How do I get from Munich airport to München Hauptbahnhof?

Q: How do I get from Munich airport to München Hauptbahnhof?

Airport Express coach: €12.50 for one traveler, 45 min. It leaves you at Munich Hauptbahnhof, via Schwabing/Nordfriedhof. Both S1 and S8 reach Hauptbahnhof, at the lower level. The Airport Express coach also ends here, via Schwabing/Nordfriedhof, so it is the one option that avoids the S-Bahn entirely. For onward trains to Salzburg, Innsbruck or elsewhere in Germany, get off here rather than at Marienplatz.

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Munich airporttoMünchen Hauptbahnhof

Airport to station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to München Hauptbahnhof

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The cheapest way in. 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 min06:25–22:25

Terminal 2Munich Hauptbahnhof

Non-stopLuggage space

€12.50total for 1 adult€12.50 eachBuy ticket6 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Terminal 2, calling at Terminal 1B, the Munich Airport Center and Terminal 1D

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. Departures from Terminal 2 run 06:25 to 22:25, every 20 minutes daily. There is no coach at all outside those hours, which matters because the train is the only thing left and its night service is disputed.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Regional

S-Bahn S8

S8 · S-Bahn München, MVV tariff

36–40 min rideEvery 20 min

Station beneath the Munich Airport CenterMarienplatz in 36 minutes

Luggage space

€15.10total for 1 adult€15.10 eachBuy ticketOn S-Bahn München, MVV tariff

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Station beneath the Munich Airport Center, between the terminals

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.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Both S1 and S8 reach Hauptbahnhof, at the lower level. The Airport Express coach also ends here, via Schwabing/Nordfriedhof, so it is the one option that avoids the S-Bahn entirely. For onward trains to Salzburg, Innsbruck or elsewhere in Germany, get off here rather than at Marienplatz.

Whether the regulated taxi flat fare covers this address is not recorded here. Agree the fare before you set off. Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Franz Josef Strauss into Munich

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Already at the right station.

The main station, and where onward trains to Salzburg, Innsbruck and the rest of Germany leave from.

Munich Franz Josef Strauss

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Terminal 2

Airport Express coach · 45 min

München Hauptbahnhof

Airport Express coach serves München Hauptbahnhof.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Airport Express coach runs 06:25–22:25. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to München Hauptbahnhof

Find the airport station

Terminal 2. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Airport Express coach

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at München Hauptbahnhof

45 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

Rather go door to door?

A private car into Munich: €120 for four

Four pay €32.60 on the cheapest way to München Hauptbahnhof on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €120 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Munich; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Is München Hauptbahnhof inside the taxi fare zone?

Not recorded here. Agree the fare before you set off rather than assuming the airport flat rate applies.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Airport Express coach runs 06:25–22:25. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

How far is München Hauptbahnhof from the centre?