Bus Tours

Bus Tours

Four companies (Berliner Bären, Berolina Berlin-Service, Bus Verkehr Berlin, and Severin & Kühn) jointly offer city tours on yellow, double-decker City Circle buses, which run every 15 or 30 minutes, depending on the season. The full circuit takes two hours, as does the recorded narration listened to through headphones. For EUR 18 you can jump on and off at the 14 stops. The bus driver sells tickets. During the warmer months, the last circuit leaves at 4 PM from the corner of Rankestrasse and Kurfürstendamm. Most companies have tours to Potsdam. Severin & Kühn also runs all-day tours to Dresden and Meissen.

The Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin offers a 2 1/2-hour tour (EUR 15) and 1¾-hour tour (EUR 12) at 11, 2, and 3:45. A guide narrates in both German and English. The bus departs from Kurfürstendamm 236, at the corner of Rankestrasse.

Information

Berliner Bären Stadtrundfahrten (BBS, Seeburgerstr. 19b, Charlottenburg. 030/3519-5270. www.sightseeing.de). Berolina Berlin-Service (Kurfürstendamm 220, at Meinekestr., Western Downtown. 030/8856-8030. www.berolina-berlin.com). Bus Verkehr Berlin (BVB, Kurfürstendamm 225, Western Downtown. 030/683-8910. www.bvb.net). Severin & Kühn (Kurfürstendamm 216, Western Downtown. 030/880-4190. www.severin-kuehn-berlin.de). Stadtrundfahrtbüro Berlin (Kurfürstendamm 236, Western Downtown. 030/2612-001. www.stadtrundfahrtbuero-berlin.de).