Buses to and from Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL)

There are different transportation options by which visitors can reach Berlin Tegel Airport or get to the city from the airport when their flight arrives. Taxis are available just outside the terminals. Passengers are able to obtain car hire services in the car hire offices across the road outside the terminal buildings. Berlin Tegel Airport busses run at frequent intervals.

Indeed, airport bus services run every 10 minutes. Berlin Tegel Airport busses start their service early in the morning and continue servicing the airport and city until the night. The JetExpress service provides busses from Berlin Tegel Airport to the heart of the city and from the city to the airport. JetExpress busses are extra long buses that have specially designed luggage holds. Passengers that board these busses should know that the service only stops at the major bus stops on route. Travelling from the city to Berlin Tegel Airport passengers should wait for the JetExpress bus at any of the major bus stops in the city.

Passengers need to buy a ticket before travelling by bus. Ticket prices are determined by zones or destinations within the city and a ticket including Berlin Tegel Airport is a zone A & B ticket, which costs 2.10 Euros. There are ticket machines in the airport where travellers can purchase their tickets. There are onscreen instructions on how to obtain a ticket. First one must click on the English language option and then choose the Local traffic option. Finally, one must select Berlin AB. There are special machines used for validating tickets before they can be used. Passengers should note that tickets are valid for two hours on trains and buses throughout the city of Berlin from the time of purchase. Passengers unable to use the machines will find a counter where they can buy a ticket with cash from a bus company representative or airport personnel.

It is fast and cheap to travel by bus to the city, especially when using express busses X9 and TXL. Passengers should note that U or S indicates that there is a connection to the underground train stations or to metro train services. U stands for U-Bahn (underground) while S denotes S-Bahn trains (overland metro trains). Passengers wishing to use train services, should be aware that the busses stop at a number of main train stations. They can join the extensive underground train system from there.

Travellers not wishing to miss their flights or onward train connections should familiarise them selves with the timetable for the various bus connections. For journeys to the Zoo station the BVG JetExpress X9 bus runs from Berlin Tegel Airport to Zoo station. The buses are available from Monday to Sunday but at different hours. From Monday to Friday buses start at 04.50 am and are available every 20 minutes until 06.05am. From this hour onwards, they are available every 10 minutes. However, on Saturdays they start from 03.38am and continue until midnight. Sundays and Bank Holidays have their different timings also but not quite so different from the aforementioned timetable. There are however less services running and not all stops may be serviced. Passengers should ensure they know what services run on Sundays and Bank Holidays before commencing their journey to avoid delays or disappointment. It will take 19 minutes to get to the Zoo station from Berlin Tegel Airport.

There are also BVG JetExpress TXL buses to mainline train stations like the Hauptbahnhof and Mollstrasse. BVG bus 109 also goes to the Zoo train station from Berlin Tegel Airport while BVG bus 128 goes to the district of Wedding. There is a shuttle van service managed by resorthoppa.com. This shuttle van service runs from Berlin Tegel Airport to Berlin City Centre.

The information and help desk will be happy to help passengers to find their correct onward connection into Berlin City Centre and beyond.