Tips on which public transport ticket to buy

Hi,

Will be travelling with another 3 friends for 3 days in berlin, which type of ticket shall i buy for the public transoprt?
1. group ticket with the museum pass as we are still students, can get reduced price for t he museum pass
2.Berlin Welcome card ?

Thank you

It really depends on what you want to do. The museum pass is not good value unless you are going to do the tourist sights. If you are doing the tourist sights, then it is probably the way to go. Otherwise, then your best bet is probably a week card. If you are around for 3 days, you may need to buy 4 day cards, in which case the week card is better. You almost certainly only need to cover zones A and B - you'll only go into zone C if you are going way out - the only place there that may be of interest is Potsdam.

The Welcome Card looks like a normal card with tour guide stuff thrown in. You can probably pick up most of the stuff in it for free anyway, and I guess you will be coming with your own Berlin Tour Guide.

Have a look at this link for an older discussion on this topic.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1873...ard-Berlin.html

Hope this helps and have a fun time - Berlin is a great city - make sure to also take time to hang out with real folks in pubs/cafes, and if around at the weekend, check out one of the markets.

Colin

Thank you very much Colin:) guess I will really have a great time there with all your advice!

Hi to all

The information you have posted has been very useful for my own upcoming trip to Berlin. I do have one question: how much does the weekly transport pass cost? Can it be bought at the Sch. airport and just pay the supplement because it is in another zone (just need zones A/B except for to and fro airport).

Cheers

Try this overview of prices on the BVG website. Should give you what you're looking for