Editing Munich (section)

== Getting There ==
[[Image:MUC.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Munich Airport (MUC)]]
=====By Plane=====

[http://www.munich-airport.de/ Munich Airport (MUC)] is one of Germany's biggest airports, second only to Frankfurt.  It is also a major hub for Lufthansa. There are non-stop flights to/from Munich from/to almost anywhere in the world.  

Airlines flying to/from Munich include [http://www.airfrance.com/ Air France], [http://www.british-airways/ British Airways], [http://www.delta.com Delta Airlines], [http://www.easyjet.com easyJet], [http://www.germanwings.com/ Germanwings], [http://www.lufthansa.com Lufthansa], and [http://www.flysas.com Scandinavian Airlines].

Other "nearby" airports are Frankfurt am Main (FRA), the other major hub in Germany, approx. 300 km; Nuremberg (Nürnberg) (NUE), approx. 170 km; Stuttgart (STR), approx. 200 km; [http://www.allgaeu-airport.de/ Allgäu Airport Memmingen (FMM)] sometimes called "Munich West" by budget airlines, approx. 110 km; and Salzburg, Austria (SZG), approx. 130 km.

=====From Airport to City=====

Munich Airport is located about 30km North-North-East from Munich, between Erding and Freising.

There are two S-Bahn lines connecting the airport with the city: S1 and S8. They depart every 20 minutes each and both go to the city center but on different routes, so depending on your destination within Munich it may be quicker to let one train from the "wrong" line pass and take the next. E.g. travelling to Ostbahnhof (Munich East) station, skip S1 and wait for the S8. For the central destinations Marienplatz and Hauptbahnhof (Munich Central station), whichever departs first is the best.

A day ticket for the whole MVV network is usually the best option to use, it costs 11,20 EUR for one person ("Single-Tageskarte Gesamtnetz" also sold as "Airport-City Day Ticket 1 person"), or 20,40 EUR for up to 5 people ("Partner-Tageskarte Gesamtnetz" also sold as "Airport-City Day Ticket 5 persons"). It also allows you to travel on to destinations in the Munich region and use the different types of public transport as described below.

There are also Airport Shuttle Buses (Coaches) into different places in the city, typically they are more expensive than the S-Bahn trains.

=====By Train=====

Munich's Main Train Station (Hauptbahnhof) is easily reachable through the extensive ICE and Regional bahn trains. 
There are also sleeper trains from and to a number of German and European destinations, e.g. Hannover/Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna/Budapest, Venice, [[Paris]], [[Amsterdam]]

Other major stations in Munich are the Munich East Station (Ostbahnhof) and Munich Pasing.

Timetables and Ticket Prices can be found at the [http://www.bahn.de/ Deutsche Bahn website].

[[Rail travel in Germany]] has additional information, also on special offers.

The S-Bahn is operated by Deutsche Bahn, so regular (non-MVV) train tickets are valid for the S-Bahn but not for other public transport. If the ticket is marked out to "München" this gives you the choice of train station within Munich where you are going, so e.g. to go to Ostbahnhof (Munich East) by S-Bahn having arrived at Hauptbahnhof (Munich central station), you need not get an additional ticket. 
When headed to a regional S-Bahn destination from elsewhere, it will usually be cheaper to buy your (non-MVV) train ticket to your final S-Bahn destination, instead of e.g. to Hauptbahnhof and buying an MVV ticket for the S-Bahn part of your journey.

The tickets "Bayernticket" (for off-peak travel of 1-5 persons in local trains all over Bavaria) and "Schönes Wochenend Ticket" (for travel of 1-5 persons on a weekend day with local trains nationwide) are also valid on all MVV transport.

If you have a BahnCard, your ticket may be marked with "München+City", this allows you to continue your journey with all MVV transport inside the "Innenraum".