Travelling to Berlin to Study
From Tegel Airport (TXL)
- Distance from Berlin: 15 km
- Fare zone: AB
- Single ticket cost: €2.80
Public transit: bus 109 or X9 to U-Bahn Station Jakob-Kaiser-Platz. Change to the subway U7 (direction U Rudow) and step off at Kleistpark station. It is a five-minute walk from here to the BSBI campus.
The taxi takes approximately 25-35 minutes and costs around €32.00 (plus a €2.00 tip).
From Schönefeld Airport (SXF)
- Distance from Berlin: 22 km
- Fare zone: ABC
- Single ticket cost: €3.40
Public transit: Schönefeld Airport provides connections (regional and S-Bahn Trains) to Berlin’s centre and surrounding areas. The railway station is just a five-minute walk from the airport. You can take the regional train RE7 to station S+U Alexanderplatz and then change to the bus M48 (direction Busseallee). Go to bus stop Goebenstrasse or X7. Alternatively, take the 107 bus to Rudow station. At Rudow station, change to the subway U7 direction Rathaus Spandau and ride to station Kleistpark.
The taxi takes approximately 25-35 minutes and costs around €45.00 (plus a €2.00 tip).
Train and bus stations
From the Central Train Station:
- (Hauptbahnhof): 3.7 km, fare zone AB, a single ticket costs €2.80
- Public transit: take the metrobus M85 (direction S Lichterfelde Süd) – it’s 15 minutes from the bus stop Goebenstraße.
- A taxi costs €10-€12.00 (plus a €1.00 tip). All taxis are tan-coloured and metred.