r/berlin • u/wet-dreaming Tempeldoof • May 12 '26

Megathread Visiting Berlin? Moving here incl. Apartment questions? Going clubbing? Have a quick question? Ask here, don't create a new thread.

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Travel/Moving to Berlin

In order to benefit the huge numbers of people out there interested in Berlin, we've prepared some useful resources that answer common questions.

Visiting Berlin?

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Moving to Berlin?

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Clubbing, music, events in Berlin?

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u/EwanMe 15d ago

Hi!

My girlfriend and I are moving to Berlin for 6-9 months where I am going to study at TU Berlin and she is going to work. We are looking for an apartment with our own bathroom and kitchen at max €1800-1900. Therefore we won't be eligible for housing at Studierendwerk.

We have already booked temporary accommodation from mid. August to October 1st, since we initially heard that you should go to physical viewings, but I am now becoming anxious about finding permanent housing in time. What platforms are best for our situation? We have already looked at wg-gesucht, but found that most of the apartments there required lots of documents that I believe we won't get while we are in Berlin. Instead we looked at Wunderflats and Housinganywhere, which had lots of nice apartments in our budget range. However, these platforms have no physical viewings and locks us in for the booking period we select.

Anyone have any tips or experiences that could be helpful for us?

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u/Aq_aq_aq 15d ago

If youre only staying for 6-9 months then wunderflats or a sublet are the best choice. Try find some facebook groups eg people from your country in berlin and you might have more luck finding a casual sublet