If you want a cheap Berlin city break, the historic city centre of Berlin is opulent and prosperous, with plenty of expensive five star hotels. You may think it is hard to find a cheap Berlin stay, but there are plenty of cheap ways to visit this city. Berlin has been restored to its former glory as a major historic capital city since Germany was reunited twenty years ago. 
This year the City of Berlin celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, so there is even more reason to take a cheap break to Berlin. Cheap flights to Berlin should be available at most times of the year unless there is a major trade fair in the city.

Cheap Hotels in Berlin
The cost of staying in hotels in Berlin can be high, but you can save money on your Berlin hotel room rate with a good hotel price comparison website like netflights.com, who have rooms on offer in Berlin for less than €100.

Getting around in Berlin
When you arrive in Berlin, you can buy a CityTourCard which gives you unlimited travel on Berlin buses, trams, U-Bahn (metro), S-Bahn (railway), and you can buy the Tourcard online before you arrive so it will cover your travel from the Schönefeld Airport or Tegel Airport on arrival. Prices start from €15.90 for 48 hours unlimited travel.  There is another bonus to the CityTourCard that makes Berlin extra cheap for you – your card gets you in free to all museums on the Museumsinsel of Berlin.

Cheap Berlin sightseeing
Berlin Zoo – Tierpark is unmissable, not just for kids.  The city zoo dates back 150 years and the architecture is unique.  Enter from Budapester Strasse through the reconstructed Elephant Gate of 1899 that was completely destroyed in the last war and resurrected in all its original detail in 1984.  Two recumbent elephants of Elbe sandstone bear a sweeping roof ornamented with elaborate carvings and East Asian paintings, making this one of the iconic images of Berlin.

There are plenty of free sights to see as well, like the infamous Checkpoint Charlie, one of the enduring symbols of the divided city.  This was the place where border guards checked the passports of foreign visitors lucky enough to be able to pass between the east and west parts of Berlin.  Another free Berlin sight is the Brandeburg Gate at the top of the Unter den Linden boulevard, which thrived in the 19th century. Now that Berlin is the seat of the German government this area is being restored to its proper glory.

Cheap restaurants in Berlin
It is easy to find cheap Berlin pubs, restaurants and cafes, many serving kebabs or the legendary Currywurst.
Try Zum Schusterjungen, serving traditional East German meals like Schnitzel and Bratkartoffeln since 1989. With main courses from E7, this pub-restaurant is almost always full so get there early. Zum Schusterjungen is off the tourist path in the old Easter sector – Danziger Strasse 9, nearest station is Eberswalder U-Bahn.

More central is Assel, situated on the busy Oranienburger Strasse. This excellent traditional German cellar restaurant’s signature dish is the Existentialist’s Breakfast at €2.50, with main meals from €6. If you are lucky they m ay allow you to play on the ping pong table after your meal. The nearest S-Bahn station is Oranienburger Strasse.
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