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The Central bus station in Berlin (short: ZOB Berlin or Berlin ZOB) is the busiest long-distance bus station in Berlin and one of the largest Germany. It is located in the Berlin district West end in the district Berlin-Charlottenburg. In addition to its function of connecting Berlin to long-distance bus traffic, it is a transfer bus station and offers transfer options to Rail transport.
background
The 1 ZOB Berlin was opened in 1966. Until the reunification of Germany in 1990, it served as an important function of connecting the Federal Republic of Germany to its former exclave West Berlin within the German Democratic Republic. Today it is the bus station most frequented by long-distance buses in Germany and has 35 bus platforms. Since 2016, the central bus station has been modernized and refurbished for an expected period of three years.[outdated]
getting there
Public transport
Subway
The nearest underground station is 2 Kaiserdamm
the line U2.
Train
The ZOB is via the S-Bahn station 3 Berlin Messe-Nord / ICC the S-Bahn lines S41, S46 and S42 can be reached.
City bus / regional bus
The closest stop on the Berlin line City buses is Masurenallee / ZOB the lines 104, 218, 349, M49 and N42.
Car / motorcycle
There is a kiss-and-ride car park and a short-term car park for visitors, which can be reached via Moorstrasse and Masurenallee.
taxi
The taxi stand is at Masurenallee 4-6, at the main entrance to the ZOB.
bicycle
There are free parking spaces for bicycles in the ZOB area.
Accessibility
- When arriving by city bus, the ZOB can be reached barrier-free through the entrance to the waiting hall.
- Wheelchairs can be borrowed from the ZOB staff on request, and the ZOB also offers support for people with general mobility impairments.
links
There are direct connections to:
- Cologne (D),
- Krakow (PL),
- innsbruck (A.),
- Hamburg, (D)
- Neumunster, (D)
- Warsaw, (PL)
- Zagreb, (KRO)
- Wurzburg, (D)
- Wroclaw, (PL)
- Warnemünde, (D)
- Rostock, (D)
- Budapest, (HU)
- Brno, (CZ)
- Bratislava, (SK)
- Gyor, (HU)
- Hanover, (D)
- regensburg, (D)
- Amsterdam, (NL)
- Groningen, (NL)
- Flensburg, (D)
- Dusseldorf, (D)
- Luxembourg, (L.)
- Frankfurt (Main) (D)
- Halle (Saale), (D)
- Vienna, (A)
- Prague, (CZ)
- Malmo, (SW)
- Copenhagen, (DK)
- Bremen, (D)
- Dresden, (D)
- Nuremberg, (D)
- Munich, (D)
- Magdeburg, (D)
- Hanover, (D)
- Kiel, (D)
- Leipzig (D)
Ticket offices and information desks, travel agencies
- 1 Eurolines ZOB Shop, Messedamm 9, 14057 Berlin (ZOB bus platforms 4-5). Tel.: 49(0) 30 770 195 000, Email: [email protected]. Eurolines (Deutsche Touring) central bus station at the central bus station, location: bus platforms 4-5, next to the IBIS hotel.
- 2 Flixbus ZOB shop, Masaurenallee 4-6, 14057 Berlin. Tel.: 49(0)30 300 137 300, Email: [email protected]. Information and ticket office of Flixmobility GmbH (Flixbus) at the ZOB Berlin.
- 3 Ecolines, Masurenallee 4-6, 14057 Berlin. Tel.: 49(0) 3030392817, Email: [email protected]. Ecolines ticket and information desk in the ZOB Berlin.
- 4 Travel agency at the ZOB Berlin, Masurenallee 4-6, 14057 Berlin. Tel.: 49(0) 303 010 380, Email: [email protected]. Travel agency at the central bus station.
Tickets for switching to city traffic
Tickets for urban transport (underground, S-Bahn, tram and city buses) are available from two BVG ticket machines at the ZOB as well as from the machines in the Kaiserdamm underground station and at the DB machines in the Messe Nord S-Bahn station / ICC available.
Passenger information
The next departure and bus platforms are displayed on monitors, and loudspeaker announcements are made as soon as the buses are ready to board.
Long-distance bus company
- BlaBlaBus. Tel.: 420 (0) 539 000 322.
- Ecolines. Tel.: 49(0) 3030392817, Email: [email protected]. Ecolines is a long-distance bus company that offers connections to Russia, Poland and Belarus from Berlin.
- euroLines (German touring), Am Römerhof 17, 60486 Frankfurt am Main. Tel.: 49(0)6196 2078-501, Email: [email protected].
- Flixbus (FlixMobility GmbH), Theresienstrasse 18, 80333 Munich. Tel.: 49(0)30 300 137 300.
- RegioJet. Tel.: 420 (0) 539 000 322.
- Sindbad, Ul. Działkowa 4, PL-45144 Opole. Tel.: 48 (0)801 22 33 44, Email: [email protected].
kitchen
- Pizzeria terminals. Open: Mon-Sun 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Andy'S Diner. Open: Mon-Sun 11 a.m. to midnight.
- McDonalds and McCafe. Open: Mon-Thu 5 a.m. - 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 8 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sunday / public holidays 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Bus buffet. Open: Mon-Fri 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat and Sun 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There are also machines for snacks and cold drinks, which can be used 24/7.
accommodation
- 1 ibis Berlin Messe, Messedamm 10, 14057 Berlin. Features: ★★, WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS.
Waiting
The indoor and outdoor areas of the ZOB have seating, lockers, sanitary facilities, an ATM and two BVG ticket machines for local public transport tickets VBB, VBB tickets are also available in the Kaiserdamm underground station and in the Messe Nord / ICC S-Bahn station. The waiting room is open 24/7.
WiFi, internet
WLAN is available in the interior of the central bus station, and there are two public PCs in the waiting room for internet use without your own device.
shop
- U-store kiosk. Open: Mon to Thu 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri to Sun 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Practical advice
Help and health
The closest pharmacies are:
- Pharmacy at the radio tower, New Kantstrasse 18. Tel.: (0)30 3216761.
- Kaiserdamm pharmacy, Embankment 114. Tel.: (0)30 93952030.
- Witzleben pharmacy, Kaiserdamm 26. Tel.: (0)30 93952000.
Tourist Attractions
The Lietzensee and the cabaret and theater "Die Wühlmäuse" are within walking distance of the ZOB.
Web links
- https://zob.berlin/de - Official website of the Central Bus Station Berlin
