This airport is fairly convenient, but it's really small and cramped. It reminds me of LGA in NYC…read more I was flying internationally and I had an easy time checking in and getting to my gate but again, it's really tight and crowded with not enough seating at the gates. I will say that it's very easy to get to by bus. There are several options and I was there from the Berlin Hilton via the U6 and 128 bus in under 35 minutes! It seems that Berlin would have a world class airport because it's such a world class city, but this doesn't really come close. From talking to friends in Berlin, I understand the topic of airports in Berlin is fraught with a lot more than economics when thinking about Tempelhof, Tegel, Schönefeld, and (maybe someday) Brandenburg. But everyone should come to Berlin and this is one good way to get there!

And the award for the most awful airport 2018 goes to...(drum roll please)...TEGEL (til) - under…read morethe category - Disturbing departures. Departure: - If you're flying internationally (my case to Newark via United at Gate A00) your bag check & ticket check area is your gate, so once you check in you are STUCK and advised not to leave. - I was not even allowed to use the lounge as their is no access once you've checked in ok, ok I know, woe is me, first world problems, but kind of a big deal if youre used to other systems when traveling. - there is no good food at the gate (A00), just vending machines and one sad and overpriced food stand selling pretzels and cheap expensive coffee. This is place is the equivalent terminal A at Newark, but no food, but seemingly ample amounts of charging stations. - the worst is what is a 300 or so passenger plane, has a gate that is equipped with a single person bathroom male/female stalls.

So far, so good. Departure experience from Berlin. Took about 30 min with Bolt for €50. No…read moretraffic. 80 KMH thru the barn. After initial security check, Delta and UA, make a right after the duty free. Go thru the door, UA 1st, then Delta. No signage at all or I missed it. After checking your bag in thru, follow the sign that says "all gates". If you are leaving EU, you will need to go through the border control again. Gate C and E. For EU residents, automated system. All 2nd class citizen including US, need to follow the sign and manually process. Once inside the C and D area, plenty of restrooms and stores to pick up goodies of needed.

Flying to Germany to run the Berlin Marathon we had no problems here. German efficiency as…read moreexpected. Clean, well maintained, and easy to maneuver around despite it's a large airport. Good signage. There were plenty of dining and shopping options available but we didn't use any as we just heading to our boarding gate. Getting though check in and security screening was fast and the people checking ID's and passports were all business. Plenty of seating at gate areas and the airport is very functional overall with an industrial feel and design.

Works well, as long as you're focused. So yeah, the airport…read moreis functional. Security is quick, the gates are easy to access - you can be at your plane within 15 minutes of getting out of the train station. The flip-side, there really isn't that much *in* the airport. It's tiny (tinier than Tegel!), and, well, it's tiny. That said, if the weather is nice, you can hang out outside till your flight is about to board....

Hate this airport! One of the all time worst!…read more Not only the design and efficiency of this airport is piss poor... aka separated small non connected blocks of terminals. There is no where to sit as planes and passenger ratio is 5x over seats available. People just lounging on the floor squeezed in like homeless people sprawled on a bust metropolis. Where is the German engineering so widely boasted? Not here a pure hack without any design. Compare this airport to Seoul and you'll get the dichotomy. One us forced to pay airport food prices for garbage just to get a seat. Arriving 2 hours early for international your suffer and pay the price with choice. Consider the facilities of the crammed passenger for bathroom alone. But the restaurant inside is packed with people looking for a decent place to hangout before their flight. I haven't even started on the air circulation... I think it's cooler outside than inside. No wonder I see people hangout out in the beer Garten restaurant and not wanting to go into this cramped space. Feeling crawling out of my claustrophobic feeling with so many people per sq meter.