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By Train from Venezia / Venice / Venedig (Italy) to München / Munich (Germany) - Option 1: enjoy the beautiful journey by taking the daytime trains

Journey Summary

Depart Venezia / Venice / Venedig (Italy)

Venezia Santa Lucia/Venice S. L.

Arrive München / Munich (Germany)

München Hbf/Munich main station

Journey Time

Frequency

6hr 36min - 6hr 50min

Daily

Notes

1 - 2 x trains per day

Journey information

Train

EC (Italy - Austria - Germany)

Reservations

High Speed

Scenic

Compulsory

Yes

Final Destination: Muenchen (Italian spelling)

This train also calls at: Venezia Mestre; Worgl, Rosenheim and München Ost

Type of Scenery: Mountain

Star Rating: *****

Step on board, sit back and enjoy the wonders of one of Europe's most epic express train journeys.

(the videos were filmed from a train travelling in the opposite direction)

What earned this train, that departs Venezia at around 13:50 (daily) and 15:50 (Sat/Sun only), its place on that list, wasn't the fact that it takes the stunning route Brennero Pass route between Verona and Innsbruck.

It's not the only train to take that incredible journey, but it is the only train which takes that route AND also crosses the Venetian lagoon.

To make the most of this train ride you need to be on a train that travels as far as Innsbruck by daylight, so depending on the time of year, at weekends it can be worth targeting the 13:50 departure.

Between Verona and Brenerro the railway route primarily travels through a massive valley, by the River Adige - and on this part of the journey, there are some great views to be had from either side of the train.

But it is the views to the south of Innsbruck, after departure from Brennero, which are the highlight of this journey - and they can be seen on the left.

On departure from Innsbruck the train will follow the River Inn through the valley as far as Kufstein - and the best of these views are back over to the right.

Between Trento and Bolzano

Between Bolzano and Brenerro

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Ticket information

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date

When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct EC train.

When booking tickets for this journey, look for the trains that depart Venezia S. Lucia at around 13:50 (daily) and 15:35(Sat/Sun only).

It can be worth comparing prices on the OBB website with the other websites on which this journey can be booked - these trains are operated by OBB.

Our step by step guide to booking tickets on the PC version of the OBB (Austrian national railways) website is available HERE.

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A choice of stations in Venezia/Venice:

These trains also call at Venezia Mestre after they depart from Venezia S. Lucia - which is the station in the historic heart of Venice/Venezia.

If you will be heading from historic Venice/Venezia take care when booking online, or using an agent, that your ticket is valid FROM Venezia S. Lucia.

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A choice of stations in Munchen/Munich:

These trains will also call at München Ost station before arriving at Munchen Hbf.

If the finishing point of your journey is in central Munich/Munchen (around Marienplatz), it will be a quicker trip if you leave the train at Munchen Ost and connect into a local S-Bahn train at that station

When making a booking online on DB Bahn, it uses ‘Munich (München)’ as a default for looking up journeys to the city in the ‘to’ box.

But it is possible to select München Ost as the ‘to’ station (you need to use the German spelling with the character (the umlaut) over the ‘u’).

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Price

from €33 approx

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