Berlin

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Berlin's Couch Situation

Berlin is a major Couchsurfing city where there are CS events happening almost every day. XX

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The Berlin last minute couch request group is in:

• Last Minute Couchsearch Group

Berlin Hostels and Guesthouses

Hostels cost in the range of Euro XX to XX within the city.

The major backpacker's hostel area in Berlin are:

These hostels come highly recommend by CS travellers:

Mid-range and Higher end Accommodation

These are another option for budget travellers if your couchsearch doesn't work out and hostel reservations are hard to make. Team up with other CSers and you can share costs.

Short/Long term stay

Some websites that our CS-ers recommend, if you're looking for flatshare/renting a flat in Hong Kong:

Or try our "Apartment/Flat-Share Hunting" subgroup under the CS Berlin group.

Getting Around

Public transportation generally goes almost everywhere in the city. XX

From Airport to City

Express Train is the fastest way to get to the airport from XX. Express trains run every XX minutes from around XX a.m. to XX a.m. Journeys from the airport to XX take approximately XX minutes and a round-trip ticket costs XX.

Bus to/from the airport from/to various parts of the city

Taxi

• to XX - at least Euro XX
• to XX - at least Euro XX

Underground/ U-Bahn

The subway/underground in Berlin is called the U-Bahn.

The U-Bahn is efficient and reliable and it covers the major areas of the city.

Buses

Buses in Berlin are plentiful.

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Taxi

Taxis are expensive. XX.

One thing to watch out for

Nightlife, Dining and Entertainment

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Magazines and Event listings

The following websites can help bring you up to speed on the local club scene, nightlife, concerts, festivals and shows.

Bars

Some favourite local haunts include:

The Underground

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Events, venues and organizations

Restaurants

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegan Restaurants:

Sports, Activities and the Great Outdoors

Hiking

Running and Hiking events

Swimming and Beaches

Camping

Wakeboarding and Waterskiing

Windsurfing and Kayaking

Diving

Rock Climbing

Para-gliding

Snowboarding

Language Exchange

There are lots of language exchange options available in Berlin from one on one meetups to clubs that meet regularly in person to social networks available online at your convenience. Here are some of your options:

For one on one exchange:

Groups that meet regularly:

Language exchange social networks:

Paid language courses:

Sightseeing

Berlin is extremely easy to get around by subway, taxi, bus, walking etc. You can easily design your own itinerary picking the places that you want to visit from below. Most people do not need a tour guide for Berlin.

Cultural Heritage and Building architecture

Markets

Temples, Monasteries, Nunneries

Parks

Theme Parks

Other references

Crossing the border

To France: XX To Austria: XX To Poland: XX XX

Visas

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Baggage Storage

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FAQs

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