Receiving mail in Berlin

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If you are continually on the move it is possible to have your mail sent to the post office at Zoo Station or Rathausstraße. They will keep it for up to two weeks. When picking up your mail, remember to take your passport. Ask the sender to mark the letter or package ´Hauptpostlagernd´ and address it to you at :

Postamt 120 (Zoo)
Postlagernd,
10612 Berlin.

or

Postlagernde Sendungen,
Postamt Rathausstraße,
10178 Berlin

American Express,( Uhlandstr. 173, 10719 Berlin) will also receive mail for its customers. Make sure the sender marks the mail "Client´s Mail" and remember to take your Amex card or travellers cheques when you go to pick it up or you will have to pay a charge of 2 €. American Express will keep the mail for up to 30 days.