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Public Transportation Munich
96 Reviews Munich has one of the best and easiest-to-use public transport systems in Europe. While you can buy single tickets and "stripe tickets" (see the MVV website), the best deal for most tourists is to...
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Airport - Connections and Airlines Munich
70 Reviews 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...
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By train Munich
62 Reviews Munich's Hauptbahnhof, or main train station, is quite an amazing transportation hub. You can think of it as 4 stations in one: The main tracks for the longer trains (tracks 11-26); two...
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Take the bike Munich
16 Reviews Rent a bicycle at the main train station (Hauptbahnhof), Radius Bike Rental (near track 32), ride to Nymphenburg palace, Olympic park, BMW museum, English Garten and back to the train station. Perfect...
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By car Munich
16 Reviews Lot's of German gas stations close Sunday afternoon, so if you are returning a car on Sunday be careful. At the Munich airport there is a Tankstelle (gas station) open on Sunday at the Hallbergmoos...
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By foot Munich
3 Reviews The downtown area as well as the quarters around it can easily be explored by foot. Many travel guides (also some english ones) contain longer guided walks, where you follow the guide book and get...
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Biking is easy in Munich, as there are plenty of biking-paths all over the city.On my picture you may see a small part of the big bike-parking in Pasing.Plenty of people from the suburbs of Munich take the bike to get to the S-bahn-station there and go on by train.
You can get up the highest mountain of Germany, the Zugspitze several ways. We started out on the German side in Garmisch Patenkirchen, and purchased a family ticket up the mountain and back at the train station. The choice of how one goes up and back down is up to the individual, it all costs the same. We went up with the train, then the last small distance to the top in a small gondola and back down to the Eibsee in the other gondola, and from there back on the train. You could also take the train both ways, or the gondola both ways if you wanted to. I liked both. The train gave you enough time to see the area, the gondola was very high up and you have spectacular views. The train was more comfortable since the gondola was crowded and most people were standing. (there is also a gondola on the Austrian side of the mountain near Reutte)
If you want to take a trip somewhere, you better know that they Bayern Bahn have special day ticket for 15 euro where you can use this ticket unlimited inside Bavaria in all regional trains for the whole day. I am just not sure if such offered valid only during summer.
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We only used the train. It worked out just fine for us. The train schedules are fairly dependable and there is an office available where you can get English information from very a helpful staff. The Euraide office is located in the Munich Hauptbahnhof at track #11. You can purchase tickets for tours here and get any train information that you need. The train system is available in most towns, but you may have to go out of your way to complete a route. For example, we had to go from Rothenburg to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Heidelberg to get to Heidelberg. Heidelberg is closer to Rothenburg than Frankfurt is. We spent about 5 hours on the train that day, but that is the exception rather than the rule. Also, you can find train schedules and information online at www.diebahn.de It is in German, but is also available in English.The transportation within Munich is very convenient. You...
If you want to be on the mountains, you can either hike or take the cable car! This is the cable car to the Herzogstand. make sure that the cable cars are working. In november, some of them are closed.
Especially during Oktoberfest you may meet carriages like this one with 6 horses and a huge beer-wagon.NO reason to worry, when you drive your car nearby, as these horses are used to the car-trafic and every horse will also have it's own "attendant" , walking all the time close to the horse, beeing able to interfere immediately in any case of danger.Simply follow their instructions and you may pass by easily with your car.Driving in the centre during Oktoberfest is not really a good idea anyway...
In Rothenburg ob der Tauber you may take a sightseeing-tour in such an old horse-carriage.These tours will take about 1,5 hours and will start at all major parkings around the centre of town.Normally there is NO access for private cars to the old town of Rothenburg - except for locals of course and except for tourists, who have booked in one of the hotels.
This old steam-train of the 19th century will still take you from the trainstation of Prien to the ships that will go for Herrenchiemsee castle.That ride is just 3 Km, but of course it is great fun to take such a lovely steam-train.They provide a 1st class with great sofas and a 2nd class for ordinary people :-)
The best way to travel around Bavaria is (if you haven't car) by train. I was in Landshut and made one day trips by train to Munchen (70km), Pasau (150km) and Regensburg (65km). I also was in Nurnberg but by car (about 180km). "Bayern ticket" is train ticket for 5 persons and it cost 21E (it's the same price if one person travel) and in Munchen you can use it in all buses, trains and metros.
Kempinski Hotel Airport Munchen Munich
7 Reviews and 477 Opinions I stayed here one night when my flight was cancelled due to technical reasons. This hotel is a high...
Sheraton Hotel Carlton Nürnberg
2 Reviews and 133 Opinions Not far from the station, outside the city walls, at first sight, this hotel may seems a bit remote....
Hotel Eisenhut Rothenburg ob der Tauber
4 Reviews and 117 Opinions In 1950, my dad took pictures of this hotel sign. I don't remember whether we stayed there or not -...
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Q: I have used the Bayern Takt when my wife and I traveled to Germany, but this next trip will be with 5 adult and one two year old....
A: If I understand correctly, Bayern Takt describes a system of schedules and connections, not a ticket. You probably mean Bayern-Ticket which is indeed valid for up to 5...
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