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DIRECTORY
Airlines
Air Berlin
Tel (0180) 6 334 334.
∑ airberlin.com
Air Canada
Tel (0 69) 27 11 51 11.
∑ aircanada.com
British Airways
The exterior of Cologne Bonn airport Tel (0421) 5575 758.
∑ britishairways.com
The cheapest airfares are often which items cannot be brought Delta Air Lines
those offered by low-cost airlines to Germany and what the Tel (069) 29 99 37 71.
such as EasyJet and Ryanair, or import regulations are (see p542). ∑ delta.com
by discount agents. The latter Normally, clearing customs and
offer discounted seats on immigration is fast and painless EasyJet
Tel (0180) 60 60 606.
charter or scheduled flights. in German airports. ∑ easyjet.com
All major German airports are
served by public transport. Germanwings
Domestic Flights Tel (0180) 6320 320.
Information on transport into
In addition to Lufthansa, there are the city centre, tickets and fares ∑ eurowings.com
a number of smaller carriers in can be found in the arrivals hall Lufthansa
Germany including Air Berlin and or the lobby. Tickets should be Tel (069) 86 799 799.
Germanwings. These carriers offer purchased from vending ∑ lufthansa.com
good quality air links with airports machines before boarding trains Qantas
across Germany, inclu ding smaller or buses. On most forms of Tel (069) 299 57 14 21.
cities. They also often offer public transport, one or two ∑ qantas.com
cheaper fares than Lufthansa on pieces of luggage may be carried
internal and international routes. at no extra cost. Ryanair
Taxis are available from all of ∑ ryanair.com
the main city airports. It is United Airlines
On Arrival
best to pre-book a taxi or Tel (069) 50 98 50 51.
Prior to departure, you should confirm the cost of the journey ∑ united.com
check with authorities or online before travelling.
Journey Time
Distance Journey Time to
Airport § Information to Centre by
from Centre Centre by Taxi
Public Transport
Berlin Tegel (030) 60 91 11 50 9 km (5 miles) 20 min Bus: 25 min
Berlin Schönefeld (030) 60 91 11 50 20 km (12 miles) 45 min S-Bahn: 35 min
Bonn: 28 km (17.5
Cologne-Bonn (02203) 40 400 1 miles); Cologne: Bonn: 15 min Bus to Bonn: 35 min
17 km (10.5 miles) Cologne: 10 min Bus to Cologne: 45 min
Dresden (0351) 881 33 60 9 km (5.5miles) 25 min Bus: 30 min
Düsseldorf (0211) 42 10 8 km (5 miles) 25 min S-Bahn: 13 min
Train: 11 min
Frankfurt am Main (01806) 372 46 36 10 km (6 miles) 20 min
S-Bahn: 10 min
Hamburg (040) 50750 13 km (8 miles) 30 min Bus: 30 min
Hanover (0511) 97 70 12 km (7.5 miles) 20 min S-Bahn: 13 min
Leipzig: 20 km (12 miles); Leipzig: 30 min S-Bahn to Leipzig: 15 min
Leipzig-Halle (0341) 224 11 55
Halle: 24 km (15 miles) Halle: 40 min S-Bahn to Halle: 12 min
Munich (089) 97500 40 km (25 miles) 45 min S-Bahn: 40 min
Bus: 45 min
Bus: 45 min
Nuremberg (0911) 937 00 6 km (4 miles) 20 min
U-Bahn: 12 min

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