Berlin is known for its public transportation and it invites you to experience it while you are there. The public transportation is widely used and accepted by the "Berliners" and it can take you almost everywhere.
Here is a short guide so that you will know what is what:
S-Bahn: "S" stands for "Stadt", which means "city"; trains, which go to the suburbian areas of Berlin, but which also run within the city.
U-Bahn: Die "Untergrund"-Bahn -The "Underground", which is not entirely true, since it sometimes runs above the ground, like the T in Chicago. Only runs within the city borders.
Strassenbahn: "Street car", first public transportation in Berlin before the war, but it was heavily destroyed. 50 years later, after the German reunification, they rebuilt some of the system. These days, the street car is mainly running in the Eastern part of the city. Be aware! Don't try to be faster than a street car. People were already killed!
Bus: The buses are running throughout the city.
Tickets: You can purchase a ticket at any S-and U-Bahnhof "station". You will find Mashines "Fahrscheinautomat" on the platform. You can use the ticket for the bus, street car, U-Bahn and S-Bahn.
Please visit the BVG website under our links for more details.
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