Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... Page Welcome to Bremen ........................................................................................................................... 5 Public Transport.................................................................................................................................. 6 Interactive Network Map ................................................................................................................6 Tickets ............................................................................................................................................6 BSAG Customer Centers..................................................................................................................7 BSAG Price Table valid as of 1 January 2020 ....................................................................................8 Taxi Operators .................................................................................................................................... 8 Rail Travel ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Long-distance Coach Travel................................................................................................................. 9 Bremen Airport ................................................................................................................................... 9 Citizen Service .................................................................................................................................. 10 Central Blocking Hotline ...............................................................................................................10 BürgerServiceCenter (Citizen Service Center) ................................................................................10 Migrationsamt Bremen (Bremen Migration Office) ........................................................................... 11 Shopping Hours ................................................................................................................................ 12 Smoking Ban ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Local Newspapers ............................................................................................................................. 12 Local Radio and TV Channel .............................................................................................................. 12 Radio and TV License Fee .................................................................................................................. 13 Verbraucherzentrale Bremen (Consumer Advice Center) .................................................................. 13 Housing ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Residential Rent Charges ..............................................................................................................14 How to find Accommodation in Bremen .......................................................................................14 Average Residential Rent in Bremen .............................................................................................15 Average Property Purchase Prices in Bremen ................................................................................16 Prices for Condominiums ..............................................................................................................16 Prices for Detached Houses ..........................................................................................................16 Public Utilities ................................................................................................................................... 17 Garbage Collection ........................................................................................................................... 18 Obtaining a Telephone Line .............................................................................................................. 19 The Validity of Foreign Driving Licenses in Germany .......................................................................... 20 Residence Abroad .........................................................................................................................20 Residence in Germany ..................................................................................................................20 Transformation of Foreign Driving Licenses...................................................................................20 Documents required for Transformation.......................................................................................20 Traffic Law ........................................................................................................................................ 21 The Bremen Low Emission Zone ........................................................................................................ 21 Police Services .................................................................................................................................. 22 Emergency Call Police Department .....................................................................................22 Online Police Station.....................................................................................................................22 Contact Points for Reporting Offences ..........................................................................................22 Emergency Services .......................................................................................................................... 23 Emergency Call Fire Department ..........................................................................................23 Ambulance (Emergency Doctor) ..........................................................................................23 Medical Emergency Service ..................................................................................................23 Pediatric Emergency Service .................................................................................................23 Dental Emergency Service ....................................................................................................23 Pharmacy Emergency Service .......................................................................................................23 Poison Emergency Call ..........................................................................................................23 Patient Transport Ambulance .......................................................................................................23 Veterinary Emergency Service ..............................................................................................23 Page 2 Hospitals ........................................................................................................................................... 24 Klinikum Bremen-Mitte.................................................................................................................24 Klinikum Bremen-Ost ....................................................................................................................24 Klinikum Links der Weser ..............................................................................................................24 Klinikum Bremen-Nord .................................................................................................................24 DIAKO Ev. Diakonie-Krankenhaus..................................................................................................24 St. Joseph-Stift ..............................................................................................................................24 Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus Bremen ................................................................................................24 Roland-Klinik ................................................................................................................................24 Learning German in Bremen ............................................................................................................. 25 Childcare in Bremen.......................................................................................................................... 26 Day Care for Children under 3 .......................................................................................................26 Kindergarten.................................................................................................................................26 Enrollment....................................................................................................................................26 Addresses .....................................................................................................................................27 School Education in Bremen ............................................................................................................. 28 School Enrollment Requirements ..................................................................................................28 School Education System in Bremen .............................................................................................28