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Taxi, regulated fixed fareorBus 635 to Freising Bahnhof?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Taxi, regulated fixed fare reaches Hauptbahnhof and Marienplatz; the Bus 635 to Freising Bahnhof does not. Runs to Freising, not into Munich. Freising is the town just north of the airport, in the same MVV zone, and this is the bus the airport itself tells you to take there; for Munich, take the S-Bahn.

The Bus 635 to Freising Bahnhof is quicker: 16 min against 45 min. The Taxi, regulated fixed fare varies between 40 and 75 minutes.

Taxi, regulated fixed fare: Runs all night. Bus 635 to Freising Bahnhof: 03:51–01:01.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersTaxi, regulated fixed fareBus 635 to Freising BahnhofDifference
1€96€2.70€93.30
2€96€5.40€90.60
3€96€8.10€87.90
4€96€10.80€85.20
5€106€13.50€92.50
6€106€16.20€89.80
7€106€18.70€87.30
8€106€18.70€87.30

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Munich taxis, regulated by the TaxitarifordnungTaxi, regulated fixed fare
From
Taxi ranks outside both terminals
To
The Hauptbahnhof zone, by the direct route
Luggage
Carried; the fare is for the ride.
Runs
All night
Journey
40–75 min

It loses at every party size from one to eight. Even eight people in one large taxi pay EUR 106.00 against EUR 65.20 for two group tickets on the train.

The fixed fare applies to the Hauptbahnhof zone. The extent of that zone is not stated here, so for an address elsewhere in Munich agree the basis of the fare before setting off.

It is the only option here that certainly runs all night, which is its real argument rather than the price.

Taxi, regulated fixed fare: price for every party size

635 · MVV RegionalBus 635, run by Omny GmbH, MVV tariffBus 635 to Freising Bahnhof
From
The Terminalstraße Mitte bus stop on level 04 of the Munich Airport Center, between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2; the airport lists it under Terminal 1
To
Freising Bahnhof, the S1 and regional station, via the Besucherpark and the P41/P43 car parks
Luggage
An ordinary regional bus with no hold: hand luggage rides with you under the MVV conditions, and there is no luggage fare.
Runs
03:51–01:01
Journey
16 min

Not the S1 — despite the map, Freising and the airport are on separate branches that meet at Neufahrn. Going by S-Bahn means changing there: 33 minutes and three zones for EUR 6.40, against 16 minutes and EUR 2.70 on this bus.

Seven or more should buy one Streifenkarte and stamp a strip each: EUR 18.70 against EUR 18.90 in singles. Six or fewer are cheaper on singles, and the one-zone group day ticket at EUR 15.40 is dearer than five singles.

The last bus is 01:01 and the first 03:51. Between them nothing goes to Freising except, on Friday and Saturday nights, the S8 into Munich and the S1 back out, which is the long way round on an M-5 fare.

The ÜFEX train from the station under the same building is five minutes quicker on the same ticket, but hourly; this bus is every 10 minutes.

The times here come from MVV's journey planner read for three dates in September 2026, because MVV prints no timetable for the 635; check it for the day you travel.

Bus 635 to Freising Bahnhof: price for every party size

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