By Air in Munich

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Munich's International Airport is 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the city center, between the small towns of Freising and Erding. When departing from Munich for home, you can claim your V.A.T. refund (for purchases made during your stay) at a counter either between areas B and C or between C and D.

Information

Flughafen München (089/97500. www.munich-airport.de).

Airport Transfers

An excellent train service links the airport with Munich's main train station. The S-1 and S-8 lines operate from a terminal directly beneath the airport's arrival and departure halls. Trains leave every 10 minutes, and the journey takes around 40 minutes. Several intermediate stops are made, including the Ostbahnhof (convenient for lodgings east of the Isar River) and such city-center stations as Marienplatz. A one-way ticket costs EUR 8, or EUR 7.20 if you purchase a multiple-use "strip" ticket (you will have two strips left at the end). A family of up to five (two adults and three children under 15) can make the trip for EUR 15 by buying a Tageskarte (which allows travel until 6 AM the next morning). The bus service is slower than the S-bahn link (EUR 9 one-way, EUR 14.50 round-trip). A taxi from the airport costs around EUR 50. During rush hours (7 AM-10 AM and 4 PM-7 PM), allow up to an hour of traveling time. If you're driving from the airport to the city, take route A-9 and follow the signs for münchen stadtmitte (downtown). If you're driving from the city center, head north through Schwabing, join the A-9 autobahn at the Frankfurter Ring intersection, and follow the signs for the airport (flughafen).