Connecting the centre of the West ( Kurfürsten Damm), with the center of the (Party) east…read more(Warschauer Str.). The line passes through the center of the City, in only 25 minutes.

The S-Bahn is one of the many public transport operations in Berlin, and is basically classed as a…read morehigh-speed railway network. The S-Bahn system has many lines across many stations, and is probably the least accessible in terms of wheelchairs on the network, mainly down to the high step to get on and off the train in most cases, and the fact most of the stations don't seem to have lift or ramp access. The average speed is just short of 40 kmph, which is around 24 miles per hour, which isn't exactly high speed especially when compared to the UK, where we are used to driving 30 miles per hour on normal roads, so this shows this public transportation system is only meant for shorter distance travel such as within Berlin, so could be quite frustrating having to go to a further distanation such as Berlin-Schonefield Airport. The layout of the stations make it more inconvenient than using other public transportation systems such as buses and the U-Bahn which was the main reason I avoided the S-Bahn system, other than when first arriving in Berlin, in favour of the other two modes of transportation, hence the reason I sadly feel the Berlin S-Bahn deserves a single one star rating.

TAKE THIS TOUR. This…read morebus tour has got to be one of the best I've ever taken. Other Yelpers have detailed the itinerary below, so I don't need to. Get a cold beer before entering the bus and sit back and listen to the bilingual presentation. One interesting fact not noted by the tour guide was that wherever the Wall previously stood, and a street has been paved over the spot, a line of red bricks have been set into the pavement to permanently indicate where it stood. This bus tour is the absolute best way to orient yourself to the many wonders that Berlin offers.

Paying for a city tour? What for? There is a great alternative for the regular price Bus number…read more100. Start at the Alexanderplatz and go to the Zoo (which is worth visiting too, though it's another story). With the 2.10 Euro ticket you trip can last up to 2 hours which means that you can get out at any stop and proceed your journey with the next bus. And for 6.30 Euro you can travel Bus, S-Bahn and U-Bahn in the zones A and B the whole daylong. Anyway if you start at Alexanderplatz, you will drive past the TV tower, Lustgarten & Museumsinsel / Museums island, Berliner Dom, Humboldt-University, and State Opera (from which it's just a 5 Minute walk to one of the most beautiful Berliner squares Gendarmenmarkt). You will see almost the whole Unter den Linden street. The bus will stop right in front of the Reichstag, from which you can walk to the Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz and the Memorial For the Murdered Jews of Europe. From the bus you will catch the sight of the Bundeskanzleramt, Haus der Kulturen der Welt/ House of the Cultures of the World, Schloss Bellevue, Siegessäule/ Victory Column, and Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche/ Memory Church. Mind that most times of the day the bus is as full with people as a cucumber with seeds. No wonder as for many tourists it is the best way to explore Berlin. Take the S-Bahn to get back to the Alexanderplatz and to enjoy a couple of nice views of Berlin or may be to get out at the Hackescher Markt for a relaxing beer in one of the hundrends of street cafes. Yes, afther the 100 Bus journey you definitely deserve a beer!

Late trains, cancelled trains, overcrowded trains along with last minute cancellations leading to…read moremore confusion and overcrowding. I had a First Class reservation going from Frankfurt to Munich which was the most pleasant of my ICE experiences but my Munich to Frankfurt was my worst experience with a cancelled train. At first when I was told the train was cancelled I was told the incorrect location of where the next train would be and that I would need to get a stamp on my printed out ticket and that I would be refunded the difference between my First Class ticket and the finding any available seat downgrade chaos that would ensue. I never received any refund so it just seems you gamble with a First Class reservation if the train is cancelled you lose most of your money. I just don't understand this as I have never have had such problems witth the TGV in France amd clearly Germans have better reputations as engineers than the French so I'm not sure what the issue is?

