Arrival Plan to arrive at the Berlin airport no later than 1pm on the official arrival date. Due to varying arrival times and locations, we will not meet you at the airport. You will therefore go on your own to the IES Abroad Center. You are expected to arrive at the IES Abroad Berlin Center between 9am and 3pm. Budget about one hour to get through customs, and an additional hour to get to the IES Abroad center. You will most likely arrive at Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER). BER is approximately 25 km (15 miles) from the city center, the IES Abroad Berlin center, and your...

You will either stay in a single studio with a private bathroom and a private kitchenette, or in a single studio with private bathroom and a kitchen shared with other students. One set of towels and bed linens will be available when you arrive, and the kitchen will be equipped with essentials. All apartments offer wireless internet access and access to laundry facilities.

You will stay a single room in a furnished apartment which you share with another IES Abroad student. Bathroom and kitchen are shared with your roommate. One set of towels and bed linens will be available when you arrive, and the kitchen will be equipped with essentials. All apartments offer wireless internet access and access to laundry facilities.

We offer a limited number of homestays with local hosts or families in Berlin. You will have a single room in a residential apartment with a bathroom and kitchen that you share with your host(s). Most apartments will only have one bathroom. Towels and bed linens will be provided, and you will have wireless internet and access to a washing machine. Students in local immersion or German language programs will be given priority for this housing option.