You never have to touch the ticket machine in Berlin. A local guide to buying Berlin transport tickets on your phone: the right app, the right ticket and zone, 2026 prices, and whether you still need to validate it.

A blue U, a green S and a row of numbers on the same wall. A local guide to the U-Bahn vs S-Bahn difference: which is which, which to take, and why one ticket covers both.

Yes, Uber works in Berlin, but not the way it does at home. A local guide to Uber, Bolt and FreeNow: how ride-hailing really works here, what it costs, and when the train beats the app.