Visit Bavaria, Germany from major cities in Switzerland, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary with a direct train to Munich's hauptbahnhof.
Munich, the capital of Bavaria, in Germany, is rightly one of Europe’s most popular travel destinations. Right in the heart of the continent, Munich is on many classic tourist and interrailing routes, easy to reach on the train from the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, France and Italy.
Major international cities that are within easy reach of Munich include Prague, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna, Zurich, Budapest, Nancy, Strasbourg, Bolzano and Venice. In fact, direct trains go to Munich’s hauptbahnhof (main train station) from all of them.
This means that visitors going on holiday to Munich can easily do so with a short rail journey, rather than going through the hassle of flying and getting to and from the airport.
There are many attractions in the Bavarian capital. These include Marienplatz (the old town square), New Town Hall (Rathaus) and the Viktualienmarkt, a great food market.
There are also plenty of museums, including the Stadtmuseum (City Museum) and the three major art galleries - Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek and Pinakothek der Moderne.
One of the major reasons that tourists will visit Munich by train is for the Bavarian beer halls, however. They’re great at the best of times, but during the Oktoberfest festival in October, they become one massive party zone full of revellers from around the world knocking back lots and lots of beer in tradtional large glasses.
Here are the international train travel times to Munich, Bavaria, Germany using the quickest direct service. There are other, slower services available from all destinations, but the rail journeys listed below run daily:
Prague, Czech Republic to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 6h.
Innsbruck, Austria to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 1h49m
Linz, Austria to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 2h40m
Salzburg, Austria to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 1h29m
Vienna, Austria to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 4h10m
Zurich, Switzerland to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 4h25m
Budapest, Hungary to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 7h24m
Nancy, France to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 5h44m
Strasbourg, France to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 4h19m
Bolzano, Italy to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 3h55m
Venice, Italy to Munich, Germany: Train travel time 6h57m