Information for visiting scientists
Operating hours for most connections are about 4.30 a.m.-1.00 a.m. On Friday night and
Saturday night the U-Bahn is operating until ca. 1 a.m. A few nightbuses run from 1 a.m.
to 5 a.m.
For more information see the timetables available in main stations of U- and S-Bahn.
Four networks are available:
S-Bahn. Fast connection with the city centre, northern Berlin and with the regional
railway station "Wannsee". Operating at 10 minute intervals. The closest
stations are "Rathaus Steglitz", in the Albrechtstrasse, and "Botanischer
Garten", in the Enzianstrasse.
U-Bahn. Fastest connection with the west-city and the railway station
"Zoologischer Garten". Operating at 2-5 minute intervals during daytime, at 5-10
minute intervals in the evening and on weekends. The station closest to the Wirtschaftshof
is "Rathaus Steglitz" (U9). The stations "Breitenbachplatz",
"Podbielskiallee" and "Dahlem-Dorf" (in the Koenigin-Luise-Strasse)
(U1) and "Rathaus Steglitz" are in about equal distance from the Museum.
Buses. There is a dense network of about 160 routes, operating mostly at
ten-minute-intervals Mo-Fri during daytime, and every 20 or 30 minutes in the evening and
on weekends. A few buses run all night. Maps are available at U-Bahn station "Rathaus
Steglitz".
Tram. The eastern part of Berlin has a tramway system of about 40 routes.
Fares. A single trip transfer-ticket is € 2.00, valid on all four networks and for
any distance within the agglomeration, allowing one-way trips only (note changed
rules by 1 April 2004!).
Cheaper whole-day tickets, more-days-tickets, short-distance tickets or
passes for one month are also available. Information at U-Bahn station "Zoologischer
Garten" and "Rathaus Steglitz". For bulky luggage an extra fee is required.
Tickets are available at automatic ticket vending-machines at each S- and U-Bahn station,
at counters of the larger stations, and at some newspaper shops. On busses single trip
transfer-tickets are available, for the trains tickets have to be bought in advance. You
may need small change, not bigger than € 10.
For the latest information see the BVG website.
How to get there
Accommodation
Services in the Museum and in the Garden
Public transport in Berlin
Map of the garden surroundings
Services in the vicinity of the Garden
