Berlin-Schönefeld Airport

Small airport for budget airlines
Noteworthy for: It's hot, crowded and badly organised, but thankfully will be replaced by the larger, new and shiny Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in 2014.

The smaller of Berlin's two commercial airports, Schönefeld is 18km southeast of Berlin. The easiest, most cost-effective way of getting into the city is to take the AirportExpress train RB7 or RB14, which stops at Alexanderplatz, Friedrichstrasse and Zoologischer Garten. Running every 30 minutes (4.30am – 11pm), the Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen station is a short walk from the terminal building.
At the information centre in the arrivals hall purchase either single tickets or, for better value, a Welcome Card, which can be used on all trains, trams and buses, as well as giving discounted entry to many of Berlin's attractions.

The S45 and S9 S-Bahn trains also stop at Schönefeld, but with more stops, takes much longer to reach the city. By bus, Express Bus SXF1 connects Terminal A with the mainline train station of Sudkreuz, from where it's a short ride to the S-Bahn and city centre network. Taxis are also available from outside the terminal building at the designated rank.