Workshop venue – practical information
Workshop venue
The workshop takes place in one of the buildings of the Humboldt University in Dorotheenstr. 24 (Room 3.246) which is located in the heart of Berlin, close to the city’s most famous historic avenue Unter den Linden. It is close to the famous Maxim Gorki Theater and to the German State Opera House. The Museum Island and the TV tower are just across a bridge and the Brandenburg Gate is a ten-minute walk up Unter den Linden.
Transportation
Stops closest to the HU building in Dorotheenstr. 24:
– S-Bahn: “S+U Friedrichstrasse” (lines S5, S7, S75, S1, S2, S25)
– U-Bahn: “U Französische Strasse” (line U6)
– Bus: “Staatsoper” (lines 100, 200)
– Tram:”Universitätstrasse” (lines 12, M1)
How to arrive from Tegel Airport:
-take bus TXL direction S+U Alexanderplatz
-get off: Unter den Linden/Friedrichstr. (Berlin)
-walk about 5 min
* or by a taxi (for about 20-25€)
How to arrive from Schönefeld Airport:
a) take the direct train RE7 direction Dessau, Hauptbahnhof/RB14 direction Nauen, Bahnhof
-get off: Berlin Friedrichstraße
-walk about 5 min
b) take the S-Bahn S9 to “S Ostkreuz” + change at Ostkreuz to S5, S7 or S75 to “S+U Friedrichstrasse”
-walk about 10 min
* or by a taxi (for about 40-45€)
You can plan your route using one of the following websites:
http://www.bvg.de/en/ (the Metro people)
http://fahrinfo.vbb.de/bin/query.exe/en (the S-Bahn people)
Public transportation
Berlin’s local public transport network consists of city train/urban rail (S-Bahn), metro (U-Bahn), buses and trams.
There are three zones: AB, BC and ABC.
You will need an AB or ABC ticket:
– AB ticket covers the whole Berlin area until the city boundary.
– Schönefeld Airport and Potsdam are outside of Berlin city boundary, i.e. in the zone C.
There are various types of tickets:
– short distance tickets — up to 3 urban rail or metro stations (change allowed) and up to 6 bus or tram stations (no change)
– single tickets
– daily tickets
– 7-day tickets
– and some more.
buying tickets:
Tickets can be purchased at multilingual ticket machines on the platforms of S-and U-Bahn stations. In buses, fares are paid to the bus driver, in trams at machines inside the trains. In larger stations the S-Bahn and BVG provide ticket counters.
validation of tickets: Before the journey starts tickets must be validated by stamping them at the yellow or red boxes on the platforms, in buses or trams. In case of inspection, a ticket that is not stamped is invalid.