Popular Airport | Gomel Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 737 Miles |
There are many bus and train routes for passengers who want to reach Berlin Brandenburg Airport from the city center. If you wish, you can easily get to the airport from every point of the city 24 hours a day by renting a car, benefitting from car-sharing alternative or using a taxi.
The S9-S45 S-Bahn trains, regional trains and express buses departing from the center of Berlin every 20 minutes provide transportation service to the terminals 1, 2 and 5. These are frequently preferred as they pass through many central points of the city.
Express buses are among the frequently used transportation vehicles since they offer fast transportation and can easily be found in the city center. It is possible to reach the three terminals by using both express buses and city buses.
Routes of the buses are as follows:
X7 (every 5 minutes): U Rudow, BER T5, BER T1-2.
X71 (every 20 minutes): U Alt-Mariendorf, Johannisthaler Chaussee, U Rudow, BER T5, BER T1-2.
The route of the express bus BER1 that provides transportation to the terminals in 45-50 minutes: Steglitz town hall, BER T1 (additional charge).
The route of the express bus BER2 that departs 15 times a day and reaches the airport in about 55 minutes: Potsdam Central Station, BER T5, BER T1 (additional charge).
The routes of the buses departing from the city center every 20 minutes and goes to the T5:
163: S Schöneweid, S Adlershof BER T5.
164: S Köpenick, S Adlershof, BER T5.
171: U Hermannplatz, S Sonnenallee, U Neukölln, U Grenzallee-S, U Rudow, BER T5.
The airport express and regional trains carry passengers from Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Railway Station) to the airport four times an hour. You can reach the train stations located below the BER T1 and T2 terminals with this 30-minute journey. The terminal T5 is also within a short walking distance from the stations T1 and T2.
FEX (every 30 minutes): Hauptbahnhof, Ostkreuz-Gesundbrunnen, BER T1-2.
RE7 (every hout): Dessau, Bad Belzig, Berlin city center, Waldstadt, Wünsdorf, BER T1-2.
RB14 (every hour): Nauen, Berlin city center, BER T1-2.
RB22 (every hour): Potsdam-Golm, BER T1-2, Königs Wusterhausen.
The train routes S9 and S45 S-Bahn can be preferred since they offer direct transportation the terminal T5. Passengers, who transfer between the three terminals, can also use these trains.
S9 (every 20 minutes): Spandau, Berlin city center, BER T5, BER T1-2.
S45 (every 20 minutes): Südkreuz, BER T5, BER T1-2.
You can easily get to the BER terminals via the highways A113 or B96a. The direct route to Terminals 1 and 2 passes through the highway A113. 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. Monitors containing information about the current departures and arrivals are also provided in the parking lots.
You can also benefit from car sharing and rental services for traveling to the airport from the city center. Car2Go/Drive Now, Miles and Sixt companies offer services for the passengers who want to reach the airport in a comfortable way. You can reach these companies online before your travel.
There are many stands that you can find a taxi in Berlin city center. 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.
Taxi Berlin, which has a stand on Persiusstrabe 7 and can be reached by calling 49 30 202020, Taxi Deluxe Berlin offering service at Blücherstrabe 65A in the city center, and Taxistand, which provides 24-hour service on Joachimsthaler Str and can be reached by calling 49 162 2335893 are among the companies that you can contact.
Gomel Airport is only 10 kilometres away to the city centre and the flights here are generally carried out at regional-scale. This airport is not quite advanced in terms of opportunities offered to the passengers. It provides only basic services such as waiting lounge and ATMs. When you need to get to the city centre from Gomel Airport, you can choose either minibus or taxi. Also, do not forget that you can also have an option of rental car to arrive the city centre, if you have made a reservation at a local rent-a-car firm in advance. Gomel is generally preferred for short trips for the weekend, and it takes around 15 to 20 minutes to get to the city centre from Gomel Airport.
Passengers landing at Gomel Airport can get on the shuttles that could take them to the city center right after they exit the terminal building. The shuttles of Gomel Airport is both practical and budget-friendly for the visitors of Gomel. However, when you prefer using these shuttles, you do not get the chance to get off wherever you want in the city centre. First, you should get off at the stop in city centre and then proceed further by choosing other options such as bus or taxi to reach your destination.
It is rather difficult to find a taxi at Gomel Airport at the hours during which there are no frequent flights. Yet, if there is no taxi in front of the terminal building of the airport, you can ask for one at the information desk. Before you get on the taxi, you can ask the driver how much it will cost more or less to get to your destination and accordingly, prefer a different option other than taxi to arrive your destination from Gomel Airport. In general, the prices of taxi and other means of transportation are not so high in the country. However, it would be better if you can call the taxi to check for the price first when you are still at the airport.
Gomel does not have as many options as big cities as regards renting a car. Therefore, if you intend to rent a car when you land at Gomel Airport, you should not forget that you can look for a rental car in a different region. If you need to have your car brought from a different place close to Gomel, please keep in mind that you might need to pay an extra fee in addition to the daily rental fee to the rent-a-car company.