HOW TO FIND US...
Whatever your arrival point in Berlin we can of course arrange a taxi or limousine pick-up to bring you directly to The Circus Apartments. Please contact us for more information. If you want to make your own way, here are some directions:
By plane...
From Airport Schönefeld:
Walk across to the train station, and take the regional "Airport Express" to the city centre. It usually goes from platform 3. Get off the Airport Express at "Alexanderplatz". From there take the U-Bahn and take line U8 in direction "Wittenau" for two stops to "Rosenthaler Platz". Take exit “Weinbergsweg” and walk up the hill until the first corner. Turn right into Zehdenicker Straße. The next street on your left is the Choriner Straße... welcome!
From Airport Tegel
Take the Bus 128 in direction "Osloer Straße" to the end of the line. At Osloer Straße, go down into the U-Bahn station and take line U8 in direction "Hermannstraße". Get off at "Rosenthaler Platz". Take exit “Weinbergsweg” and walk up the hill until the first corner. Turn right into Zehdenicker Straße. The next street on your left is the Choriner Straße... welcome!
from Airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
From the airport terminal trains leave twice an hour from 4:43 am until 11:21 pm. Take either train RB7 direction Zoologischer Garten or RB14 direction Nauen and get off at Alexanderplatz. From there go downstairs to the U-Bahn and take line U8 in direction "Wittenau" for two stops to "Rosenthaler Platz". Take exit “Weinbergsweg” and walk up the hill until the first corner. Turn right into Zehdenicker Straße. The next street on your left is the Choriner Straße... welcome! The trip takes around 40 minutes and you need an ABC-Ticket.
By train...
From Hauptbahnhof
Take bus 142 from "Europaplatz" in front of the main station, direction "Ostbahnhof". You can buy a short trip ticket from the driver, and the journey will cost €1,40. Get off at Rosenthaler Platz, and walk up the street Weinbergsweg (you will pass the Circus Hostel on your right hand side). Turn right into Zehdenicker Straße. The next street on your left is the Choriner Straße...welcome!
By road...
If you are driving into Berlin there are a couple of important things you need to know:
Every car that enters the “Environmental Zone” in the centre of Berlin needs an emission certificate. The Berlin city government instigated this policy to lower emissions and traffic in the inner city, and is encouraging visitors to leave their car on the perimeter of the city and use public transport for the last leg of their journey.
The “Environmental Zone” is the area within the suburban rail ring, which includes Mitte – the district of the city where the Circus is located. So if you are planning to bring your car into the city, you will need to make sure you have an emission certificate:
If your car has a German license plate – you can get the emissions certificate sticker from the Berlin city government, from some petrol stations and from car dealers with garage for about €5. You can also order the sticker online for a bit more at services like www.umwelt-plakette.de.
If your car does not have a German licence plate – it’s also possible to get the sticker but it might be a bit more complicated. The dealers and gas stations might not be so familiar with foreign registrations and you might have to go to the Berlin city government.
Car parking...
We do have an underground car park at The Circus Apartments, which you can reserve in advance for €15 per day. We also have a limited number of residents’ parking permits for the streets around The Circus Apartments, which are free for our guests. Please contact us if you would like to book either parking option or if you have any further questions.