Editing Berlin (section)

=== Tickets ===
Tickets for public transport can be bought at every S- and U-Bahn station from machines, at ticket offices on the main stations. Daily tickets or tickets for short rides can be bought in buses and trams as well (vending machines in trams only accept coins, also often at stations). Tickets are valid for all ways of public transport within the chosen area (A, B and C), including interchanges between different transports.

==== Zones ====
* Zone A is central Berlin (inside circle line), Zone B everything else inside Berlin's city borders, Zone C is everything outside of Berlin (eg. Schönefeld Airport and Potsdam)
* There are no tickets for single zones, but for combinations AB, BC and ABC. For most trips inside Berlin, you'll need a '''Zone AB''' ticket, but '''ABC''' when arriving at Schönefeld Airport or planning to visit Potsdam.

==== Short term tickets ====
* '''Short trip fare''' (Kurzstrecke) is valid for either 3 stops with U- or S-Bahn (changes allowed), or 6 stops with tram or bus  (changes '''not''' allowed). Costs €1.70
* '''Single tickets''' (Einzelfahrschein) is valid for 2 hours. Officially you can not travel back towards the station you started, so it's a one-way ticket. Costs €2.70 (AB), €3.00 (BC) or €3.30 (ABC).
* '''4-Trip-ticket''' (4-Fahrten-Karte) is the same as 4 single tickets, but slightly cheaper when bought in this way.
* '''Day ticket''' (Tageskarte) can be used for an entire calendar day, until 3:00am next day (note that day tickets in Berlin are '''not''' valid for 24 hours as in some other places, so don't buy in the evening!). Costs €7.00 (AB), €7.30 (BC) or €7.60 (ABC).
* '''Small group day ticket''' (Kleingruppen-Tageskarte) is a daily ticket for group of up to 5 persons. It pays itself back when traveling with 3 or more persons. Costs €17.30 (AB), €17.50 (BC) and €17.80 (ABC)

==== Long term tickets ====
* '''7-Day-ticket''' (7-Tage-Karte VBB-Umweltkarte) is valid for an entire week. With this ticket you can travel with an additional adult or 3 children between 8:00pm end 3:00am on weekdays, all day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Costs €30.00 (AB), €31.10 (BC) or €37.20 (ABC).
* '''Monthly ticket''' (Monatskarte VBB-Umweltkarte) is valid for an entire month. With this ticket you can travel with an additional adult or 3 children between 8:00pm end 3:00am on weekdays, all day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The ticket is transferable and some people offer their monthly ticket (or the part that's left) on the internet. Costs €81.00 (AB), €82.50 (BC) or €99.90 (ABC).
* '''10am Monthly ticket''' (10-Uhr-Karte) is a limited version of the monthly ticket. You can not take other people on the same ticket. Furthermore, you're only allowed to travel after 10:00am. Therefore the price is cheaper than the regular monthly ticket: €59.10 (AB), €60.20 (BC) or €62.50 (ABC).

==== Special tourist tickets ====
* '''Berlin WelcomeCard''' 24/48 hours, 4/5/6 days - Next to travelling, you can use this card to get discounts at touristic attractions, in restaurants and free entrance at some museums (with 3/5-day ticket). Can not be bought at ticket vending machines. [http://www.visitberlin.de/en/welcomecard Read more]
* '''Berlin CityTourCard''' 48/72 hours, 4/5/6 days - Next to travelling, this card provides some discount on some touristic attractions. This ticket can also be bought at ticket vending machines. [http://www.citytourcard.com/en Read more]

For more information on tickets and pricing: [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17181/name/Fares+Overview.html BVG Tickets]

====Important information on public transportation tickets====

*Most of the tickets have to be validated (stamped) before use. If you forget, the fine is 60 Euro (same if you have no ticket)
*Except for Friday and Saturday night, all S-Bahn trains stop driving after approximately 1 o'clock
*Except for Friday and Saturday night, all U-Bahn trains are replaced by night buses (U1->N1; U2->N2; etc.)
*At some stations, people are selling tickets. Although they don't all look that bonafide, they resell tickets other people used. They should be still valid. If you are planning to buy those tickets, check if they are still valid. Also, it's officially forbidden to resell tickets, so you might be involved in a small crime by doing it.