This is the main train station in Berlin. WIFI is free and available. There are plenty of shops to…read moreoccupy your time upon arrival. This train station is not heated, if you are here in the winter come dressed. But the shops all have heat, so you can pop into a store to warm up if needed. But the tracks are not heated, so be prepared. All tracks are marked so look for your track. Once you find your track, check the board to see what car your reserved seat is located so that you can line up as closely to your car as possible. Line by quickly and make your way onto the train as quickly as possible to get your seat, get your luggage parked, because the train will go whether you are in your seat or not. Then Make sure that you have your ticket ready to show the ticket checkers on board the train. They don't check every leg, but be prepared to have either a paper ticket or the app on your phone ready to show the ticket checker. I highly Recommend to reserve your seat if you don't want to bother looking for a seat when you board. When you buy your tickets, they will tell you the demand rate. If the demand is low, you might be okay without reserving your seat. There are toilets on board if needed. Food is available to purchase in the food train. NOTE: Trains don't run on time, each leg was between 10 -15 minutes late. NOTE: by your tickets online or download the app to purchase ticket before you arrive to the station to save money. The day of tickets are double to triple the price if you book a few days ahead.

The Berlin Central train station is a big European city train station. It has everything you might…read moreneed for your train travels. There are many food and dining options, various retail stores, everything imaginable. It's fairly easy to navigate. Free Wi-Fi available. If you're from the United States and you're catching an Uber, be prepared to move fast to get your Uber. Don't order an Uber assuming there will be a typical delay of two or three minutes like in the United States. We had to pay our Uber driver a small waiting fee because of the time it took us to get from the door of the train station to the Uber.

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

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

Brandenburger Tor is one of the nicer metro stations I visited on my trip to Berlin, as you can…read moretell with the name it serves the Brandenburger Tor which is basically the Brandenburg Gate which is one of the main and key attractions in Berlin. It is located on the U55 line which is quite useful for connections into Bundestag and Berlin Central Station, the overall journey across the line from Brandenburger Tor to the Hauptbanhof (Central Station) is 8 minutes and as I recall, this is the only line this station is on, meaning most likely you're going to have to visit another train station to change, being one of those two, to get the metro into Brandenburger Tor, perhaps because of this, it might just be easier to get the bus as I found to be easier when traveling from my Hotel. I called at this station by chance, hoping to get into Central Station so I used the U55 line to go the full length of the train route which is 8 minutes. There did appear to be one end of the station cornered off, which probably was the place you would get off the train for the U55 here at Brandenburger Tor, so they appeared to be turning and using the other plaform for some reason. This metro station did also seem bright and modern, it didn't seem old, dark and smelly like some trains on the network and also had lift access, warranting a solid three star rating which is supported by the location being meters away from the Brandenburg Gate. 3 star rating due to reasons discussed above, sadly I don't feel it is worth any higher as the station remains understaffed and of course it is only on the U55 line.

I first visited Berlin in the early 1980s, and when the wall was up. During my visit, I had the…read moreopportunity to ride the West Berlin S-bahn, which traveled in part under East Berlin and through the ghost stations or Geisterbahnhof . I remember the train slowing down through a brightly lit and empty station, except for an East German guard or two.. I still vividly remember the green tiles line the walls of the Unter den Linden (not Brandenburger Tor) station. I had the opportunity to return to the Brandenburger Tor station last year. I was walking down the Unter den Linden and heading towards the Brandenburg gate, where this time I could freely walk through unlike the Berlin Wall days. The station came into view in front of me and I immediately knew that I had been here before (albeit in passing underground). I walked downstairs, walked through the corridors and touched those green tiles. That's quite a reminder of what was and how walls could happen again.

AMAZING!!! Took 2 hours to get through the museum. Very hands on so good for families or something…read moreto do on a rainy day. If in Berlin don't leave without stopping here. Avoid Sundays if you can, it gets fairly busy and crowded.

What a beautiful museum with all kinds of displays. Most description cards are in German and…read moreEnglish. Allow at least 3-4 hours. They have a nice cafe too.

Bahnhof Berlin-Friedrichstraße is a fairly old Berlin train station, opening in 1882. Historically,…read moreit was fully in East Berlin but during the Cold War it was still served from S-Bahn and U-Bahn lines from West Berlin and countries west of the Iron Curtain, hence this has been quite commonly used in popular culture especially associated with Communism, for example this station was even used in the Call of Duty: World at War game. As a station however, I really don't like this place, I find it to be rather old-fashioned and have a rather confusing layout, I entered through a lift and then I needed to get another lift to the other trains, which was out of order, there was no signs to show this until you got to the lift in the station, and even then it wasn't clear. The station staff didn't speak very good English, hence communication was a struggle with the very limited staff members working, for example, they couldn't help redirect me for my journey or even offer help or suggestions, and they didn't even seem to make any attempt at trying. The location is decent with a few shops including a Starbucks nearby also. I also managed to use the "Metro" part of the station, this was okay, it was a typical metro station again, and it wasn't the nicest, cleanest or most modern of metro stations, which basically sums up the train station as a whole. Unhelpful staff, elevator issues and confusing layouts sadly warrant a single one-star rating for Bahnhof Berlin-Friedrichstraße Station in my opinion, which is a shame as this station has a historical element to it, due to its involvement in being one of the few stations in East Berlin, to have services into West Berlin and the Iron Curtain countries (West of course) during the time of the Cold War, but for now sadly deserves a single one-star rating.

