Airport Name
Berlin-Tegel Airport
Airport Location
The airport is located five miles northwest of Berlin.
Terminals
1
IATA Code
TXL
Telephone
+49 306 091 1150
Airport Overview
Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) is the airport that most passengers will use when flying into Berlin. It’s conveniently located only five miles from the city. As the fourth-busiest airport in Germany, Berlin Tegel handles more than 15 million passengers per year. A newer airport (Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport) is currently being built at Berlin Schönefeld Airport, and Tegel Airport is scheduled to close between late 2017 and late 2018 when all flights will be routed through Brandenburg Airport.
For now, passengers can enjoy a wealth of shopping opportunities and conveniences at the airport. The main building is centered on an open square and makes for easy navigation and a short commuting distance between disembarkation and exiting the terminal. Remarkably, this distance can be as little as 30 meters between exiting the aircraft and stepping into a taxi, including passport control and luggage retrieval.
Lufthansa uses Berlin Tegel as a focus airport, while Air Berlin and the charter Germania both use Tegel Airport as a central hub. There are a number of airlines including Continental, KLM, and Iberia offering flights to Berlin Tegel Airport from cities ranging from Tel Aviv and Bangkok to Reykjavik, London, New York and Beirut.
Despite its prominence Tegel Airport is still quite a small, almost intimate, airport relative to other major airports in Europe. It provides the perfect hopping-off point to explore this fascinating European city with its rich and turbulent history and dynamic modern attractions.
Terminal Transfer
All the terminals are relatively close together (Terminal A and B are in the same building) and within easy walking distance.
Getting into Town
Train: S-Bahn and other regional trains do not stop at Berlin Tegel and there is no direct connection to long-distance trains.
Taxis: Fares for the 20 to 25-minute journey into central Berlin.
Bus: City buses that run to and from Berlin include route numbers X9, 109 and 128.
Car Parking
There are a number of parking lots at Berlin Tegel Airport, all within easy walking distance to the terminal building. The numbered parking lots are for general parking and short-term parking is labeled Pk. P1 and P2 are medium-stay parking garages. Parking lot P5 is for long-stay parking. All the parking lots at Berlin Tegel Airport have disabled bays and wheelchair access.
Information Desks
The staff are multi-lingual, friendly and helpful at the information desks at Tegel Airport. The desks are situated in each terminal and there is another one in the main hall of Terminal A.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: Exchange facilities as well as ATMs and banks can all be found in the main terminal building. There is also a post office and public telephones available at the airport.
Luggage: The Airport Services Center in the main hall (Terminal A’s ground floor) is the place to go for all luggage-related inquiries. The center deals with lost and found items within the airport; it also has a left luggage facility and a porter service. The Airport Services Center is open between 5 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Conference and business: Fax machines, photocopiers and internet services are available in the airport lounges, such as the Lufthansa, British Airways and Air France lounges. The Airport Services center (mentioned above) also has a faxing and photocopying facility. The Otto Lilienthal Lounge is the main business lounge in the central terminal. Conference facilities are located on the third floor of the main terminal building. Tegel Airport also offers a VIP service through the Advanced Services Center.
Shopping: Passengers can fit in a fair amount of shopping at Tegel Airport. The terminal has a number of outlets selling products ranging from Esprit to Marc O´Polo. The Heinemann duty-free shop has all the usual items travelers have come to expect, such as perfumes, tobacco, alcohol and chocolates for friends and family back home. There is also a supermarket at the airport, just in case you wanted to buy some fun German grocery items as gifts or souvenirs. Most of the shops are in the departures section of Terminal A.
Food and drink: All the terminals have restaurants and bar facilities, but Terminal A has the most options. Passengers can choose from a quick coffee at Starbucks, Segafredo or Illy; a burger at Burger King; or traditional German cuisine at Wiener Feinbacker Heberer, Wiesn or EsS Bahn, among others. Most food and drink facilities at Tegel Airport are open from 3:30 a.m. or 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. and sometimes 10 p.m.
Other facilities: The airport and its parking garages are fully accessible for people in wheelchairs or with other disabilities. It also has a first aid center in the main terminal and baby change rooms are available throughout the airport.
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport. Once you’ve opened your browser you will be directed to the airport’s wireless homepage where you will be asked to choose a service provider.
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