Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Munich's Hauptbahnhof (central railway station)
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Airport coach
Arriving in Munich
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Munich Airport
Budapest - trains arriving
from all directions pull in
to the Hauptbahnhof,
Munich's central railway
station. There are as many
as three daily direct rail
links to the major Euro-
pean capitals. Southern
Bavaria is well served by
an extensive railway net-
work. d
www.hauptbahn
hof-muenchen.de
Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB)
at the Hackerbrücke. The
most popular routes are
operated by Eurolines
and Deutsche Touring
GmbH. Tourist centres in
Upper Bavaria (and some
out-of-the-way destina-
tions) are well served by
an extensive network of
coach routes. d
www.
eurolines.com • www
deutsche-touring.com
• www.rvo-bus.de
Franz-Joseph-Strauß
Airport, expanded with
the addition of Terminal
2, is a major air-travel
hub. Most international
and domestic airlines pass
through here. It features a
business and restaurant
complex, doctors' offices,
a MediCare centre, and
the nearby AirportClinic M,
a small hospital. d
Flight
info: (089) 97 52 13 13
• www.munich-airport.de
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Airlines &
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German Trains
German trains and
railway lines are operated
by the Deutsche Bahn AG.
Long-distance routes are
served by InterCity Express
trains (ICE), InterCity (IC)
and EuroCity (EC) trains;
the network also runs
Interregio (IR) and Regional
Express (RE) for shorter
distances. The S-Bahn, the
suburban trains, link the
city to towns and com-
munities within a radius
of about 50 km (30 miles).
If you decide to travel
by rail, you can save
considerably by booking
ahead. d
www. bahn.de
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Ostbahnhof
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Arriving by Car
Seven motorways
lead into Munich from six
directions (A8 Salzburg,
A96 Lindau, A8 Stuttgart,
A9 Berlin, A95 Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, A94
Simbach and A92
Deggendorf). The Auto-
bahn ring road (A99)
enables you to bypass
Munich in part. If you
want to drive into the
city, you will need to take
two additional ring roads:
the Mittlerer Ring, and
the Altstadtring.
Ticket Prices
Terminals 1 and 2 of Franz-
Joseph-Strauß Airport
house the offices of over
100 airlines. For regular
tickets and special fares,
check the websites of
the individual airlines.
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Air Berlin: (01 80) 573 78
00 • www.airberlin.com
• Deutsche Lufthansa:
(01 80) 583 84 26
• www.lufthansa.de
£
Connections into
the City
Munich airport, located on
A92, lies 28 km (17 miles)
outside the city. The S-Bahn,
whose lines S1 (rear car-
riages marked
Flughafen
)
and S8 provide direct
access to and from the
airport, will take you to
Marienplatz in 37 minutes,
while an airport coach to
the central railway station
takes about 45 minutes,
as does a taxi.
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Rental Cars
All major rental car
operators - including Avis,
Europcar, Hertz, and the
Munich firm Sixt - have
offices at the airport or the
central railway station.
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www.avis.de • www.
europcar.de • www.hertz.
de • www.sixt.de
)
Rules of the Road
Some InterCity (IC)
and EuroCity (EC) trains
stop at the Ostbahnhof.
This railway station is also
the departure point for
trains to the south and east,
and for car trains to north-
ern Germany and Italy.
d
www.reiseauskunft.
bahn.de • www.autozug.de
&
Arriving by Coach
Speed limits within
Munich city limits are 50
km/h (30 mph). Seat belts
must be worn at all times,
and children under 12 must
travel in the back seat.
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Arriving by Train
Many long-distance
coaches depart and arrive
at the central coach
terminal, Zentralen
Whether you are
arriving from Berlin, Paris,
Amsterdam, Rome, or
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For information on both Munich and Germany, visit
www.muenchen.de
and
www.auswaertiges-amt.de
