M46: S+U Zoologischer Garten ↔ U Britz-Süd.M45: Spandau, Johannesstift ↔ S+U Zoologischer Garten.M44: Buckow-Süd, Stuthirtenweg ↔ S+U Hermannstraße.M41: (Baumschulenweg) Sonnenallee/Baumschulenstraße ↔ S+U Hauptbahnhof.M37: Spandau, Waldkrankenhaus ↔ Staaken, Hahneberg.M36: Wilhelmstadt, Am Omnibushof ↔ U Haselhorst.M32: S+U Rathaus Spandau ↔ Dallgow-Döberitz, Havelpark or Staaken, Heidebergplan.M29: Grunewald, Roseneck ↔ U Hermannplatz.Unlike the other bus lines, they were shown on many tramway maps and on some railway maps of the city, in their early existence. 9 = for the district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf and the former one of LichtenbergĪs for the MetroTram lines, there are 19 MetroBus ( ) lines, each running at least every 10 minutes with a 24-hour service.8 = for the former district of Steglitz.

7 = for the districts of Tempelhof-Schöneberg and Neukölln.

6 = for the district of Treptow-Köpenick.

5 = for the district of Pankow and the former one of Hohenschönhausen.

4 = for the districts of Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.

1 = for the former boroughs of Wilmersdorf and Zehlendorf.

The second digit indicates the borough in which the line runs: The suburban buses, operating outside Berlin and not managed by BVG, are included in the tariff area of Berlin public transport.Įach bus line has a 3-digit number. The most famous line is the 100, which serves the tourist route from Alexanderplatz to the Zoological Garden passing many of Berlin's sights.

Normal bus routes ( ) make up most of the network and consist of around 120 lines, numbered from 100 to 399. The 3-digit numbering system was unified and implemented on 2 June 1991, just before the reunification of BVG in 1 January 1992. In 1868, a new company was created, the ABOAG ( Allgemeine Berliner Omnibus Aktien Gesellschaft) which on 1 January 1929 merged with other Berlin public transport companies to create the BVG.Īfter the opening of the Berlin Wall, the transport companies were no longer able to cope with the traffic, and so once again, solo buses by other transport companies and 100 hired coaches were used. For this reason the number of battery electric busses in Berlin is steadily rising.ģ0 October 1846 saw the first bus services from the Concessionierte Berliner Omnibus-Compagnie. BVG's fleet consists of 1,550 vehicles, which cover 300,000 kilometres per day.Īs many transit operators around the world, the BVG has set a goal to have their entire fleet running without emissions. Since 1929, services have been operated by the Berlin Transport Company (German: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, BVG), although during the Cold War-era division of the city they operated in West Berlin only. A vintage ABOAG bus used for tourist servicesīus transport is the oldest public transport service in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, having been introduced in 1846.

Omsi 2 double decker buses