How to get to Katholische Akademie in Berlin

DISTANCES BY TAXI

Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SFX) 26 km / approx. 60 min Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) 11 km / approx. 35 min DB Berlin Hauptbahnhof /Berlin Main Station 4 km / approx. 12 min

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

From main station/Hauptbahnhof

 Bus 142 (direction S Ostbahnhof) 3 stops to “Philippstr.“, then 3-minute walk (approx. 10 minutes overall)  S-Bahn (suburban trains), take any line in Eastern direction to “Friedrichstraße“ (1 stop), continue on subway U6 to “Oranienburger Tor“ (1 stop), or with tramway M1 or tramway 12 to “Oranienburger Tor“ (1 stop), then 3-minute walk (approx. 20 minutes overall)

From Airports

Tegel (TXL)

 Bus TXL (direction Alexanderplatz) to “Charité – Campus Mitte“, 3-minute walk (approx. 35 minutes overall)  Bus 128 (direction U Osloer Str.) to “Kurt-Schumacher-Platz“, continue on subway U6 (direction U Alt-Mariendorf) to “Oranienburger Tor“, 3-minute walk (approx. 35 minutes overall)

Schönefeld (SFX)

 Regional train RE7 (direction Dessau) or regional train RB14 (direction Nauen) to “Friedrichstraße“ continue with subway U6 (direction Alt-Tegel) to “Oranienburger Tor“, then 3-minute walk (approx. 40 minutes overall)  Suburban Train S45 (direction S Südkreuz/Bundesplatz) to S+U Tempelhof, continue on subway U6 (direction Alt-Tegel) to “Oranienburger Tor“, 3-minute walk (approx. 60 minutes overall)

From Central Bus Station Berlin ZOB near International Congress Centrum ICC/Messedamm

Walk to Suburban train station “S Messe Nord ICC“, take the S-Bahn (circle line) in North- Eastern direction to “S+U Wedding“, continue with subway U6 (direction Alt-Mariendorf) to “Oranienburger Tor“, 3-minute walk (approx. 30 minutes overall).

Tickets

For all routes described above: buy single ticket “Berlin AB“. However, from Airport Schönefeld, take single ticket “Berlin ABC”. The tickets entitle you to travel with any number of changes towards your destination via a direct travel route (no detours allowed). Tickets are valid for two hours.

S-Bahn/U-Bahn: Ticket buying machines are available on subway platforms (U-Bahn) and suburban train platforms (S-Bahn). Before boarding the train, you must validate your ticket by inserting them into the punching device. No ticket machines inside the subway trains or suburban trains!

Tramway: ticket machines are available inside the tram (no banknotes accepted). When bought on trams, tickets are pre-validated.

Bus: purchase ticket from the driver, tickets are pre-validated.

Website of Berlin public transport services (BVG) http://www.bvg.de/en

You may check out current information for any delays, change of platform etc.

CAR PARK

A car park is accessible on our grounds at Hannoversche Strasse (parking fee).

ADDRESS

Katholische Akademie in Berlin e.V. Hannoversche Str. 5 10115 Berlin Tel. 0049 30 28 30 95-0 Fax 0049 30 28 30 95-147 [email protected] www.katholische-akademie-berlin.de