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S-Bahn S8orPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the S-Bahn S8 is cheaper by €74.90. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The S-Bahn S8 is quicker: 40 min against 45 min. The Pre-booked private transfer varies between 40 and 75 minutes.

S-Bahn S8: hours not recorded. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersS-Bahn S8Pre-booked private transferDifference
1€15.10€90€74.90
2€30.20€90€59.80
3€32.60€90€57.40
4€32.60€120€87.40
5€32.60€120€87.40
6€47.70€120€72.30
7€62.80€120€57.20
8€65.20€240€174.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
S8 · S-Bahn München, MVV tariffS-Bahn S8
From
Station beneath the Munich Airport Center, between the terminals
To
Marienplatz in 36 minutes, Hauptbahnhof in 40
Luggage
Racks by the doors; it is a commuter train and busy at rush hour.
Journey
36–40 min

Buy the Gruppen-Tageskarte if there are three or more of you. It is EUR 32.60 whether you are three or five, against EUR 15.10 each in singles, and the machines do not suggest it.

No first or last train is stated here: the airport says the S8 runs all night, about every 40 minutes between 01:00 and 04:00, but the S8's own timetable limits those 01:00 and 02:00 departures to Friday, Saturday and pre-holiday nights. Expect no train those hours on other nights.

The S1 also serves the airport and is not the same journey: it runs the other way round the city and reaches Hauptbahnhof before Marienplatz. Check which train you are boarding.

The group ticket is valid all day on the entire MVV network, so it keeps paying for itself after you have dropped your bags.

S-Bahn S8: price for every party size

Check fares with MVV
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
40–75 min

Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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