Transport in Munich - Lonely Planet Travel Information

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Bus

Munich is a stop for Busabout (www.busabout.com) on circular routes that take in Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Rome and Vienna, among other cities.

Europabus links Munich to the Romantic Road. For details of fares and timetables inquire at EurAide or DTG (8898 9513; www.deutsche-touring.de ; Hirtenstrasse 14) near the Hauptbahnhof; it’s the vendor for Deutsche Touring and Eurolines buses.

BEX BerlinLinienBus (01801-546 436; www.berlinlinienbus.de) runs daily buses between Berlin and Munich (one-way/return €44/81, 9½ hours), via Ingolstadt, Nuremberg, Bayreuth and Leipzig. It picks up from the north side of the Hauptbahnhof. There are big reductions on one-way fares for passengers aged under 26 or over 60.

A&O Touristik (591 504; Arnulfstrasse 8) is a vendor for Graylines touring buses and Gulliver’s cross-country coaches.

Car & motorcycle

Munich has autobahns radiating on all sides. Take the A9 to Nuremberg, the A92/A3 to Passau, the A8 to Salzburg, the A95 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the A8 to Ulm or Stuttgart.

For roads information, try ADAC (German Auto Association; 5491 7234; www.adac.de; Sendlinger-Tor-Platz 9).

All major car-hire companies have offices at the airport and/or the 2nd level of Munich’s Hauptbahnhof, including Hertz (01805-333 535; 24hr booking; office 7am-9pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat-Sun), Avis (550 2251; 7am-9pm) and Europcar (549 0240; 8am-6pm).

For shared rides, consider using one of Germany’s Mitfahrzentralen (ride-share agencies), whose fares are considerably cheaper than by rail or coach. The ADM-Mitfahrzentrale (194 40; www.mitfahrzentralen.de; Lämmerstrasse 6; 8am-8pm Mon-Sat) is conveniently near the Hauptbahnhof. CityNetz Mitfahrzentrale (194 44; www.citynetz-mitfahrzentrale.de; Adalbertstrasse 6) in Schwabing has a good online booking function.

Train

Train services to and from Munich are excellent. There are swift connections every one to two hours to all major German cities as well as frequent services (often nondirect) to European destinations such as Vienna (five hours), Prague (six to eight hours) and Zürich (four hours). Prices vary according to demand and the class of train.

There are direct links to Berlin (six hours) and Hamburg (six hours). Trains to Frankfurt often require a change in Mannheim or Nuremberg (3¾ hours).

Prague extension passes (add-on tickets to Eurail and German rail passes) are sold at the rail-pass counters in the Reisezentrum at the Hauptbahnhof, or through EurAide.

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Air

Munich’s international airport (MUC; 089-975 00; www.munich-airport.de) is second in importance only to Frankfurt for international and domestic flights. There’s direct service to/from many key destinations including London, Paris, Rome, New York, Sydney and all major German cities.

Airlines flying to Munich are Air France, British Airways, Delta Airlines, easyJet, Germanwings, Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines.

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