Guides & tips
Useful articles for anyone staying overnight or living temporarily in Erkner – from getting to the Gigafactory to life just outside Berlin.
New job in Grünheide, but no flat yet? A furnished temporary apartment in Erkner bridges the search – with your own kitchen, your own bathroom and twelve minutes to the plant.
Read more →Once a year, quiet Erkner turns into a race course. What happens that weekend – and what to keep in mind if you're staying here.
Read more →Where to park, where to shop, where to fill up? The practical side of everyday life in Erkner – short and clear.
Read more →The Gigafactory in Grünheide keeps growing – and with it the need for affordable beds. Why Erkner is the practical base for Tesla workers.
Read more →Around twelve minutes by car – but what does the journey actually look like, and what are the alternatives without your own car?
Read more →A job change, a project phase or a stopgap while you look for a home: when a furnished apartment for a limited time makes sense – and what to look out for.
Read more →In the long run, a hotel is rarely the cheapest option. Where furnished workers' accommodation clearly comes out ahead – and where it doesn't.
Read more →Between the edge of Berlin, pine forest and the Flakensee: what Erkner has to offer day to day.
Read more →The S3 makes Erkner a convenient base for Berlin – without city-centre rents.
Read more →After work or at the weekend: lake, forest and waterways make Erkner more than just a place to sleep.
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