
City Circle Tour + GDR Museum
Experience Berlin with our City-Circle-Tour hop-on/hop-off bus, complete with headphones giving you the option of 13 different languages to choose from. You can embark or disembark the buses at your leisure at 20 convenient landmarks throughout the city - 7 days a week, so no matter where you are staying there is a stop near you! With this ticket you can combine the bus tour with a visit to the GDR museum. This museum shows what life was like in the East Germany, the socialist half of Germany .
The GDR Museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of the East German citizen. You can see how they lived in an exact reproduction of a typical East German apartment. Take a trip back in time as you zap back and forth between East and West German TV channels. You can also get behind the wheel of the Trabant, the East German car, made in GDR and designed for the masses.
The headset guides are in 13 languages and ensure that you can sit back and relax without missing any of the important sights.
The duration of the City Circle Tour a minimum of 2,5 hours. For 2 whole days you can get-on and off the buses at anytime at one of the 20 bus stops listed under the "itinerary" tab.
Additional Information
Duration:
Full City Circle Tour takes approx. 2,5 hours. The ticket is valid for 48 hours.
The GDR Museum can be visited any time during the opening hours.
Departure times:
From April till October every 10 minutes from 10:00 am till 6:00 pm (last departure for a full circle: 4:00 pm)
From November till March every 15 minutes from 10:00 am till 5:00 pm (last departure for a full circle: 3:00 pm)
The GDR Museum is open from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm.
Departure point:
East Berlin: Alexanderplatz opposite Park Inn Hotel
West Berlin: Kurfurstendamm/corner Rankestrasse opposite Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche
Or any of the 20 points listed under "Itinerary".
For the GDR Museum: stop number 11.
Price:
Adults: 27EU
Children up to 13 years old: 14.5EU
Children up to 7 years old: free of charge
Please note:
City Circle Tour is operated in 13 languages via earphones: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Polish, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese.
1A. Kurfuerstendamm 220/Meinekestrasse, Shopping Meile, Neues Kranzler Eck, Zoo Berlin
1B. Kurfuerstendamm/Rankestrasse, Shopping Meile, Gedaechtniskirche/Memorial Church, Europa Center, Zoo Berlin, Aquarium
2. KaDeWe, Shopping Meile
3. Luetzowplatz, BVG-Haltestelle, Bauhaus-Archiv
4. Kulturforum, Gedenkstaette Dt. Widerstand, Memorial Stauffenbergstrasse, Philharmonie, Kammermusiksaal, Neue Nationalgalerie, Neue Gemaeldegalerie, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatsbibliothek, Matthaeikirche
5. Potsdamer Platz mit Debis, Sony, Musical Theater, Spielbank, Preussischer Landtag/Prussian Parliament, Martin Gropius Bau Art Exhibition ,Mauerreste/Wall Remains, Bundesrat, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Legoland D.C., Panoramapunkt
6. Juedisches Museum / Jewish Museum
7. Checkpoint Charlie, Haus am Checkpoint Charlie / Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Currywurstmuseum
8. Gendarmenmarkt, Galeries Lafayette/Shoppingmeile, Dt. Dom/Fragen an die dt. Geschichte, Franzoesischer Dom/Hugenottenmuseum, Konzerthaus/Concert House
9. East Side Gallery, O2 Arena, Oberbaumbruecke, Ostbahnhof
10. Alexanderplatz gegenueber Haupteingang Park Inn Hotel / opposite main entrance Park Inn Hotel, Alexanderplatz, Fernsehturm / TV-Tower, Berliner (Rotes) Rathaus / Townhall, Base Flyer, 1. DDR Motorradmuseum
11. Spandauer Str. Hackescher Markt, Marx-Engels-Forum, Rotes Rathaus, Neptunbrunnen, Nikolai-Viertel
12. DomAquaree, Schiffsstation boat station, Museumsinsel / Museums Island, PergamonMuseum, Altes Museum, Neues Museum (Nofretete), Alte Nationalgalerie Bode Museum, Marienkirche /St. Marys Church, Rotes Rathaus / Townhall, Nikolai-Viertel, Ephraim-Palais, Nikolai-Kirche/ Nikolai Church, SeaLife Center, Hackesche Hoefe, Kronprinzenpalais, Lustgarten, Zeughaus, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Neue Wache, Staatsoper, Staatsbibliothek, Humboldt-Universitaet, St. Hedwigs Kathedrale, Forum Fridericianum, Unter den Linden
13. Lustgarten/HumboldtBox, Berliner Dom, Museumsinsel, Zillemuseum, Nikolaikirche. Stop located opposite HumboldtBox
14. Friedrichstrasse, Berlin Story, Neue Wache, Zeughaus, Staatsoper, Staatsbibliothek, Humboldt-Universitaet, St. Hedwigs Kathedrale, Forum Fridericianum, Unter den Linden, Friedrichwerdersche Kirche / Friedrichwerdersche Church, The Picasso Story
15. Brandenburger Tor, Reichstag, Holocaust-Mahnmal, Russisches Ehrenmal, Regierungsviertel, Tiergarten, Haus der Kulturen der Welt / House of World Cultures, Carillon, Schloss Bellevue/Palace Bellevue, Siegessaeule Victory Column, Museum "The Kennedys", Mme. Tussauds
16. Hauptbahnhof/main train station
17. Siegessaule/Panoramic view - over Tiergarten, Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburger Tor. Spreeweg/corner Grosser Stern
18. 17. Juni, Flohmarkt/Flea Market, Koenigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
19. Schloss Charlottenburg/Charlottenburg Palace, Orangerie, Teehaus, Mausoleum, Broehan Museum, Berggruensammlung, Berliner Residenz Konzerte
20. Antiquitatenmeile/Antique mall-30 stores offering antiques- and arts, auctions. Neue Kantstr./corner Suarezstr. (bus stop Amtsgerichtsplatz)
Things To Bring
- Printed voucher.
Inclusions
- Bus Tour with an audio guide (headphones underneath the seat)
- Ticket to the GDR museum
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation more then a week in advance: administration costs of 15%
Cancellation between a week and 48 hours prior to departure date: 50% of the total amount
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to departure date : 100% of the total amount
No show: no restitution
Departs
April-October: Every 10 minutes between 10:00 and 16:00, November-March: Every 15 minutes between 10:00 ad 15:00
Pickup/Departure
MAIN DEPARTURE POINTS:
West Berlin: Kurfurstendamm/corner Rankestrasse, opposite Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedaechtniskirche
East Berlin: Alexanderplatz, across the street from the main entrance to the Park Inn Hotel.
Or any of the remaining stops listed under "itinerary".
For the GDR Museum: stop # 11.
Tour provider is BBS Berlin. Please look for yellow double-decker buses with "City Circle Tour" sign.
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