As a foreigner this train station took a few times for me before I would give it a better rating…read more It was hard to navigate the first time and the stairs and platforms were very confusing. After awhile knowing to check screens and updated paper timetables it was helpful. You may have a train somewhere, but the screen may have a different destination for your location. That can be confusing. This train station offers many amenities and options for dining before or after your arrival. Bathrooms you do have to pay for. That is always a treat with kids. Overall, a good train station option that just needs a little time if you are new to figure it out.

The review of a foreigner with limited experience doesn't mean much. But I thought I'd take a…read moremoment to say I'm favorably impressed with B-Ostbahnhof. Compared to other stops around town, this one seemed very clean, with good shopping options.

3.5 central transportation hub in the Alexanderplatz area, every type of transportation lies at…read moreyour feet--regional trains, S+U-Bahn, trams, buses, AirPort Express trains. Depending on which type of transit, the station extends above and below ground. You can purchase tickets mostly at the automated ticket machines for local transit or at a couple manned ticket booths. For more info check out their website www.bahnhof.de/alexanderplatz Located within and around the station are a number of retail stores and fast food or fast casual restaurants. The area surrounding the station features the Berlin Fernsehturm, Weltseituhr, Rotes Rathaus, Nikolaikirche, and other historic and tourist sites. It's also within walking distance 20-25 minutes from Museum Island. There's shopping and public parks in the neighborhood too. This area was also where in the evening there were quite a fair number of unfortunate homeless peoples in the streets. Didn't feel like they were bothering anyone though just a note for those walking around later at night.

Clean, efficient, and will get you where you need to go. This train station is nearest the TV tower…read moreand can get you to any point/connection in the city. Signage is great and, the station itself, is very easy to spot. 23/2022

I feel as though I should give this station more than an average rating, because it is my…read moretransportation hub. But, well, it's a train station. And it's kind of dirty. I mean, it's a step (or two, or three) up from the aesthetic nothingness that is Kottbusser Tor, but it's still not the prettiest. Plus, all the vagrant punks with their dogs and bored dudes who spend all day drinking down there? WHY?! Things it does have going for it: U + S = WIN Former air raid shelter = safe? End of the line = trains all the time So I guess this place falls somewhere in the middle. But it's home to me.

Genuine feeling of Berlin Neukölln, with all its features. parcs, shopping malls, and middle…read moreeastern food is few feets away. Some people claim to see some drug dealers here and there, but I am not one of them....Nevertheless i would not be hanging out here for longer than 10 minutes.

One of the most impressive things about German cities and Berlin is no exception to this, is the…read moreefficient and plentiful provision of public transport options Berlin is criss-crossed by well signposted and organised Deutsche Bahn railway trains, U-Bahn subway trains, S-Bahn psuedo-subway trains, trams and buses. These run reliably, are clean and run on an integrated ticketing zonal fare system. You can buy tickets for journeys within or across the fare zones (A to C), either for single journeys or as a daily travel cards and these cover all modes of transport. Just remember to validate your tickets for travel at the little validation machines on the platform The next most impressive thing about German public transport is the honesty of the travelling public. I was surprised and then shocked to find that you can just stroll onto the train platforms with passing any ticket barriersand watching travellers, people do pay for tickets. Perhaps to London's shame, I'm fairly sure that if there were no ticket barriers, a significant number of passengers would abuse the system. Some already try to do so despite the presence of ticket barriers Ostkreuz is a major interchange for a lot of S-Bahn services located in the eastern end of town. It provides another way to get to Berlin Schoenefeld Airport via the S9 line. You just need to locate the correct platform from which your service is departing and the departure boards are quite clear There are a few eateries but no toilet (I had to hold it a little til I got to the airport!). There are customer service agents with red hats to help customers but they weren't particularly helpful with regard to toilet facilities! Despite this, the station was a model of German efficiency - who needs the private sector to suck out last amounts of taxpayers' subsidy if the public sector can run such an efficient transport system?

Folks unfamiliar with the German transport system probably fall in love with it instantly. Trains…read morerun on time, busses are considerably clean, trams are modern, and subways are a vital part of every big city. This is especially true for Berlin. Public transport gets you anywhere. At Bahnhof Ostkreuz ("East cross") all the city trains (S-Bahn) come together. It is one of four major stations (Suedkreuz, Gesundbrunnen, Hauptbahnhof) and it has been re-constructed for years. It now has a full-size roof which protects you from wind and rain, some food options, and large escalators that connect the North/South-bound and the East/West-bound platforms. I remember the good old days in the 1980's when Ostkreuz was one of the bigger transit hubs in East Berlin, with the best currywurst outside the station. Now I believe there's a Doner Kebab place, among plenty of food and drink options in the neighborhood.

bisschen ranzig aber u-bahn musik war toll, ich empfehle yogaübungen zu machen (bitte nicht boden…read moreanfassen). firma dankt.

Bahnhof Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen is the Railway Station serving Berlin-Schonefield Airport,…read moreSchonefield is an area just outside Berlin, in the Eastside, which boasts one of the two airports in the city, the smaller and more run-down Airport, used by budget airlines. The station its-self was really unfriendly and unwelcoming and was my first experience of a train station in Germany, compared to train stations in more central Berlin, this place is like a dump. There doesn't appear to be a huge staff presence around the station, and most of which didn't speak English, in my opinion, the location of this train station mainly to serve the Airport, they should be able to cope with tourists speaking multiple different languages. There also seemed to be a lack of maps and direction around the station, I ended up getting a ticket and the machine was very slow and went off quickly, often forcing me to start again, then I was told to validate the ticket and I didn't know where to go, in the end, this whole system was a confusing mess for me and made difficult from this station. There also wasn't also a huge amount of things around the station such as shops and cafes, while also considering the lack of staff and overall nature of this station feeling old, horrible and unwelcoming and like it has had no work done to make the station nicer since opening in 1952 (although the station/trains were electrified in the 60's and 80's), this station is really poor and that's a shame, hence warranting a single one-star rating.

This is the main station serving Schonefeld Airport. It's a 5 minute walk from the terminal…read morebuildings along a covered walkway. It is served by the main train lines to get into the city centre as well as the tram service for local services. However, you do need to do your homework before you travel as there is no ticket station or any staff to ask about tickets etc. You get tickets from self service machines but it's not clear at all what tickets you need etc Schonefeld is in zone C. If you're travelling into the city centre, you will need a ticket covering zones ABC or BC depending on where your hotel is exactly. You can either get a single journey or a day ticket which can be used on any of the modes of transport in that zone for the whole of that day To be fair, Berlin is extremely well catered for in terms of public transport - the city is criss cossed by the Unter-bahn (subway), the S-bahn (trams) and buses. Stops are all clearly signposted to help you find a station I think Germans are obviously more honest than residents in the UK as there are no barriers at stations. I didn't see any ticket inspectors on the trains as well. I can well imagine the German nation being that honest - after all, this is a society that will wait patiently at pedestrian crossings until the man turns green even though there's no traffic One last tip - the express trains run from the platform furthest away from the airport. Nice large double decker trains service this line but there are no specific luggage racks for suitcases. The journey into the city centre takes about 20-30 minutes depeneding on which stop you need