Munich by rail

Munich ‘Hauptbahnhof’ (main station) is, after Frankfurt am Main, Germany’s second busiest railway station in terms of passenger numbers. First built in 1839, trains now run from the station to all corners of Europe.

Below the mainline station and its forecourt there are also stations for suburban trains (S-Bahn) and the underground (U-Bahn), while trams, buses and taxis all set off from stops and ranks around the station complex.

Location
Munich main station is located in the heart of the city, to the west of Karlsplatz and at the end of the pedestrianised area that leads to Marienplatz, the central square in front of the town hall (Rathaus). The Allianz Arena is to the north of the city and is reached from the station by taking the S-Bahn to Marienplatz and then the U6 underground to Fröttmaning (see our City centre to stadium page).

Local transport
Munich operates a local public transport network of suburban trains (the S-Bahn), trams (the Strassenbahn), an underground (the U-Bahn) and buses. The operators of all of the local transport services are members of the MVV (Munich Transport and Fares Union). The MVV public transport planner linked to here has an English interface and unlike many others of its kind also recognises English terms such as ‘main station’.

Mainline Services
Munich main station offers direct connections to numerous other Bundesliga cities. See German rail journey planner and details below:

Munich to / from other Bundesliga cities by rail:

* Berlin*, c. 6 hrs 40 mins
* Hamburg, c. 6 hrs
* Cologne, c. 4 hrs 40 mins
* Nuremberg, c. 1 hrs 45
* Leipzig, c. 5 hrs
* Frankfurt, c. 4 hrs 5 mins
* Stuttgart, 2 hrs 20 mins
* Dortmund, c. 5 hrs 55 mins
* Hanover, c. 4 hrs 40 mins
* Gelsenkirchen, c. 5 hrs 50 (via Essen)
* Kaiserslautern, c. 4 hrs (via Mannheim)

* Berlin Ostbahnhof

Links to other pages:

German Rail
The Eurodomino pass
The German Rail pass
InterRail
Eurail
Rail discount cards