TRAVEL & VISA INFORMATION

TRAVEL INFORMATION

By air

Munich International Airport is located 30 km (18 mi) north-east of Munich, close to the city Freising. The airport connects to central Munich by suburban train (S-Bahn) on the S1 and S8 line. The S1 runs to Munich Central Station via the northern and western districts of Munich, while the S8 serves the eastern districts before arriving at Munich Central Station.

By train

Munich Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) is conveniently located in the centre of Munich. The main station is west of Marienplatz (two S-Bahn stations) and only a short walk away from the city centre. It is well connected to Munich's dense public transport network. The main station has a traveler-friendly infrastructure including several restaurants, shops, a supermarket (that is open on Sundays, too), a tourist bureau, and a Deutsche Bahn ticket and travel agency office.

Deutsche Bahn uses Munich as one of its main German hubs and offers regional and long-distance connections to many German cities. This includes several connections with ICE high-speed trains:

• ICE 11 to Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Fulda, Kassel, Göttingen, Braunschweig, and Berlin
• ICE 25 to Nuremberg, Würzburg, Fulda, Kassel, Göttingen, Hanover, and Hamburg
• ICE 28 to Nuremberg, Leipzig, Berlin, and Hamburg
• ICE 31 to Nuremberg, Würzburg, Frankfurt, Mainz, Koblenz, Bonn, Cologne, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Osnabrück, Bremen, Hamburg, and Kiel
• ICE 41 to Nuremberg, Würzburg, Frankfurt, Cologne, Duisburg, and Essen
• ICE 42 to Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Cologne, Duisburg, Essen, and Dortmund

Munich has also a high-speed TGV-connection with Paris and Strasbourg as well as Eurocity and CityNightLine (night train) connections with Amsterdam, Budapest, Innsbruck, Maribor, Milan, Rome, Salzburg, Venice, Verona, Vienna, Zurich and other international cities. Two additional railway stations are located in the west (Munich Pasing) and the east (Munich East) of Munich. Both stations are connected to the public transport system and serve as transport hubs for Deutsche Bahn's regional and long-distance trains.

By bus and car

An inexpensive and surprisingly comfortable possibility to travel to Munich, especially from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, are long-haul buses. See the schedule of Munich's Central Bus Station ZOB for details and destinations.

Munich is well connected with other cities in Germany and Austria by the German autobahn network.

• A 8 connects Munich with Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe in the west and Rosenheim and Salzburg in the south-east
• A 9 leads to Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Leipzig and Berlin in the north
• A 92 connects Munich with Landshut and Deggendorf in the north-east
• A 94 has only been partially completed so far and will lead to Passau in the east
• A 95 connects Munich with Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps in the south
• A 96 connects Munich with Lindau at Lake Constance in the south-west
• The A 99 is an autobahn ring around the city which connects the various autobahns. Munich has two inner ring roads in addition to the A 99: Mittlerer Ring expressway and the Altstadtring.

Traffic in Munich can be a challenge at peak times. Therefore, and especially because of the shortage of parking within the city center and the more central districts, it is recommended to leave the car in a park & ride car park (see the Get around section) in Munich's outskirts close to a S-Bahn station and use public transportation within the city.

VISA INFORMATION

EU nationals do not require a visa to enter the Federal Republic of Germany. Generally speaking, all other foreigners require a visa for stays in Germany. A visa is not required for visits of up to 90 days in an 180‑day period for nationals of those countries for which the European Community has abolished the visa requirement. The Federal Foreign office gives an overview on visa requirements here:
www.auswaertiges-amt.de