Getting Around Berlin
Berlin is big and spread out. Plan to rely on its excellent rail and bus system. The Berlin WelcomeCard offers unlimited transportation for one adult and up to three children under 14, plus a discount of 25 percent or more to 160 cultural and sightseeing attractions. The 48-hour card is 16.8 euros and the 72-hour version costs 22.9 euros. Sold at most train platforms.
A cheap, easy way to get to many Berlin sights is via the double-decker #100 bus that goes from the Bahnhof Zoo station to Alexanderplatz in the Mitte. It runs frequently, enabling sightseers to get on and off along the way at such attractions as the Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial Church, the Siegessäule (Victory Column), the Tiergarten, Bellevue Castle, the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, the Deutsche Staatsoper and St. Hedwig's Cathedral. Ride free with the Berlin WelcomeCard.
Sightseeing, local transportation, tours, day excursions from Berlin
