Originally Posted by
worldwidetraveler
Never been to Berlin before but looks like I'll try the TXL bus. If I use priceline to find a hotel, it seems like they divide selection zones between west & east of the downtown center. So if one travels to Alexanderplatz can he use the metro or bus service from there to travel to all the major "downtown" areas?
Depending on where the hotel is, he might be able to get off before the bus reaches Alexanderplatz. It does go round the houses a bit! But to be honest public transport in Berlin is pretty easy to navigate and I am sure you can check on the BVG website in advance:
http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/Bvg/Start