Tegel 8 km north of the city of Berlin. The airport is linked by several BVG bus lines, which offer connection to the U-Bahn and S-Bahn, as well as to Regional Express trains and long distance trains. For convenience, you can reserve a car hire Berlin Airport to await your arrival at Tegel.
Tegel Airport is notable for its hexagonal terminal building around an open square, which makes the walking distances shorter from the aircraft to the terminal exits, as short as 30 m. Although it now serves over 14 million passengers per year, making it the biggest airport serving Berlin, it is scheduled to close in 2012, six months after the completion of the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport which will handle all commercial flights to and from Berlin.
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
Berliner Dom
Start your tour of Berlin with the biggest and most impressive church in the city. The Berliner Dom is next to Museum island. Climb to the top of the dome for a beautiful view of the city and plot your next destination by Berlin, Germany car hire.
Wannsee
Known as Berlin's "bath tub". The strandbad Wannsee is the most famous bathing area for locals, and definitely worth a visit. It is located near the Nikolassee station.
Babylon Kreuzberg
While you are in Germany take an afternoon to expand your cultural knowledge through cinema. The Babylon Kreuzberg is a theater built in the 1950's known for its non-mainstream movies. Another great non-mainstream theater which is a little older is the Filmtheater Hackesche Höfe.
Recommended daytrips from Berlin, Germany
World's Garden
Spend the afternoon in gardens around the world, without leaving the city! Located in Marzahn, here you can find a large, well-established chinese garden, a korean garden, a small Bali's Garden/Glasshouse, an Oriental Garden with nice fountains and a cloister and a Japanese garden which is a project by the city partnership with Tokyo.
Postdam
Travel southwest of Berlin in your car hire Berlin, Germany to the surrounding federal state of Brandenburg. Visit the park of Sanssouci, a world heritage site featuring great famous places.
The Spreewald
After you enjoy the sights and buzz of the city get out of town to this protected UNESCO biosphere reserve. Relax among the meadows and forests where the river Spree meanders in thousands of small waterways. This beautiful and unique landscape is well worth a daytrip or an over-nite visit.
Reserve a cheap car rental Berlin, Germany and save on your trip to Spreewald, about one hour south of Berlin.
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 10:50:00 +0200
Thursday at 10:00 CEST:
sunny. 19°C (66°F)
Temperature: 19°C (66°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind Speed: 9mph, Relative Humidity: 41%, Pressure: 1028mb, rising, Visibility: VG
Weather forecast for Berlin, Germany
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Thursday
Sunny, Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F)
Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind Speed: 13mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1028mb, Humidity: 31%, Sunrise: 04:56CEST, Sunset: 21:10CEST
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Friday
Sunny, Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind Speed: 9mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1028mb, Humidity: 29%, Sunrise: 04:55CEST, Sunset: 21:12CEST
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Saturday
Sunny, Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 14°C (57°F)
Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 14°C (57°F), Wind Direction: ENE, Wind Speed: 7mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1025mb, Humidity: 34%, Sunrise: 04:54CEST, Sunset: 21:13CEST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Berlin Tegel Airport
- Airport code:
- TXL
- Phone number:
- +49(0)180 500 0186
- Fax number:
- +49(0)30 4101 2111
- Address:
- Berlin Tegel Airport Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH Flughafen Tegel 13405 Berlin Germany
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Berlin:
- Berlin city || 5 Miles / 8 km / 15 minutes by rental car from Downtown Berlin
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Berlin Tegel Airport counters for car rental companies can be located at the entrance of parking garage P2 you may find the rental cars. The following are companies offering car hire services in Berlin Tegel Airport:
- Avis
- Budget
- Europcar
- Hertz
- National Car Rental
- Sixt
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Airlines providing airport services to Berlin, Germany
- Air Berlin
- Air France
- Alitalia
- Austrian
- British Airways
- Croatia Airlines
- CSA Czech Airlines
- Finnair
- Germania
- Hapag Lloyd
- Iberia
- Iran Air
- KLM
- Lithuanian Airways
- LOT POLISH AIRLINES
- LTU
- Lufthansa
- Malev Airlines
- MIAT
- Olympic Airlines
- Onur
- Portugalia Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
