Buy tickets for trains, trams and buses through the BVG tickets app (external link). Simply open the app, and register on the ‘My BVG’ tab. A ‘Day ticket’ is suitable for up to 4 days and a ‘7 day ticket’ for between 5-7 days. An ‘Extension ticket’ can be added for trips to and from the Schönefeld Airport.

The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
www.bvg.de. The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (German: ‘Berlin Transport Company’) is the main public transport company of Berlin, the capital city of Germany.

State of Berlin
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe/Parent organizations

The Beginnings The 1838 opening of the first private railway line connecting Berlin and Potsdam marked the start of railways in Berlin.

1929: Electric Elevated and Underground Railway Company, ABOAG, and the Berlin Tram Company merge to form Berliner Verkehrs AG. 1938: BVG is transformed into a private company named Berliner Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVG). 1945: Public transportation in Berlin is virtually destroyed.

BVG

These include the U-Bahn and S-Bahn urban rail systems, regional railway services, a tramway system, a bus network and a number of ferry services. There are a large number of common interchange stations between the different modes.

At the end of the 12th century German merchants founded the first settlements in today’s city center, called Berlin around modern Nikolaiviertel and Cölln, on the island in the Spree now known as the Spreeinsel or Museum Island. It is not clear which settlement is older and when they got German town rights.

It’s the best choice if you plan to do a lot of different things over the course of several days. The Berlin Pass covers less sights and activities but it does offer them all for free. If you’re going to Berlin for at least 3 days and plan to do at least 3 covered activities per day, get the Berlin Pass.

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Berlin S-Bahn