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.

Berlin Hauptbahnhof or Berlin Central Station is a vast Train Station. But, more than simply a…read moretrain station, it is a Shopping Mall, as well. Meaning, there are a lot of businesses that line the walls of this station. This is a multi-level train station. They have escalators and elevators to take you to the various levels. So, getting around is not too difficult. As this is the main station of Berlin, as can be expected, you may encounter a lot of people here. The moment you begin to walk towards the station you can expect to encounter a lot of people puling their suitcases and carrying their bags. Plus, a lot of people running late, jamming their way through the crowds. My suggestion is to plan to get there a little early if you have a train to catch. As mentioned, there is also a lot of businesses that line the walls of this station. These are mostly food stands and convenience markets, but there is a few other places where you can grab some clothing and stuff the like. More than just a train station, Berlin Hauptbahnhof is a gathering spot. They have a music venue and a outdoor food stand area on the back side of this station, over by the river. So, this is not only a place to grab that train, to get whereever it is you are going to, but a place to sit back and enjoy the Berlin Outdoor life, as well.

I chose to base myself close to this station, which serves as a transport hub in Berlin. As its…read morename suggests, it's just down the road from the zoo and some lovely gardens which are worth visiting The express train from Schoenefeld Airport stops here as does the express bus to Tegel airport. The U2 and U9 Unter-Bahn lines run through the station and there is a bus terminal just outside the station There is a selection of fast food restaurants and little shops in the station. From looking at these, you would guess that the national cuisine must comprise kebabs, Chinese noodles and Currywurst! They lose a star because it can be difficult to get information about which platform to catch trains from, so do your research beforehand. Otherwise, it's a model of German efficiency with all modes of transport seeming to run like clockwork I can recommend basing yourself in this area for a visit to Berlin

S+U -Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten is one of very historical station in Berlin. It could take you to…read moreone of the most popular side of Berlin. Beside the Berlin zoo, there are also got many cool shops and malls around, it simply made it a great area to shop, you can also go from here to the Tiergarten, to have yourself a walk or a bicycle trip. The station itself it quite big, there are come shops and restaurants inside as well. So no worries, if you are in hurry and hungry. It got information board everywhere to help the passengers better to find their way to the right train, the station itself is a city to city station. So it quite easy to get lost, just follow the signs on the wall. If you just want to have a short trip to Potsdam, you can take RE7, which usually it will stop at platform 3 or 4. Also work with S7, which at platform 6. Don't forget to get a ticket for C area first and valid it. You can also take the S-Bahn here back the Berlin main railway station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof). It got quite a big bus station outside as well. It's very convenient. The U-Bahn system of here does system a bit messy. For example, the U2 line, if you want to get to the other side, you have to go up and down for this, it really took some time away. For the people who in hurry, that's really a horrible experience. I hope, they can make it much more convenient for the passengers. U1, U2 and U9 are the available line that could switch here.

Well connected throw the lines U9 and U1. Right at the…read moreexists, you are in the middle of Berlins shopping action.

Inside the U-Bahn Station Hallesches Tor, I find it kinda dirty and messy. The station itself isn't…read morea big station but not so small either. It take sometime from A to B, lots of stairs needed to go through. If you are in hurry, better run a little. There are two line go through this station, U1 and U6. Outside the station, I find it quite cool. The station builded right on the riverside. Because of it, it looks quite different than most of the U-Bahn stations in Berlin. There is a little bridge outside, from there you can have a pretty nice view, whether day or night. In summer time, this is also popular for the birds. They like to build their homes here, quite a view. Some of the city boat tours also will pass by when they returning their meeting point. There are a library, Poco and Mehringplatz around, other than that not much going on here. If you want some snacks or Take-away, there's a small Döner shop inside the station. I kinda like this station, just when it comes to a rush timing, it could be like in a small race.

Longest walk ever between the U1 and the U6, and construction makes it even longer. Speaking of,…read morethat construction has been going on for AGES. It better be one hell of a station when the construction is done. Just sayin'.

Very clean inside. The lower level is the arrival of the trains. Make it to the upper level to…read moreexit. All the taxis are to the right side of the exit when you leave the main doors. Several places to buy food on the way out as well.

This subway station is a living statement of Berlin's history. Founded as "Danziger Strasse"in the…read more1900's, it was renamed to "Dimitroff Strasse" after a Bulgarian Military general during the Socialist times. It eventually became "Eberswalder Strasse", referencing a nearby street, after the wall came down. Another fun fact is that this underground station is actually above the ground - parts of the subway line U2 run overground in the middle of Schönhauser Allee. This part of the line was finished in the 1910s and is running ever since. Today, the intersection Schönhauser Allee/Pappelallee/Danziger Straße/Kastanienallee is one of the busiest intersections of Prenzlauer Berg. It's a short walk to Mauerpark, Kulturbrauerei, lots of restaurants, boutique shops, and you'll get tram connection to Mitte, Pankow, or Friedrichshain. Oh, and East Berlins most famous Currywurst is located right across the station - Konnopke's.