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Munich's Franz Josef Strauss Airport (Airport Code: MUC) is located about 35 km (20 miles) to the north of Munich. In addition to being a hub airport for Lufthansa, the airport is used by many international carriers and budget airlines. Air Canada flies directly to Munich, as do the US carriers United, Delta, and US Airways.
If you're staying in Munich and want to rent a car, keep in mind traffic is quite bad. Even if you're planning a car tour of Europe starting with one or more overnights in Munich, you might want to wait to rent the car until your Munich stay is over. Similarly, if you plan to spend your final evening in Munich before flying home, consider turning in the rental car on arrival in Munich and using public transport to get to the airport.
The Lufthansa Airport Bus is a possibility, costing EUR 10 1-way and EUR 16 round-trip. The buses depart about every 20 minutes, and take 50 minutes to get to the Hauptbahnhof.
My recommendation to get downtown, however, is to take the S-Bahn. The S-1 and S-8 depart alternately about every 10 minutes. Travel time downtown is 40-50 minutes, depending on where you're going.
Costs: Railpasses (e.g. Eurail, Selectpass, German Rail Pass) are valid on the S-Bahn only (i.e. not the U-Bahn, trams, or buses), but require use of a travel day on a flexi pass -- a bad value unless you're taking a train well outside of Munich the day you arrive. A 1-way ticket costs EUR 9.20 with cash (a bit less with "non-cash" options -- see the website for details), but for just a bit more (EUR 10), you can buy a "Single Tageskarte Gesamtnetz," which covers the trip plus all of Munich's S-Bahns, U-Bahns, trams, and buses for the rest of the day. An even better deal for 2-5 travelers is the "Partner Tageskarte Gesamtnetz," which costs EUR 18, less than two 1-way tickets alone, and covers the transit system for the whole day for up to 5 people traveling together. You can purchase tickets at the DB ticket booths or at the easy-to-use ticket machines (the ones at the airport even take credit cards!). Remember to validate your ticket in the machines marked "E" before you board.
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 Futuristic Munich Airport by Henkster
The new Terminal was opened in June 2003. It is a real shopping mall now as well, with over 100 shops.
This is now the most modern airport in Europe and almost as big as the one Frankfurt. Leave a Comment
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Munich's Franz-Josef Strauss is a busy international airport, with great links, especially to southern Europe. Lufthansa is the main airline here, and it often has some great offers to nearby international cities, including 99 euros return to Budapest. It even has direct and good value flights to Nice. Munich isn't Germany's main international airport, and most of its flights are to Europe, the Near East and North Africa. It does have a few long haul destinations, like Shanghai, but usually you will need to go to (or via) Frankfurt.
The airport is fully integrated into Munich's public transport system, and the S1 and S8 suburban trains run regularly from the central station to the airport throughout the day and night. Leave a Comment
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Munich has a very nice airport, brand new terminal etc, distances are quite short... But the airport is far away from the city center!! If you go by train you need about 45 minutes, same goes for a trip by car or taxi because there are lots of roadworks and congestion all the time.
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The first thing you notice about Munich airport is that it is far too large and grandiose for a city the size of Munich, which means that it's mostly empty. The second thing you notice is that away from the Lufthansa areas, there's nowhere to eat except Burger King. Thanks for thinking about people who fly airlines other than your crappy national carrier, guys! The final thing you notice is that, rather cleverly, the airport was built in a slight depression in the ground in the middle of nowhere. This means that a) it takes 45 minutes and 50 euros to drive to the city center by taxi, and b) in the winter, fog gets trapped over the airport, causing massive flight delays. Nice one. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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We came to Munich by plane and landed in the airport "Franz-Josef-Strauss-Flughafen", which lies some 30 km north of the city. It's linked to the city by S-Bahn #1 and #8 and by buses operated by the Lufthansa airline.
We took a taxi to the hotel and had to pay about 50 EUR! Leave a Comment
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