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Brandenburg Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

1 hour 30 min

Approximate Travel Distance

1318 Km
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23 Dec, Mon
09:30 AM
Sofia - Berlin
1 stop
5h 50m
SOF-BER
4.397 TL
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Transportation to Airport from Sofia City Center

Sofia Airport

There are different means of transportation that you can use to get to Sofia Airport from the city center. You can go to the city center by taxi, bus, metro, and bicycle or by renting a car.

Taxi

You can quickly and easily get to Sofia Airport by taking a taxi from any corner of the city of Sofia. Taking a taxi can be a very simple transport option to get to Sofia Airport, which is 5 kilometers away from the city center.

Bus

You can easily and economically get to Sofia Airport with the buses you can get from all the points in the city. Buses that are more affordable than the taxis are available on two different lines. According to your position, the buses will take you to Sofia Airport easily.

Metro

You can go to Sofia Airport in an economical, comfortable and fast way by metro which is a rail and underground transportation option. You can reach Sofia Airport, which is directly linked to the Sofia Metro 1 Line, from all metro stations in the metro city.

Bicycle

You have the opportunity to go to Sofia Airport, one of the airports that give importance to the increasing bicycle transportation in the world, with your bikes. There are bicycle parking areas at the terminal buildings of Sofia Airport, which has special bicycle routes.

Car Rental

Renting a car is one of the comfortable options you can choose to go to Sofia Airport. You can easily reach your aircraft with the cars you can rent from the car rental offices located in the city center. Do not forget that you can rent vehicles with or without drivers.

Among the car rental companies you can choose from are Choice, Europcar, Sixt, Avis, Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, Avtojet, Moto Pfohe, Tany 97, Thrifty and Firefly.

Airport Information

Located in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, Sofia Airport is an important airport that is only 5 kilometers away from the city center and serves international flights. At the same time, Sofia Airport, the most important and largest airport in Bulgaria, has significance as it carries a large number of passengers each year and provides air travel to the country. You can benefit from numerous services at Sofia Airport terminal buildings. You can spend time in sophisticated, comfortable lounge rooms, make money transactions at bank offices, and get emergency medical help when needed.

In addition to these, you can also shop and spend time in the eating and drinking spots at the terminal buildings where car rental companies, lost goods office, postal services are also available.

Among the stores in Sofia Airport you can shop at are SA Tax Free & Travel Retail, SA Buy / Bye Shop, SA Stop / Buy Shop, SA Spirit of Bulgaria, La Casa Del Habano, Fashion And Accessories Shops, Iris, Toys, Bulgarian Souvenirs, Relay Shop and Aviation Art Shop. You can shop with Bulgarian Lev, Euro, Dollar, Swedish Franc and Sterling. Among the places where you can eat or drink something at the airport are Deli Sandwich Bar, World News Cafe and Sky Cafe.

Transportation to Berlin City Center from Airport

Brandenburg Airport

Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is planned to be put into service on October 31, 2020, has three terminals. The terminals 1 and 2 are centrally located between both runways, while the Terminal 5 is situated at the north end of the airport. T1 and T2 are directly adjacent to each other, and it is possible to walk to T5 from these two terminals.

From all terminals, you can easily reach every region of Berlin at any time by private car, bus, car-sharing, car rental or public transportation.

Regional and S-Bahn Trains

BER Airport is connected to the railway and highway network from many points. Airport Express and regional trains carry passengers to Berlin Central Station from the station at Terminal 1 four times per hour.

You can reach Berlin Hauptbahnhof from the airport by using the airport express and regional trains that depart four times per hour. This transportation lasts about 30 minutes. In addition, the train lines S9 and S45 S-Bahn provide transportation service to the city center from the airport every 20 minutes.

Regional Train Routes

FEX (every 30 minutes): BER T1-2, Ostkreuz-Gesundbrunnen- Hauptbahnhof

RE7 (every hour): BER T1-2 Wünsdorf-Waldstadt-Berlin city center- Bad Belzig-Dessau

RB14 (every hour): BER T1-2, Berlin city center-Nauen

RB22 (every hour): Königs Wusterhausen-BER T1-2, Potsdam-Golm

S-Bahn Train Routes

S9 (every 20 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-Berlin city center-Spandau

S45 (every 20 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-Südkreuz

Express Buses

The bus routes X7 and X71 provide transportation between Rudow Metro Station and both terminals. Traveling to Terminal 1 with these buses takes about 18 minutes. In addition, BER1 (Steglitz City Hall-BER T1/2) and BER2 (Potsdam Central Station-BER T1/2 & T5) express buses carry passengers from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to the city center several times a day.

Express Bus Routes

X7 (every 5 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-U Rudow

X71 (every 20 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-U Rudow-Johannisthaler Chaussee-U Alt-Mariendorf

BER1 (additional charge), Route: BER T1-Steglitz Town hall (Travel time is around 45-50 minutes, and you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus.)

BER2 (additional charge), Route: BER T1-BER T5-Potsdam Central Station (15 times a day. Travel time is about 55 minutes, and you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus.)

Bus Routes

163 (every 20 minutes), Route: BER T5-S Grünau-S Adlershof-S Schöneweid

164 (every 20 minutes), Route: BER T5-S Adlershof-S Köpenick

171 (every 20 minutes), Route: BER T5-U Rudow-U Grenzallee-S + U Neukölln-S Sonnenallee-U Hermannplatz

Transportation by Private Car

If you are traveling by a private car, you can easily get to the BER terminals via the highways A113 and B96a. The direct route to Terminals 1 and 2 passes through the highway A113 using the "Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg" exit.

To reach Terminal 5, continue along the highway A113 towards the Schönefeld-Süd junction or take the highway B96a that passes by the terminal.

There are five modern car parking lots and two ground-level parking spaces at Terminals 1 and 2. All parking lots are equipped with special stairs and elevators to enable a comfortable transportation for the disabled. You can find luggage trolleys in all parking spaces and on every floor of the parking lots. Monitors containing information about the current departures and arrivals are also provided in the parking lots. Video-controlled and private security parking spaces are also found in the parking lot P1.

In Terminal 5, you can find three-storey parking spaces and a modern parking lot. The parking lot is equipped with parking and color-coded guidance system, elevators and a luggage car station. 38 extra-large parking spaces are also provided (XXL).

Car Sharing and Rental

You can also benefit from car sharing and rental services for traveling from the terminal to the city center. Car2Go/Drive Now, Miles and Sixt companies offer service with their vehicles at the airport. The parking spaces of the vehicles are located in the parking lot P56 at Terminal 5. At Terminals 1 and 2, you can find the vehicles in the parking lot P4.

Taxi

Passengers arriving at Terminals 1 and 2 can use the north and south taxi rows in front of T1 at the E0 level. At Terminal 5, you can find taxi stands in front of the terminal area L.

You can contact an employee of the airport service provider APCOA for a taxi suitable for passengers and disabled people who need a private taxi or a car with a child seat or larger capacity.

Weather in Berlin

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MondayMin 2ºC - Max 5ºC
TuesdayMin 2ºC - Max 5ºC
WednesdayMin 3ºC - Max 7ºC
ThursdayMin 7ºC - Max 9ºC
FridayMin 7ºC - Max 9ºC

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