The old airport of the Eastern Part of Berlin has become today the Holiday Airport. While the Business Flight are still handled mostly through Tegel Airport. 80% of all Holiday Destinations can be reaches through Schönefeld. As Schönefeld is still a rather small Airport it is much more relaxing ... Read review
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Advantages: Small Airport, You can usually check in the previous Day Disadvantages: Not as close to the city as Tegel
...of the Eastern Part of Berlin has become today the Holiday Airport. While the Business Flight are still handled mostly through Tegel Airport. 80% of all Holiday Destinations can be reaches through Schönefeld. As Schönefeld is still a rather small Airport it is much more relaxing than at Tegel.
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The FASTEST WAY to reach Schönefeld is with the Airport Express, a train which leaves from Bahnhof Zoo (the ... ...same view at the Restaurant!
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On Arrival and Departure Times you can get under www.berlin-airport.de
If you looking for the best connection with public Transport in Berlin check it out at www.bvg.de (also available in English!)
So enjoy your next Trip to Berlin!
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Advantages: Easy and cheap to get to and from Disadvantages: Little information given by staff
...away from the centre of Berlin (being the old East Berlin airport). Do not worry about this - there is a really fast and cheap train directly into the centre of Berlin. it only takes about half an hour and is really easy to find. They have printed little train pictures on the floor so you know where to go (and airplane pictures for the opposite direction). If you have just missed a shuttle bus to the train station - don't wait as it is only a 5 minute ... ...airport was on the way back when our flight was delayed. Once you pass passport control, there aren't many announcements and even less staff. We found out that our flight was delayed when the people picking us from the airport looked at the teletext at home and phoned us!
Also, if you are a smoker, note that the whole airport is no smoking - you have to go outside. There is no designated area so once you are in the departure lounge that is it!
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22.09.2005
east is east Review ofBerlin - Schönefeld (SXF)by
ikkleginga
Advantages: it's the cheap airlines that fly there Disadvantages: it's the cheap airlines that fly there
...right into the centre of Berlin within about 40 mins. It is clean, efficient and easy to negotiate. But on your return to the airport beware! The S-Bahn splits into two routes. The other branch takes you deeper into East Berlin and adds about an hour on to your journey. Oops!
Everyone whom I approached to ask for help in the airport was as friendly as my German and ther English allowed them to be and although I wouldn't recommend turning up any ...
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Stayed in City Pension Berlin for 2 nights in December 2005 with another two friends. Three of us booked a triple room and the shower is in the room but toilet outside. We paid Euro 53 only (this is very good value).
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