Berlin, Prague & Budapest in July - To train or not to train?
May 17th, 2012 | 08:37 AM
#21
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Okie! Am all sorted with transportation now that we are there for almost 21 days in all...
Trains done barring the overnighter from Prague to Budapest. Acco in apartments well under control - fingers crossed are as good as they seems to be. Online bookings at Reichstag and Green Vaults underway. Will book online the paddle steamer too as don't have that much time at Dresden just to be sure we don't miss the boat, literally.
Figuring out short Danube rover cruises now.
Loving' it! Isn't it fun planning in today's connected world?!
Trains done barring the overnighter from Prague to Budapest. Acco in apartments well under control - fingers crossed are as good as they seems to be. Online bookings at Reichstag and Green Vaults underway. Will book online the paddle steamer too as don't have that much time at Dresden just to be sure we don't miss the boat, literally.
Figuring out short Danube rover cruises now.
Loving' it! Isn't it fun planning in today's connected world?!
May 17th, 2012 | 09:34 AM
#22
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Sorry tongsa, did not notice your last question until now.
IMO, it does not matter that much. Both subway and S-Bahn have been equipped with elevators during the last years. Also most have escalators. So it should be easy to get to and from platforms.
But often buses may be more comfortable from where you are. When you know the location of your accomodation in Berlin, you could play around with BVG's website bvg.de , also works in English, to get an idea how to get best from A to B. You don't need to know your nearest station or bus stop, just put in the street address of your apartment. You can also set the options to use only stations that have escalators or elevators.
Many destinations, like that part of Mitte with Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Gendarmenmarkt and Museum Island are connected to the north-south and to the crosstown S-Bahn and three subway lines. Plus two tram lines and a dozen bus lines. So it does not really matter from where you come.
The S-Bahn is not run by BVG, the city's transport authority, but all means of transportation (including regional trains, excluding long-distance ICE or IC trains) can be used with the same tickets within the fare zone(s) you have purchased.
Also all buses, metro buses, night buses, trams, metro trams, ferries (but not the excursion boats as you probably have guessed).
IMO, it does not matter that much. Both subway and S-Bahn have been equipped with elevators during the last years. Also most have escalators. So it should be easy to get to and from platforms.
But often buses may be more comfortable from where you are. When you know the location of your accomodation in Berlin, you could play around with BVG's website bvg.de , also works in English, to get an idea how to get best from A to B. You don't need to know your nearest station or bus stop, just put in the street address of your apartment. You can also set the options to use only stations that have escalators or elevators.
Many destinations, like that part of Mitte with Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Gendarmenmarkt and Museum Island are connected to the north-south and to the crosstown S-Bahn and three subway lines. Plus two tram lines and a dozen bus lines. So it does not really matter from where you come.
The S-Bahn is not run by BVG, the city's transport authority, but all means of transportation (including regional trains, excluding long-distance ICE or IC trains) can be used with the same tickets within the fare zone(s) you have purchased.
Also all buses, metro buses, night buses, trams, metro trams, ferries (but not the excursion boats as you probably have guessed).
May 17th, 2012 | 03:45 PM
#23
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Thanks Cowboy. Have got an apartment between Mohsenstrasse and Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Old Town in Prague and near Astoria M in Budapest. Couldn't get an apartment of choice in Dresden so at a hotel off the Old Town. I think we should be fine. The bvg website will be very useful, no doubt.
Danke.
Danke.
