2004- 10-25
Enter a country
Passport and visa
Foreigners must hold valid travel passports or corresponding identity documents when entering Germany. Citizens of most western European countries can enter the country as long as they show their valid identity documents. Children should hold their own children's documents or register their identity in their parents' passports.
Citizens of some countries must show their visas to enter the country. Please ask the German Embassy or Consulate in your country for details.
Enter the country by plane
There are more than 100 international airlines flying to Germany, and Lufthansa provides the most and widest services. Lufthansa connects more than 60 countries in the world/kloc-0. German international airports include Berlin (located in Tegel and Schunefeld), Bremen, Dü sseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Munich, Mü nster, Osner Brucken, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Saarbrü cken. Other airports are located in Augustburg, Bayreuther, Berlin-Temppahoff, Dortmund, Erfurt, Frejborg (Oroport), Friedrich Hafen, Hof, Kiel and Westland (Sirte).
Every airport has good transportation links with its city. With more than 40 million passengers, FRA is the largest airport in continental Europe.
FRA is connected with about 270 cities around the world through 1 10 airline flight routes. You can go directly through the railway station 1 on the ground floor of the airport building from here.
In 23 cities in Germany and neighboring countries, it takes only 1 1 minute to get to Frankfurt main station (Hbf) by taking the suburban train (S-Bahn) from the airport railway station, and Frankfurt main station is more likely to change trains.
railway
Germany's railway network covers the whole country, so it is very convenient to reach the destination by train. Other airports (such as Schunefeld, Dü sseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart airports in Berlin) also have railway connections. More than 60 trains leave Germany for European neighbors every day. Transportation inspection is usually carried out on a moving train.
For information about trains, you can ask all the ticket offices and travel agencies in deutsche bahn ag (DB), or call the German general telephone number: 194 19, followed by the local area code.
drive
Or go on road trip. German expressway network is highly developed, with a total length of about 10.500 km. There are countless hotels and gas stations along the way, providing you with all-round services day and night. The following speed limits should be noted:
Ordinary (9 10kt. )
. Advanced (95 kilotons)
Super (98Okt. )
diesel
When driving a car, pay attention to the following speed limits:
Expressway recommended speed:130 km/h.
Suburb: 100 km/h
City: 50 km/h
If the bus breaks down on the expressway, you can ask the highway supervisor for help through the telephone on expressway. You can also directly request the following institutions to provide fault services:
ADAC:
Tel: 0049-1805-10112.
Fault service telephone number: 0049- 1802-222222
DTC: (Munich)
Tel: 0049-89-89 1 1330.
AvD: (Frankfurt am Main)
Emergency number: 0049- 130-9909
Consulting service telephone: 0049-69-6606-300
Ace: (Stuttgart)
Tel: 0049- 1805-336677.
Call the police: 0049- 1802-343536
Note: Drivers and front and rear passengers are required by law to wear seat belts. According to the current regulations, the alcohol content in the driver's blood should not exceed 0.8. Before you start driving, you should ask the car club for this information.
boat
Visit the main rivers, lakes and coasts of Germany by boat. You can find out the sailing schedule of cruise ships on the Rhine, Main and Mose rivers at the following address:
Cologne-Dü sseldorf Rhine Shipping Co., Ltd. (KD)
Tel: 0049-22 1-2088-0 1 or -2088-02.
Fax: 0049-22 1-2088-345 or -2088-23 1.
taxation
Please go to the shop with the duty-free label and you will get a duty-free form after shopping there. Before leaving the country, please show the goods you bought to the German Customs and stamp the duty-free list to prove that the goods have indeed been taken out of Germany.
State form/economic system
Germany is a democratic country, which pursues a free market economy policy and guarantees freedom of the press and religion. Germany is a member of the European Union (EU), with a population of about 82 million, of which more than 5 million are foreign citizens.
tip
In Germany, tipping (up to about 10% of the account fee) is a voluntary fee, which people use to express their special satisfaction with the service provided.
