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3 ways to the airport

Munich Airport sets no single figure for how early to arrive. Its own advice is to add about 50% to whatever your airline recommends as a safety margin. First departures

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The cheapest way to the airport. The S-Bahn S8 is 5 minutes quicker for €2.60 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Airport Express coach

Shuttle · Lufthansa Express Bus
45 min rideEvery 20 min05:15–19:55
Munich HauptbahnhofTerminal 1D
Non-stopLuggage space
€12.50total for 1 adult€12.50 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Munich Hauptbahnhof, the Airport Express stop on Arnulfstraße 12 on the station’s north side — also boards about 18 minutes later at München Schwabing/Nordfriedhof

The online fare. Bought from the driver it is EUR 13.50 for an adult and EUR 8.00 for a child aged 6 to 14. Anyone may travel; it is not restricted to Lufthansa passengers.

Luggage. Hold luggage carried, in the coach hold.

Hours. Every 20 minutes, daily. From München Schwabing/Nordfriedhof the same coaches run 05:33 to 20:13.

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S-Bahn S8

S8 · S-Bahn München, MVV tariff
36–40 min rideEvery 20 min03:13–01:33
Munich Hauptbahnhof or MarienplatzThe airport station beneath the Munich Airport Center
Luggage space
€15.10total for 1 adult€15.10 eachBuy ticketOn S-Bahn München, MVV tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Munich Hauptbahnhof or Marienplatz, on the S8 platforms — Hauptbahnhof is about 4 minutes earlier towards the airport

A single for zones M-5 is EUR 15.10, a day ticket EUR 17.50. The Gruppen-Tageskarte is EUR 32.60 for up to five people, valid all day on the whole MVV network — two children aged 6 to 15 count as one person. From three travelers it beats everything else here.

Luggage. Racks by the doors; it is a commuter train and busy at rush hour.

Hours. Every 20 minutes into the evening, then less often. The last train, 01:33 from Hauptbahnhof, runs nightly on this timetable — unlike the small-hours departures from the airport, which the same timetable limits to Friday, Saturday and pre-holiday nights.

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Taxi

Taxi, regulated fixed fare

Taxi · Munich taxis, regulated by the Taxitarifordnung
40–75 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
A licensed Munich taxi from any address inside the Hauptbahnhof zoneMunich Franz Josef Strauss
24-hour servicePer vehicleFixed fare
€96total for 1 adult€96 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. A licensed Munich taxi from any address inside the Hauptbahnhof zone — the station and the blocks around it, east to Karlsplatz

The fixed fare to the Hauptbahnhof zone is EUR 96.00, any time regardless of events. Five to eight passengers costs EUR 106.00, since the tariff adds a flat EUR 10.00 for a fifth passenger. This fare fell from EUR 106.00 to EUR 96.00 on 1 July 2026.

Luggage. Carried; the fare is for the ride.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Bus 635 to Freising Bahnhof, ÜFEX airport express RE 22 to Freising, Bus 512 to Erding, Pre-booked private transfer, Welcome Pickups transfer to Memmingen Airport from Munich Airport. Every way from Munich airport into Munich

How do I get from Munich city centre to Munich airport?

For one traveler the Airport Express coach is the way we recommend: €12.50 in total, 45 min, boarding at Munich Hauptbahnhof. The first one leaves at 05:15 and is at the airport by about 06:00; the last leaves at 19:55. Munich Airport sets no single figure for how early to arrive. Its own advice is to add about 50% to whatever your airline recommends as a safety margin, and not to arrive before the check-in counters open.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Taxi

Any hour.

S-Bahn S8

First 03:13 from Munich Hauptbahnhof or Marienplatz, at the airport by about 03:53.

Airport Express coach

First 05:15 from Munich Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 06:00.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first S8 leaves Hauptbahnhof at 03:13 and Marienplatz at 03:17, reaching the airport around 03:55 — hours before the first Airport Express coach, which does not leave Hauptbahnhof until 05:15. Anything earlier than that needs a taxi.

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How early to be there

Munich Airport sets no single figure for how early to arrive. Its own advice is to add about 50% to whatever your airline recommends as a safety margin, and not to arrive before the check-in counters open.

Early flights

The first S8 leaves Hauptbahnhof at 03:13 and Marienplatz at 03:17, reaching the airport around 03:55 — hours before the first Airport Express coach, which does not leave Hauptbahnhof until 05:15. Anything earlier than that needs a taxi.

At the station

Both the S8 and the S1 leave from Munich Hauptbahnhof’s lower level, and both call at Marienplatz too. The two lines run different ways around the city, so check the departure board for the S8 specifically.

Where the bus leaves from

The Airport Express boards at Munich Hauptbahnhof, the stop on Arnulfstraße 12 on the station’s north side, and about 18 minutes later at München Schwabing/Nordfriedhof.

Taxis to the airport

A licensed taxi from anywhere inside the Hauptbahnhof zone to the airport is a fixed EUR 96.00, any time and regardless of events — the same tariff as the ride in. Five to eight people in a large taxi pay EUR 106.00.

Which terminal

Your ticket shows which check-in area to use: T1A to T1E means Terminal 1’s own modules, T1Z means the check-in counters in the Munich Airport Center between the terminals, and T2 means Terminal 2’s central departure hall.

Questions

When is the first Airport Express coach from Munich Hauptbahnhof?

05:15. It reaches the airport at about 06:00.

How early should I be at Munich airport?

Munich Airport sets no single figure for how early to arrive. Its own advice is to add about 50% to whatever your airline recommends as a safety margin, and not to arrive before the check-in counters open.

What does a taxi to Munich airport cost from the centre?

A licensed taxi from anywhere inside the Hauptbahnhof zone to the airport is a fixed EUR 96.00, any time and regardless of events — the same tariff as the ride in. Five to eight people in a large taxi pay EUR 106.00.

Where does the Airport Express coach leave from in Munich?

Munich Hauptbahnhof, the Airport Express stop on Arnulfstraße 12 on the station’s north side — also boards about 18 minutes later at München Schwabing/Nordfriedhof. First departure 05:15, last 19:55.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first S8 leaves Hauptbahnhof at 03:13 and Marienplatz at 03:17, reaching the airport around 03:55 — hours before the first Airport Express coach, which does not leave Hauptbahnhof until 05:15. Anything earlier than that needs a taxi.

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