An Airberlin A aircraft. But not Berlin. He knew what was holding Berlin back when it comes to international nonstop flights at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport in the capital city, and its name is Lufthansa. Serious efforts to secure more long-haul flights for Berlin began in in anticipation of the opening of the new BER airport. A survey done by the IHK indicated that businesses in the German capital and the state of Brandenburg were increasingly unhappy about their inability to reach destinations on other continents without stopovers.
In , the last full year before the pandemic, Some In , the BER airport authority stated it wanted to establish 25 long-haul routes from Berlin by , including negotiations for a revised bilateral agreement to allow Emirates to serve a fifth German city Berlin.
But if past history is any indication, that may be unlikely. The IHK has pointed out that in , employees from Berlin and Brandenburg-based companies logged a total of 1. About 55 percent of travelers landing at FRA were changing planes. Many of them making the short hop via jet between Berlin and Frankfurt 70 minutes, air miles. I myself have done it many times, sometimes being good and taking a high-speed ICE train just under four hours.
That would be Lufthansa, with an average of five flights per day. I live on the West Coast of the United States. When and if I do fly to Berlin next time, I hope to be able to do so without first flying to Frankfurt or Munich. But I have my doubts that it will happen — even by Simple Flying decided to take a look.
In fact, in Berlin Tegal handled 22,, passengers, up 7. Unlike Frankfurt Airport, however, the airport has five terminals. The airport is the oldest in Berlin, however, with the eventual opening of Brandenburg Airport, the airport is due to be closed in the future.
The big disadvantage of Tegel Airport is its connections to the city. According to public transport operator BVG, the airport is only connected to the city center with bus connections. According to IntroducingBerlin. However, geographically, Tegel is closer to the city center. The mere mention of airports in Berlin brings about a groan from locals. The truth is, the city is woefully under-served by its two current airports and attempts at providing a new, modern airport failed spectacularly.
That said, there are two airports for Berlin that cater to national and international travel. Frankfurt's Airport is the busiest in Germany , but these two smaller airports do a serviceable job for the over 30 million visitors that come to Berlin each year.
Plus there is a new airport opening someday, and an old airport worth a visit. Find out how to navigate Berlin's airports, what services they offer, and how to best reach the city. Located in former West Berlin in Tegel, it is about 5 miles 8 miles northwest of the city center. Opened in and once known as Otto Lilienthal Airport, it is the hub for most major airlines in Berlin and it flies to European and international destinations.
It is quite small and often crowded, arranged in a hexagonal design with terminals shooting off the main section in an effort to handle its overflowing volume of passengers. The benefit of its small size is that it is quite easy to navigate and walking is minimal. Transferring within the airport is easy and can be done quickly, but you should budget at least 45 minutes to transfer if you don't need to go through security again.
Once you enter your gate, it is usually just steps away from the plane although buses are increasingly used to cart you the final distance to your plane.
Use the airport map to plan your travel. Tegel Airport is open everyday from 4 a. If a flight lands outside of these hours, the airport remains open. Already far exceeding its capacity in , it has been set to be closed several times but continues to operate — much to the chagrin of residents who live in the current flight path like in Pankow.
Vote after vote, the crumbling airport has been propped up in never-ending limbo. Tegel offers all the basics of shops, restaurants , and a tourist office, but don't expect a lot of options. Especially as the terminals are a bit spread out and if you are out in C or D, you are unlikely to go back and explore A and B.
There are money changers, cash machines, and BVG public transportation ticket machines. For a city with excellent public transportation , options to and from the airport are surprisingly limited. The only option is by bus. Tickets can be bought from the machines outside the main terminal, on on buses, or at BVG distributors. The Jet Express TXL and X9 lines run every minutes and take 45 minutes to reach Alexanderplatz with easy connections to top sites in Berlin like Brandenburger Tor and the Hauptbahnhof , as well as the rest of Germany.
There are a few other bus lines , like and , that also leave from right outside the airport and take you to different points in the city.
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