Quantity unit/weight
Germany takes meters as the unit of length: the height is in centimeters, the distance is in kilometers, and the housing area is in square meters; The weight is in grams or kilograms or units, and the food price is in units of per kilogram or per100g.
make a telephone call
Public telephone booths are marked with pink and gray, with a capital T.
Mobile phones can make telephone contact in almost every corner of Germany.
climate
The average temperature in Germany is about 20 to 30 degrees Celsius in summer and about zero in winter. Winter snow and ice sports are mostly held in1February to March (the Alps extend to April).
Equation of time; equation?of?time;?time?difference
Germany is divided into summer and winter. At the end of March, the local clock needs to be set forward 1 hour (daylight saving time), that is, it is 6 hours slower than China and Hongkong. At the end of 10, it needs to be set back 1 hour (winter time), that is, it is 7 hours slower.
money
Starting from June 65438+1 October12002, twelve EU countries (including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain) adopted the single currency euro. Euro banknotes are divided into seven currencies: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 euros. Doors and windows symbolizing enlightened cooperation are printed on the front, the other twelve stars represent the passages of twelve countries, and bridges are printed on the back, which means that Europe maintains communication and mutual support with the world. There are eight kinds of coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 euro cents and 1, 2 euro * *. 1 euro equals 100 integral.
foreign exchange
The airport and major railway stations have foreign currency exchange offices, which are open from 6: 00 to 22: 00.
voltage
The voltage in Germany is 220 volts, which is the same as that in China. However, the socket has a round head and two holes, so passengers who use three-phase plugs and flat plugs should bring their own conversion plugs.
Toilet?
There are generally paid toilets in the streets or tourist places of large and medium-sized tourist cities, with a charge of 20 points and 30 points each time.
telephone
Call from China to Germany: 00+49 (Germany)+area code (don't dial the previous number 0)+phone number. For example, to call Berlin from China, please dial 00-49-30- 123456.
To make long distance calls across regions in Germany: 0+ area code+telephone number. If you call Berlin, dial 0 30+ phone number; If you are calling from the same area, just dial this number directly.
Call back to China from German: 00+86+ area code+phone number.
Call back to Hong Kong from Germany: 00+852+ phone number
Business?Hours?
Business hours are from Monday to Friday at 9:00 am or 10:00 to 20:00 pm, and from Saturday to noon 13:00. Closed on Sundays and public holidays. Some stores extend their business hours to 20:00 from Monday to Friday and to 20:00 on Saturday. Shops in some major railway stations are open as usual on Sundays.
Emergency accident
Police station: Please dial 1 10.
Fire alarm: please call 1 12.
The doctor's clinic hours are usually from Monday to Friday, at 10:00- 12:00 in the morning and 15:00- l8:00 in the afternoon. Many doctors rest on Wednesday afternoon.
Commonly used German telephone numbers
German telephone enquiry: 1 1 8 33.
Make an international call: 1 1 8 34.
German ADAC Automobile Club rescue telephone number: 0 1 69.
German train consulting service: 0 180 5 99 66 33
travel agency
Office hours are from 9: 00 a.m. to 18:00 a.m. from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12: 00 a.m. on Saturday, and it is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
customs regulations
Gifts and souvenirs: passengers from EU countries can bring their personal belongings into Germany duty-free; For passengers from non-EU countries, the value of duty-free goods imported into Germany shall not exceed 65,438+078.95 euros.
The number of inbound duty-free commodities shall not exceed the following provisions:
Tobacco products: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigars; 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco.
Alcoholic products: 1 liter contains alcohol above 22 degrees; Or 2 liters of wine containing alcohol below 22 degrees; Or 2. Raise sparkling wine or alcoholic wine; Or two liters of regular wine.
500g coffee or 200g espresso. 100g tea or 40g concentrated tea essence.
50g perfume or 0.25l toilet water (eau de toilette).
Note: Only people aged 17 can bring duty-free tobacco and alcohol into the country, and coffee must also be brought by people aged 15.
Welcome card (welcome card)
Tourist information centers in many cities in Germany sell their welcome cards and city passes. Passengers can use this card to take public transport in their city for free, or get a discount of up to 50% when visiting the city, museums or local areas.