Schönefeld Airport to Etap Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz

Hi,

Been trying to find the best way from Schönefeld Airport to Anhalter Strasse 6 (Etap Hotel) (and vice versa) at this site:

fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/query.bin/en…

and for some reason it does not give me the follow itinerary which I Think is the easiest:

taking the AirportExpress Schönefeld until Berlin- Friedrichstrasse. Get out here and take S1 (direction Potzdam) and get out at Anhalter banhof.

Is this itineray feasible or am I making any mistake? How long do you think the trip will last? I have a return flight at 7:25 at Schönefeld so at what time do you think I must leave my hotel? ( I have to be in the airport 2 hours before the departure time). Is it true this train starts at 5 am? IS that to late? And if so are there public transportation alternatives?

Thanks so much in advance,

Alface

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just to clarify the return flight at 7:25 is 7:25 AM

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%26gt; Is this itineray feasible or am I making any mistake?

This route is possible.

%26gt; How long do you think the trip will last?

~ 1 hour

The BVG timtable (www.fahrinfo-berlin.de) will give you the fastest connections. Even if a travel time of 1 minute more would save you 2 changes.

You could make of course to queries.

Anhalter Strasse 6 to Friedrichstr. Bahnhof

and

Friedrichstr. Bahnhof to SXF

%26gt; I have a return flight at 7:25 at Schönefeld so at what time do you think I must leave my hotel? ( I have to be in the airport 2 hours before the departure time). Is it true this train starts at 5 am? IS that to late? And if so are there public transportation alternatives?

As this is an inner Schengen flight it is sufficient if you arrive at 6:00-6:15 at Schönefeld Airport.

BVG timetable will give you answers for the other questions.

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Thanks so much abalada for your precise reply :)

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yes your itinerary is the best (it%26#39;s one I%26#39;ve used staying at that hotel (so what does BVG suggest instead I wonder?). At Friedrichstrasse the the S-Bahn line you need is underground for north-south route (the overground S_Bahn is cross-city east-west).

Check the exact departure times at Friedrichstrasse for airport express (ordinary DB timetable) and work out what time you need to leave the hotel to fit in with that . S-Bahn timetable for Anhalter Bahnhof is posted in theh station.

The Airport Express runs only every half-hour so you don%26#39;t want to miss it by a minute or two! The S-Bahn runs every 20 mins but takes a lot longer to get to Schönefeld.

If you are flying Easyjet you don%26#39;t need to be there 2 hours before, that is when check-in opens (it closes 40 mins before departure). The security check-point is right next to check-in and the departure lounge upstairs so you don%26#39;t have to allow lots of time for moving from place to place in the airport itself.

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Have just looked at the BVG site and see they send you via Südkreuz with S-Bahn. My personal choice would definitely be via Friedrichstrasse and with airport express if possible.

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Thanks Lynda for your input and advice. I am flying Easyjet and your input on the checkin at schoenfeld will come in hand.

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