R301 Top National Museums & Galleries in Berlin, Germany

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Pergamon Museum on Museum Island in Berlin 1168

The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Galleries and Cultural Collections The National Museums in Berlin are amongst the top cultural collections and art galleries in the world. The Pergamon and Gemäldegallerie (Picture Gallery) are the most popular.   This articles has been updated: See Top National Museums & Galleries in Berlin The cultural and art collections … Read more

R301Berlin State Museums Visitor Information

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Altes Museum on Museuminsel in Berlin

Opening Hours, Admission Prices, Free Entry, Cheap Passes

Altes Museum on Museuminsel in Berlin
Altes Museum on Museumsinsel © visitBerlin | Scholvien

Berlin’s excellent State Museums have amongst the best collections in the world. Opening hours are long, ticket admission prices low (free for under-18s & savings with museum passes) and sometimes free.

 

This article has been updated: See Opening Hours or Ticket Prices for Berlin State Museums.

The 17 State Museums in Berlin (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) have wide-ranging, excellent-quality cultural collections and art galleries. Opening hours are long while ticket prices remain relatively low (although no longer the absolute bargain they were a few years ago). Museum passes offer excellent value, while most permanent collections can be seen for free on the final four hours of opening hours on Thursdays.

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R301 Travel from Geneva Airport to Towns in France

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Direct Buses & Trains to Genève Aéroport (GVA) from Lyon, Grenoble, etc Cheap buses, transfer services, and trains from Geneva Airport (GVA) in Switzerland go to French towns such as Lyon, Grenoble, Chamonix, and Alpine ski resorts. photo credit: bribriTO Geneva International Airport (GVA) is on the Swiss-French border. Genève Cointrin Aéroport is used by … Read more

R301 Catching the Bus to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (R301)

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Flibco Luxembourg Airport Bus

Getting to HHN, Germany from Frankfurt, Mainz, Trier, and Luxembourg

Buses, but no trains, travel from Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) with its famously cheap flights to Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Heidelberg, Mainz, Koblenz, Trier, and Luxemburg.

For updated information on airport shuttle bus services see Transportation to Frankfurt-Hahn  Airport (HHN).

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) is far from the city Frankfurt am Main in Western Germany close to Trier and Luxembourg. Local budget travelers generally drive to the airport but most foreigners have to use a bus as no train service is available. Bus tickets can cost more than the low airfare before taxes and surcharges and the bus rides are often longer than the cheap flights to and from HHN. Fortunately, many bus services are available for travel to and from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.

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R301 Travel from Munich to Prague by Bus or Train

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Buses, trains, and bus-train combinations give plenty of options for traveling between München in Bavaria, Southern Germany and Praha in the Czech Republic. The cheapest special discount tickets are €9. Public transportation options between Munich in Bavaria and the Czech capital Prague have improved in recent years. Direct railways are now running between München and … Read more