On 25 April 2016 at 20:37, Chris via Digitalmars-d <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, 25 April 2016 at 17:54:24 UTC, Jens Mueller wrote: >> >> Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d wrote: >>> >>> On Monday, 25 April 2016 at 08:43:34 UTC, Jens Mueller wrote: >>> > >>> >More questions? >>> > >>> >>> I'll be getting out of the airport probably around 10:00 pm or so. I've >>> seen online the subways run into the early am, but would I be better off >>> grabbing a taxi at that time? >> >> >> I assume you arrive at Tegel. Then you go by bus 109 to U >> Jakob-Kaiser-Platz. This should be safe. I never heard of much crime in that >> area of the city. From U Jakob-Kaiser-Platz you take the U7 (light blue on >> the BVG maps) for about half an hour to U Grenzallee. So you never leave the >> metro in between. The less safer places of the ride are actually towards its >> end. That's my impression. But I'd say it's safe. >> >> Nothing ever happened to me. Even when I went to the Berlin D meetups >> (third Friday of a month at 7p.m.) to U Kottbusser Tor and back around >> 10p.m. Though Kottbusser Tor has a reputation for being unsafe. >> >> Try to not look like a rich tourist. It's fine to carry a bag. Berliners >> also travel and need to get home, too. Be careful when strangers approach >> you to avoid pick pocketing. Not that this ever happened to me. >> >> Jens > > > It's different when you're a tourist who doesn't speak the language well and > cannot "read" the situation. I've heard it's quite common in public places > now that someone approaches you and distracts you (by asking for directions > or something) while his buddies try to steal your phone and wallet. > > You'll probably be fine, as Jens said. My advice is to take a taxi, if you > don't feel good about it, especially after a more or less long journey when > all you wanna do is arrive. It'd be around €40, if it's true what they say > on the internet. >
For 40€ I would pick you up from the airport and guide you through the public transport system myself. :-)
