Getting to Berlin

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1. VISA

Please check if you require a visa for your stay in Germany.
You can find a table of countries whose citizens require/do not require visas to enter Germany here:

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/StaatenlisteVisumpflicht_node.html

Further regulations regarding requirements, fees and the time to process a visa can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany:

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/Visabestimmungen_node.html

Please apply for your visa in due time. The processing time may be of several weeks!
 
 
2. ARRIVING BY PLANE

Berlin hast two international airports:

BERLIN TEGEL

The airport is in Zone B of the local public transport.
Bus stops are located right outside Terminal A and B.

- The following bus services run from Berlin Tegel:
TXL JetExpressBus, X9 JetExpressBus, Bus 128, Bus 109

From Berlin Tegel to THEATER AN DER PARKAUE (festival centre):

Take Bus TXL (direction S+U Alexanderplatz) to „Beusselstraße“.
Change to S41 and get off at „Frankfurter Allee“.
From there it is a five-minutes-walk to the theatre.
Duration ca. 40 minutes

BERLIN SCHÖNEFELD

The airport is in Zone C of the local public transport.
The railway station is a five-minutes-walk from the terminal via a covered walkway.

- The following S-Bahn services run from Berlin Schönefeld:
S9 (every 20 minutes), S45 (every 20 minutes)

- The following bus services run from Berlin Schönefeld:
Bus 163, Bus 164, Bus 171, Bus 734, Bus 735, Bus 736, Bus 741, Bus 742

From Berlin Schönefeld to THEATER AN DER PARKAUE (festival centre):

Take S9 (direction S Bernau Bhf) and get off at „Frankfurter Allee“.
From there it is a five-minutes-walk to the theatre.
Duration ca. 35 minutes

or

Take S45 (direction S Birkenwerder Bhf) to „Baumschulenweg“.
Change to S8 (direction S Hennigsdorf Bhf) and get off at „Frankfurter Allee“.
From there it is a five-minutes-walk to the theatre.
Duration ca. 35 minutes
 
 
3. ARRIVING BY TRAIN

The most important international long-distance railway station is BERLIN HAUPTBAHNHOF

Berlin Hauptbahnhof is connected to the following services of the local public
transport:

- S-Bahn: S5, S7, S75
- U-Bahn: U55
- Bus: Bus TXL, Bus 120, Bus 123, Bus 142, Bus 147, Bus 245, Bus M41, Bus M85, Bus N20, Bus N40

From Berlin Hauptbahnhof to THEATER AN DER PARKAUE (festival center):

Take S5, S7 or S75 and get off at „Alexanderplatz“.
Change to U5 (direction U Hönow) an get off at „Frankfurter Allee“.
From there it is a five-minutes-walk to the theatre.
Duration ca. 25 Minuten