Arriving in Berlin
ARRIVING BY PLANE
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
Berlin Tegel to the festival centre Podewil
Take Bus X9 (direction "Zoologischer Garten") to „U Ernst-Reuter-Platz“.
Change to U 2 (direction "S+U Pankow") to „U Klosterstraße“.
Duration ca. 45 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 the festival centre Podewil
Take RE 7 (direction "S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf") to "S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf“.
Change to U2 (direction "Ruhleben") to "U Klosterstraße".
Duration ca. 35 Minuten
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 the festival centre Podewil
Take S5, S7 or S75 to „Alexanderplatz“.
Change to U2 (direction "Ruhleben") to "U Klosterstraße"
Duration ca. 15 Minuten
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:
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:
Please apply for your visa in due time. The processing time may be of several weeks!