Directions to Ibis Hotel in Berlin from Tegel Airport

[Jens Mueller via Digitalmars-d]

Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On 4/24/2016 10:56 AM, Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> >On 24 April 2016 at 10:44, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d
> ><digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
> >>The hotel emailed them to me, I presume they know what they're doing :-) so
> >>I thought I'd share:
> >>
> >>Bus 109 to Jakob-Kaiser-Platz
> >>Subway U 7 in the direction of Rudow to Grenzallee
> >>Cross the street at the traffic light and turn left. The next street on the
> >>right is Jahnstraße.
> >>On the left side you will find our hotel.
> >
> >Conveniently, also the directions to Berghain.  :-)
> >
> 
> What's the best way to buy a ticket? On the bus itself, or is there a kiosk?
> Credit card?

Buy an AB ticket from the driver or a ticket machine for 2.70 Euro in
cash. Don't forget to validate your ticket if you didn't buy it from a
bus driver.

Read on for more details.

When you enter the bus buy a ticket from the driver (only cash
preferably coins). See here
https://www.bvg.de/en/Tickets/Other-ways-to-buy/On-trams-and-buses
And keep your fingers crossed he speaks English. Say "AB ticket" see
below. These tickets are already validated.

If you use the metro it's usually convenient to use a ticket machine
(colored white and yellow with the letters BVG). They can be operated in
English.
https://www.bvg.de/en/Tickets/Other-ways-to-buy/At-ticket-machines
You have to punch these tickets yourself.

These are the single tickets
https://shop.bvg.de/index.php/group/73
You'll be fine with a "Single ticket Berlin AB" for 2.70 Euro from the
airport to you hotel. This is usually the ticket you buy for riding up
to two hours in the zones A and B. I'll guess you will never need a ABC
ticket.
https://shop.bvg.de/index.php/product/234/show/0/0/0/0/buy

You cannot pay by credit card. Only EC card which is like credit card
without credit.

You can buy four for 9.00 Euro but I believe not from a bus driver.

There are also day tickets. There are tourists tickets for up to 6 days.
Whether buying is makes sense depends on how often you are going to use
public transportation.
There are also short-trip tickets (up to 3 stations on the metro or
rail) - one for 1.70 Euro and four for 5.60 Euro. Might be convenient
for getting to the venue and back instead of a 20 minutes walk.

More questions?

Jens