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Munich 'Hauptbahnhof'
(main station) is, after Frankfurt am Main, Germany's second busiest railway
station in terms of passenger numbers. First built in 1839, trains now run
from the station to all corners of Europe.
Below the
mainline station and its forecourt there are also stations for suburban
trains (S-Bahn) and the underground (U-Bahn), while trams, buses and taxis
all set off from stops and ranks around the station
complex.
Location
Munich main
station is located in the heart of the city, to the west
of
Karlsplatz and at the end of the pedestrianised area that leads to Marienplatz,
the central square in front of the town hall (Rathaus). The
Allianz Arena is to the north
of the city and is reached from the
station by taking the S-Bahn to Marienplatz and then the U6
underground to Fröttmaning (see our City
centre to stadium page).
Local
transport
Munich operates a local public transport network of
suburban trains (the S-Bahn), trams (the Strassenbahn), an underground (the
U-Bahn) and buses. The operators of all of the local transport
services are members of the MVV (Munich Transport and Fares Union). The MVV public transport
planner linked to
here has an English interface and unlike many others of its kind also recognises
English terms such as 'main station'.
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Mainline Services
Munich main station offers
direct connections to 9 of the other 11 World Cup host cities -
and the other two, Gelsenkirchen and Kaiserslautern, can be reached with
one change. See German rail journey planner and details
below:
Munich to / from other
World Cup cities by rail:
- Berlin*, c. 6 hrs 40 mins
- Hamburg, c. 6
hrs
- Cologne, c. 4
hrs 40 mins
- Nuremberg, c. 1
hrs 45
- Leipzig, c. 5
hrs
- Frankfurt, c. 4
hrs 5 mins
- Stuttgart, 2 hrs
20 mins
- Dortmund, c. 5 hrs 55 mins
- Hanover, c. 4 hrs 40 mins
- Gelsenkirchen, c. 5 hrs 50 (via Essen)
- Kaiserslautern, c. 4 hrs (via Mannheim)
* Berlin
Ostbahnhof
Map of
station location |