BerliCon WDC - August 3rd to 06th, 2006
How to get there
1. Shuttle Service
2. Directions
3. Maps
4. Public Transportation
1. Shuttle Service
Hey just tell us when you arrive and when you leave, and we will give you a free lift to the airport or station and back. The shuttle service is available on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Limited capacity, so first come first served.
contact: berlicon-at-diplomacy-bund.de
2. Directions
To the convcention hotel:
Hotel 4YOUth
Schönhauser Allee 103
10439 Berlin
Station: S+U Schönhauser Alle
S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 (the "Ring"), S8, S85, U-Bahn line U2.
- S-Bahn: get off the S-Bahn station, cross the street and walk down to the right (Northward) to house number 103.
- U-Bahn: you are also on the right street already, walk like described for S-Bahn, to house number 103.
See also the map below.
To the second hotel - where many of you stay at least Thursday night:
Generator Hostel
Storkower Straße 160
10407 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 4172400
sabine-at-generatorhostels.de
Station: S Landsberger Allee
S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 (the "Ring"), S8, S85, TRAM lines M5, M6, M8
- S-Bahn: take the exit "Syringenstraße". It's right there righthand.
- TRAM: It's right behind the shopping mall across the street.
A large white and blue building with a neon sign on the roof saying "Generator".
See also the map below.
From the airports/stations to the convention hotel:
Tegel (TXL):
Bus TXL to Alexanderplatz. Change for subway U2 to Schönhauser Alle.
Time: 30min. Ticket: single ticket AB or day pass AB.
Schönefeld (SFX):
S-Bahn S9 to Treptower Park. Change for S-Bahn S41, S8 or S85 to Schönhauser Allee.
Or: take a regional train (RE) to Berlin Ostbahnhof, and then change for S-Bahn like above.
Time: 60min. Ticket: single ticket AB or day pass AB.
Berlin main station (Hauptbahnhof):
Take any S-Bahn to Alexanderplatz. Change for subway U2 to Schönhauser Alle.
Time: 20min. Ticket: single ticket AB or day pass AB.
From the airports/stations to the Generator hostel:
Tegel (TXL):
Bus TXL to S Beusselstraße. Change for S-Bahn S41, S8 or S85 to Landsberger Allee
Time: 30min. Ticket: single ticket AB or day pass AB.
Schönefeld (SFX):
S-Bahn S9 to Treptower Park. Change for S-Bahn S41, S8 or S85 to Landsberger Allee.
Or: take a regional train (RE) to Berlin Ostbahnhof, and then change for S-Bahn like above.
Time: 60min. Ticket: single ticket AB or day pass AB.
Berlin main station (Hauptbahnhof):
Take any S-Bahn to Ostbahnhof. Change for S-Bahn S41, S8 or S85 to Landsberger Alle.
Time: 20min. Ticket: single ticket AB or day pass AB.
3. Maps
Surrounding of the convention center, Hotel4YOUth
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Surrounding of the second hotel, Generator Hostel
4. Public Transportation
Berlin has one big system including these means of travel:
S-Bahn (city train)
U-Bahn
Bus / Metrobus
Tram /
Metrotram
Bahn (regional trains: RE, RB)
(Metro means it's actually the same but with a chic orange M ;-). ) With every ticket you buy you can use them all.
SOME TICKETS HAVE TO BE VALIDATED: stick them in the RED BOX unless they already have a date and a time printed on them. When it makes "pling" you are fine ;-)
More: http://bvg.de/index.php/en/Bvg/Start
a. Single ticket. Valid for 2 hours. You may change connections and interrupt the journey, but you may not change the direction (no round trip). Take this for your trip from the airport to the hotel, or from the hostel to the convention etc.
AB (Berlin, including all airports): 2,10 EUR
ABC (Berlin including hinterland, whole city of Potsdam): 2,60 EUR
b. Day Pass. Valid for the rest of the day until 3:00 o'clock in the night.
AB: 5,80 EUR
ABC: 6,00 EUR
c. WelcomeCard 48h / 72h: valid for 2 or 3 days. Comes along with coupons and discounts on many touristic attractions. If you buy it at a vending machine then you get the coupons at a BVG service station.
48h, AB: 16 EUR
72h, AB: 22 EUR
More info: http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/welcomecard/index.php?lang=en
d. 7-day-pass: valid for a week (what a surprise).
AB: 25,40 EUR
ABC: 31,30 EUR
Here you can buy tickets:
- at the airport (BVG desk)
- ticket vending machine at every station
- ticket vending machine inside trams (no 7-day-passes)
- from bus drivers (no 7-day-passes)
Do not enter a train/tram/S-Bahn/subway without a ticket! It costs 40 EUR.
For questions/comments/feedback contact the BerliCon crew:
berlicon-at-diplomacy-bund.de