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Berlin Tegel Airport Guide (TXL)

Airport info
Code: TXL
Address:
Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH, Flughafen Tegel, 13405 Berlin, Germany
Location:

The airport is located 8km (5 miles) northwest of Berlin.

Number of terminals: 4 Dialling code: +49
Telephone:
(0180) 500 0186.
Timezone: GMT +1:00
Berlin-Tegel Airport map

Here you'll find essential information on Berlin-Tegel Airport, including contact details, airport transfer facts, details of airport facilities, and how to get there.

Airport news: 

Berlin Tegel is scheduled to cease operations in mid-2012, when all traffic will transfer to the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport at Schönefeld.

Information: 

Information and help desks (tel: (0180) 500 0186) can be found in the main terminal halls.

Website: 
www.berlin-airport.de
Driving directions: 

The airport is connected to the Berlin city motorway, the A100, and the A111 north, with signposted exits.

Public Transport

Public transport road: 

Bus: The Jet Express Bus connects TXL with Alexanderplatz, running via Unter den Linden and the city's main railway station, while bus 128, 109 and X9 run to various city locations, for connections to the city's subway transport system and the overland S-Bahn trains. Information is available from the BVG office in the main hall of the terminal (tel: (030) 19449: www.bvg.de).

Taxi: Taxis are readily available outside the terminal.

Terminal facilities

Money: 

The airport has banking and bureaux de change, ATMs and a post office. Wireless Internet access is available for a fee, at various locations throughout the airport.

Food: 

There are several cafés, restaurants and bars located throughout the terminal buildings.

Shopping: 

There is an extensive shopping area at the airport, including duty-free in the Departures zones, and a supermarket.

Luggage: 

A left-luggage and lost property facility is available in the main hall (tel: (030) 4101 2315), which also offers a porter service. Trolleys are available free of charge.

Other: 

There is a 24-hour first aid service and baby change facilities.

Airport facilities

Conference and business: 

The airport has fax and photocopying services in VIP lounges and in the Airport Service Centre (tel: (030) 4101 3434). There are seven meeting rooms available onsite, with capacity for up to 24 people (tel: (030) 4101 3316). A number of larger meeting rooms are available at the nearby Mercure Airport Hotel Berlin Tegel (tel: (030) 41060; www.mercure.com).

Disabled facilities: 

Facilities for disabled travellers include ramped access, adapted toilets and wheelchair-accessible telephones. Wheelchairs are available (tel: (030) 8875 6408). Disabled car parking spaces can be found in car parks P2, P4 and P6.

Car parking: 

There are car parks located beneath and around the terminal; P1 (covered), P2 and PK are close to the terminal building (car park PK is for short-term parking); and P5 is for long-term parking.

Car rental: 

Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National, and Sixt are all represented at the airport. Facilities are situated outside Terminal D.

Airport hotels

The closest hotel is the Mercure Airport Hotel Berlin Tegel (tel: (030) 41060; www.mercure.com), 1km (0.6 mile) from the terminal. Also nearby, about 3km (2 miles) away, is the Holiday Inn Berlin City West (tel: (030) 383 890; www.hibe.info), which operates a shuttle service to and from the airport.

Holiday Inn Esplanade

The 4-star Holiday Inn Esplanade operates a shuttle service to Berlin Tegel Airport and offers extensive business facilities as well as a restaurant, bar, gym and swimming pool.

Telephone: (030) 383 890.
Website:
www.hibe.info
Mercure Airport Hotel Berlin Tegel

The Mercure Airport Hotel Berlin Tegel is the closest hotel to Berlin Tegel Airport at 1km (0.6 mile) from the terminal. The hotel offers number of large meeting rooms for conferences and business. 

Telephone: (030) 41060.
Website:
www.mercure.com
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