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Arrival

Special bus lines

• Special busses to the Demonstration, departing from 100 Cities all over Germany - save with early bookings...
• Special bus from Hessen to the Demonstration: 45€ for Berlin and back. Route: Langenlonsheim, Mainz, Frankfurt, Giessen, Alsfeld, Kassel (organised by the local group in Mainz)

How to arrive by car

• • Anybody searching for a lift? Anybody with an empty seat in your car? Go ahead, have a look on the Hitchhiker's list (german) and/or leave your name there.
  • Or use this web site (german)
  • Parking next to the Brandenburger Tor both is a bad idea, and expensive. Find free a few parking lots on the Straße des 17. Juni.
  • To the meeting point at Alexanderplatz, going by tram (S-Bahn) is preferred and recommended.

How to arrive by train

• • Tip: book to/from "Berlin Alexanderplatz", this will save you an extra ticket from the main station to Alexanderplatz.
  • Find offers and requests for train ticket groups on our Hitchhiker's List
  • The Brandenburger Tor is about 2km from the Central Station and thus is within walking distance.
  • Offers from Deutsche Bahn:
    • Schedule and routing information from Deutsche Bahn.
    • Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket: For a ticket billing 33 Euro (if bought via the internet or at a ticket machine) a maximum of 5 people can use any local train for one day all over Germany. You can use the Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket also with in all transport services offered by BVG, i.e. busses, trams, underground (the local transport company in Berlin).
    • Brandenburg-Berlin-Ticket: A ticket similar to the Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket. Valid in Berlin and Brandenburg (the county surrounding Berlin) only. Billing 26 Euro.
    • Gruppe&Spar: An offer for groups of six persons at least.
    • Dauer-Spezial: A current offer, prices depend on availability (starting at 29 Euro for a single ride).
  • Website for Ticket-Group requests.

Arrival with the bus

• • Berlinlinienbus e.g. from Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt/Main, Kiel, München, Rostock
  • Berlinlinie e.g. from Flensburg, Kiel, Lübeck and Hamburg

Within Berlin

• • City map
  • Information about the public transport in berlin
  • Use the S-Bahn and ride to the station Unter den Linden.
• Information about the arrival at berlin

Accomodation

• A&O-Hostel Friedrichshain/Kreuzberg (starting at 10,50 €)
• Amstel House Hostel Berlin-Tiergarten (starting at 11,00 €)
• Cityhostel Berlin Mitte (starting at 17,00 €)
• Frosch Hostel (Prenzlauer Berg, starting at 12,00 €)
• Hostel X-Berger (Kreuzberg, starting at 12,00 €): The hotel gave the information to be able to host a group of 30 to 40 persons.
• Sunflower Hostel in Friedrichshain (from 13,00 €)
• Heart of Gold Hostel (Berlin Mitte, from 14 €)
• Helter Skelter Hostel (Berlin Mitte, from 14 €)
• Generator Hostel (Friedrichshain, from 15 €)
• Smarthostel Hostel Berlin
• Mittes Backpacker Hostel Berlin (Berlin Mitte, from 15 €)
• Alcatraz Backpacker (Prenzlauer Berg, from 16 €)
• The Circus Berlin Hostel (Berlin Mitte, from 17 €)
• Pegasus Hostel next to Ostbahnhof
• Three Little Pigs Hostel Berlin (Berlin Kreuzberg, from 13 €)
• Find more Hostels in Berlin at www.hostel-list.de
• Hospitality Club from 0,00 €, with the chance to inform the host about surveillance and data retention!
• BeWelcome Hostpitality network - get accommodation for free
• Lakeside Bed & Breakfast Berlin - Pension Am See (Falkensee near Berlin, from 18 €)
• Please enter any information about further accommodations here.

Private accomodation

Some Berlin Actionists offer private accomodations. You're welcome to add further offers.

Other accomodations

Some organizations offer some of the facilities as accomodations. Again, you're welcome to add offers.

Camping

• Be hip! Tentstation, only 5 minutes to the demo!

Tentstation is the camping ground right within the heart of Berlin. Within the nature, and in walking distance - 5 minutes only - from the central station.