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For less active travellers or those who really do only have a few hours in Berlin, there are plenty of bus tour operators, most of them leaving from the Kudamm area and lots of them offering English language commentary. Below is a selected listing. Departure times and prices are subject to change, so to be safe grab a brochure from the tourist office or call in advance.

Bus 100

The 100 bus is a regular BVG public transport bus which runs from from West (Zoologischer Garten) to East (Prenzlauer Berg /Michelangelostrasse) and back, passing many landmarks such as the Europa Center, The Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower and other sights along the way. If you're lucky, a friendly bus driver will point out the sights to travellers. The bus ride costs DM3.90, the amount of a regular public transport ticket and runs every five to ten minutes. Seats at the front of the upper level of Berlin´s double-decker busses are the best for sightseeing.

Berolina Sightseeing

www.berolina-berlin.com
Berolina-Berlin-Service@t-online.de
Meinekestr. 3, 10719 Berlin - Charlottenburg | Tel: 88 56 80 30, Fax: 882 41 28 | S+U Zoologischer Garten | Main departure point: Corner of Meinekestr. and Kudamm | Departure times. every half hour from 10:00 to 14:00 | Prices: City Circle Tour (2hrs), 33 €, Super Berlin Tour (3hrs), 39 €. Children under 6 free. Concession for children 7-13 years.

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This company has been around for a while and they offer a range of tours in and around Berlin. Hop in a bus with wrap-around glass windows, pop on your earphones, pick a language, and off you go - hopefully everything will be in sync and your tape won't be expounding on the Neo-Baroque beauty of the Berlin Cathedral at the Television Tower. These are "hop on hop off tours", meaning the busses depart every half hour during the day. Tourists can get off and on at any or all of 12 stops, take their snaps, visit sights at their own pace and get back on a bus later in the day. Check out the Berolina´s websight for more details of the tours on offer.

Sightseeing Berlin
(Stadtrundfahrtbuero Berlin)

www.stadtrundfahrtbuero-berlin.de
info@stadtrundfahrtbuero-berlin.de
Europa-Center , 10789 Berlin - Schöneberg | Tel: 261 2001, Fax: 261 2022 | S+U Zoologischer Garten | Departure times:10:30 11:00 14:00 16:45, additional times on the weekend. | Prices: City Live Tour, DM29; Berlin Quicky, DM19 Children go for half-price, Boat and bus tour DM45. Discounts for Welcome Card holders and groups. | Main departure point: Corner of Tauentzienstr. And Rankestr. (opposite the Memorial Church)

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Sightseeing in a double decker bus, open top, with a live tour guide in German and English. Photo stops included.

Top Tour Berlin

hans-peter-neuss@BVG.de
Kurfuerstendamm 18, 10719 Berlin - Charlottenburg | Tel: 256 247 40, Fax: 256 24773 | S+U Zoologischer Garten | Main departure point: (at Cafe Kranzler)| Departure times (daily starting Easter): every half hour from 9:30 to 17:00 | Prices: Day Ticket, 34 € for adults, 29 € for children; Simple Tour, 25 € for adults, 15 € for children. |

Top Tour Berlin is one of the more popular bus tours. It is run by the BVG, Berlin´s public transport authority, and offers a certain amount of flexibility, so you don't feel so helplessly whisked around. The tours are conducted on double decker buses with an open upper deck. The day ticket entitles the holder to a full day of sightseeing. You can get off at any of the selected 20 stops and continue with a later bus. Each bus stop is served every 30-60 minutes. There are live guides in German and English.