Friedrichstraße Bahnhof located right in the center of Berlin. If you traveling buy public…read moretransport, this is one of the fastest way. The station itself is quite big and historical. I personally really like how the look of the station from outside. It just looks very different and cool. The station is also one of the busiest stations in Berlin. There are many different kind of trains will pass this station. Inner or city to city. In side the station, has quite a lot fast food restaurants. Quite convenient when you need something to eat on the rush. So it really convenient to get around berlin from here. What I don't really like is the transmit system inside. The infomantion isn't that clear for the people who is on rush. It surey take some time to find the right way to the right direction. Especially if you need to change from S1 to S7, S75 those train. My suggestion, stay in the middle or follow where most of the people going. Beside than that, the station itself also seem bit dirty.

Of all the train stations I visited while in Berlin this was the ideal; beautiful architecture due…read moreto its age. It has a shopping center district around it. Blocks away, bars, shops, restaurants with patio seating surrounds the area. This is its own tourist destination and not just a train station stop. I would not have guessed it opened in 1882. For such an old station it is not run-down nor dated - relatively clean too. The architecture is uncommon and quite amazing with lots of brickwork. What's more amazing is seeing trains going by above ground but within an enclosure!

The station opened in 1882!…read more Connection: S5 for Ostbahnhof, Ostkreuz, Strasberg Nord; S7 for Ostbahnhof, Ostkreuz, Ahrensfelde; S75 for Ostbahnhof, Ostkreuz, Wartenberg S5 for Hauptbahnhof(Central Station), Zoologischer Garten, Spandau; S7 for Hauptbahnhof(Central Station), Zoologischer Garten, Potsdam Hbf; S75 for Hauptbahnhof(Central Station), Zoologischer Garten, Westkreuz I would advise to go outside the station to check a weekly market held every Thursday and Saturday, shopping area around the Hackescher Markt square and the Hackesche Höfe

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.

DB lived up to their expectations. NEVER on time, they cancel some stops WHILE YOU ARE ON THE…read moreTRAIN, they change plateforms last minute, you can reserve and book a seat in advance but STILL have no seat once you finally get in. The staff is mad at you for standing in between cars, which is ironic. Terrible experience that will encourage people to fly instead. Carbon print is the better evil, I'm sorry.

In addition to the pathetic and zoo like train services offered for a length of time by the deutsch…read morebahn, what is also happening now is that if one buys something from the shops inside the train stations, chances are if the customer doesnt check properly, the shops could give 10-20 cents less in return money/change. Ive experienced this a couple of times and wondered if this was a new strategy of Bahn to recover the losses theyve been having! A real pathetic company not capable of running a zoo!

The main train station in Potsdam is very convenient from a tourist's perspective--about a 45…read moreminute commute from Berlin's Hbf, it's also centrally located in relation to the city center, within several minutes by car or bus, or walkable within 25-30 min to the Dutch Quarter neighborhood depending on where you're headed. From the train station, connections to other modes of transportation are directly outside the station. You could take the N14 or N17 bus to a location about a 5 min walk from Park Sansoucci, and another 12 minutes to Schloß Sansoucci. Headed in a different, I took tram 96 to bus 603 that takes you to a bus stop that's a 5 minute walk to the entrance of Schloß Cecilienhof; this route takes about 35 minutes. Inside the station, there are plentiful retail and food options, no lack of things to keep you occupied if you are waiting for your train to arrive. The layout of the station is very straightforward, from the main entrance you go up a set of escalators and there's a walkway straight that leads to all platforms. Good thing is there's no lack of signs with train info. The interior of the station is also very clean. A good number of attractions and restaurants are located within a 15 minute walk of the station as well, including Museum Barberini, Filmmuseum Potsdam, St. Nikolaikirche Potsdam.

This is main railway station of Potsdam. It took you really close the the center city, there couple…read moretrains from or to Berlin will pass by here. Usually it's about 30 mins in between. The station itself beside trains station, it's also a super mall. You could find a lot different shops and restaurants here, even like Media Markt you also could find it here. It's really convenient. If you have to wait for your train, then you just hang around and do some shopping. In front of the station, there are tram stations and bus stations. There are so many different line here that allow you to travel with it all around the city Potsdam. If you already have the area C of Berlin ticket, the you don't have to buy other ticket here, but remember to check your ticket is that only one direction and couple times. If you got only one time, then you got to buy a new ticket when next time you take any public transportations again. I found the system quite fair though. From the railway station to the city center of Potsdam usually took around 4-5 mins by public transportations. If you come here to visit, that's actually save a lot time. So you could start at the city center, explore all the famous sightseeings here. Don't miss the beautiful Sanssouci castle and garden. And Potsdam itself is a very beautiful city as well. At the end, personally I like this station a lot, quite well-organized and clean. There are information stand and free map for people who needs help. And definitely it won't to be bored, even I have to wait here. Instead of just siting here, I could go to do some shopping or just check out some new books in the book shop. Fantastic!