Final Destination: Munchen Hbf
These trains also calls at: Munchen-Ost
Arriving in Munich/Munchen:
If the end point of your journey is in central Munchen/Munich, around Marienplatz then the quickest option is to leave a train at Munchen Ost station and connect there into an S-Bahn (local train) to the city centre.
In Munchen/Munich the S-Bahn trains are similar to Metro trains as they cross the city centre in a tunnel.
Isator station, which is within a 10 min walk of the Deutsches Museum is one station hop from Munchen Ost by S-Bahn trains
Trains on Line S8, travelling in the opposite direction, also connect at Munchen Ost to the airport; look for the trains terminating at 'Flughafen/Munchen'.
This connection at Munchen Ost can save around 30 mins when travelling to Munich airport from Innsbruck by train, compared to making the connection at Munchen Hbf.
7 x trains per day
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
It can be particularly worthwhile comparing prices on the national ticket agents for this journey; when the cheapest tickets have sold out on the DB (German railways website), they can still be available on the OBB (Austrian railways wesite) and vice versa.
When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct trains:
In this direction when travelling to Germany from Austria it is usually cheaper to target these direct trains, rather than the alternative journey options that involve a change of train.
On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have:
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day- so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fare.
Seat Reservations:
If you book a First Class ticket on DB your seat(s) will be assigned, but OBB will charge a reservation fee for First class tickets.
In contrast in 2nd class , will have to pay to add an optional reservation when booking second class tickets, no matter which ticket agent you use.
Rail pass reservation fees don't apply on these trains when travelling between Germany and Austria (they're only compulsory when travelling on to Italy).
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB Bahn | from €14.90 | |
OBB | from €15 | |
Trainline | from €14.90 | |
Omio | from €14.90 | |
Happy rail | from €14.90 |
An alternative more scenic route:
However, if you will be travelling with a rail pass valid in both Austria and Germany and time is on your side, then 3 x per day there are direct Regio trains from Innsbruck to Munchen.
They're slower then these EC trains (and 2nd class only), but the scenery is more spectacular; particularly if you sit on the left and seat reservations won't be necessary.
Sit on the right for the best of the views, for much of the journey between Innsbruck and Kufstein the train travels beside the River Inn.
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