What a deceitful company Deutsche Bahn (DB) truly is!…read more We arrived in Munich on June 20 and only wanted public transportation passes for the remainder of our stay. We therefore used the DB app and purchased two Deutschland-Tickets for €63 each, assuming we were simply purchasing transportation for the month of June. We left Germany on June 30. Before leaving, we made sure to cancel the tickets so that we would not be charged for July. That's when we discovered the catch. According to DB's terms, the subscription must be cancelled before the 10th of the month to prevent the charge for the following month. So even though we cancelled on June 30, and even though we would not spend a single day in Germany during July, DB still charged each of us another €63 for July. In other words, we paid another €126 for two tickets that we never used and had no intention of using. What makes this particularly frustrating is that the cancellation condition is not something an ordinary customer would reasonably expect when purchasing what appears to be a monthly transportation ticket. DB could very easily provide a clear pop-up warning before purchase stating: "WARNING: This is a recurring subscription. If you do not cancel before the 10th of the month, you will automatically be charged for the following month, even if you cancel later." But they don't. We contacted DB and explained that we considered it extremely unfair to charge customers for an entire month when they were no longer in Germany and would not be using the service. Their response was essentially: the rules were in the terms and conditions, so that's that. That may technically be how their subscription is structured, but it doesn't make the practice customer-friendly or transparent. A company should not rely on customers missing an important cancellation deadline buried in lengthy terms and conditions. The fact that something is technically disclosed somewhere in the contract does not automatically make the customer experience fair or transparent. Our experience with Deutsche Bahn has left us feeling that the system is designed to generate unnecessary additional charges from customers who simply don't realize they have entered into a recurring subscription. Be extremely careful when purchasing a Deutschland-Ticket from DB. Read the cancellation conditions very carefully and don't assume that cancelling at the end of the month will stop the next month's charge. For us, Deutsche Bahn has demonstrated a level of customer service and transparency that we find completely unacceptable. DB charged us €126 for July. €126 for services we never used! Needless to say, we will think twice before trusting Deutsche Bahn again. They are an OUTRIGHT FRAUD right from the get-go!

I feel as though I should give this station more than an average rating, because it is my…read moretransportation hub. But, well, it's a train station. And it's kind of dirty. I mean, it's a step (or two, or three) up from the aesthetic nothingness that is Kottbusser Tor, but it's still not the prettiest. Plus, all the vagrant punks with their dogs and bored dudes who spend all day drinking down there? WHY?! Things it does have going for it: U + S = WIN Former air raid shelter = safe? End of the line = trains all the time So I guess this place falls somewhere in the middle. But it's home to me.

Genuine feeling of Berlin Neukölln, with all its features. parcs, shopping malls, and middle…read moreeastern food is few feets away. Some people claim to see some drug dealers here and there, but I am not one of them....Nevertheless i would not be hanging out here for longer than 10 minutes.

Schlesisches Tor is one of the poorer stops I used on the Berlin Metro, during my time in the…read moreGerman Capital. It is on the U1 line only, so chances are to get where you want to go, you may have to get on another tube perhaps at a station, which is on more lines. I have to start by saying the configuration of this station, only being on one line (U1) when many other stations are at least on two is disappointing. Overall as a Station, Schlesisches Tor seemed to be highly old fashioned, and even dirty and unkept with lots of homeless people hanging around the station and a high amount of graffiti, so overall it wasn't very pleasant at all. It is located fairly close to the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery so the location overall is okay if you want to see the real Berlin wall, as I recall there is around 1.6km of it still standing. The station didn't appear to have lift access, and if it did, the lift certainly was well-hidden as it does state lift access on the map, despite there being no signs for this etc. Overall, Schlesisches Tor is a poor metro station in most regards, probably one of the worst on the networks I've visited mainly down to the routes this station is located on, overall feel and cleanliness and accessibility, hence sadly warranting a single one-star rating.

Schlesisches Tor is a little worse for the wear, but it's still home station to me. There's nothing…read morequite like the sound or the sight of those trains coming around the bend. Every time I witness it, I grow a little bit more fond of Berlin.