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Location: Bavaria
Munich is the capital of the Free State of
Bavaria. It has approximately 1.5 million inhabitants the most
populous city in Bavaria and (after Berlin and Hamburg) third
largest in Germany and the fourth largest city in the German
speaking and twelfth of the European Union.
Munich is counted among the world cities. The metropolis is one of
the economically most successful and fastest growing in Europe. It
is the seat of numerous groups, including four DAX companies
(Allianz , BMW , Munich Re , Siemens ) as well as two others in the
direct vicinity (Infineon and Wirecard ). Here is the only stock
exchange in Bavaria. In the city placements of the consulting firm
Mercer , Munich ranked third in the world in terms of quality of
life in 2018 among 231 major cities worldwide. According to the
magazine Monocle , in 2018 it was the most liveable city in the
world. On the other hand, the quality of life is increasingly by
agglomeration disadvantages such as traffic and environmental
pollution as well as very high home ownership rates and Rent
limited, why the living space per inhabitant is far below the
national average. Munich is safest municipality among the major
German cities over 200,000 population with regard to the crime of
all crimes.
Munich was first mentioned in documents in 1158. The city was 1255
Bavarian duchy and was from 1314 royal since 1328-1347 imperial
residence. In 1506 Munich became the sole capital of Bavaria. Munich
is home to numerous national and international authorities as well
as important universities and colleges, major museums and theaters .
Through a large number of interesting buildings including protected
monuments and ensembles, international sporting events, fairs and
congresses as well as the world-famous Oktoberfest is Munich a
magnet for international tourism.
City foundation
Heinrich the Lion from the
Frankish family of the Guelphs, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, cousin
of the incumbent Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa and at that time the
most powerful person in the empire at times fought with Bishop Otto
I of Freising in order to expand his influence in Bavaria .
Heinrich der Löwe founded a new market with his own Isar bridge
further south to the episcopal crossing in Föhring (today near Sankt
Emmeramsmühle / Bogenhausen), where the salt transports were
previously handled. But since the traders continued to use the
Freising Bridge and also paid their fees there, legend has it that
he unceremoniously destroyed the competing bridge.
The
conflict was then ended by Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa on June
14, 1158 in the so-called "Augsburger Schied": Heinrich the Lion was
allowed to use customs, market and coins "with the monks" (his Isar
crossing), the bishop had a third of revenue too. Munich was born,
the date of the arbitration is now considered the city's official
founding day. The monks can be found in the coat of arms of Munich.
Research is still debating which of the old Bavarian monasteries in
Munich came from. The Schäftlarn monastery in front of the monastery
in Tegernsee is currently favored.
The founding of the city
can be seen against the background of the Upper Bavarian Salt Road,
from 1158 the entire salt trade from Reichenhall and Hallein to
southwest Germany and Switzerland via Munich, the first day's rest
after the Inn crossing from Wasserburg and before the next stop,
which was then also through Heinrich the Lion founded Landsberg with
his Lech crossing. The customs revenue on the valuable salt was the
basis for the upswing of the city of Munich.
A small city
chronicle on the history of Munich is given in the article on the
old town.
Art Nouveau
Munich is one of the great centers
of Art Nouveau. The worldwide art movement, called "Art Nouveau" in
French and also "Art Nouveau" or "Modern Style" in English, emerged
at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries against the background of
rapid industrialization with its cheap mass production. Art Nouveau
initially came from the artists and stood in opposition to the
dominant historicism (neo-Gothic, neo-baroque) as it was demanded by
the zeitgeist and thus also by many art patrons.
The art
nouveau style got its German name from a magazine that was published
in Munich in 1896: "Jugend. Münchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift für
Kunst und Leben". The publisher was w: Georg Hirth (1841 - 1916),
publisher of the then leading daily newspaper "Münchner Latest
Nachrichten" in the publishing house at Sendlinger Str. 8, the
publishing house was incorporated into the "Süddeutsche Zeitung"
after the Second World War.
Typical stylistic devices of Art
Nouveau are the decorative floral and geometric ornaments, formed
from curved lines, a two-dimensional painting and a stylization of
the human figure. The art movement is considered to be the last
style that influenced all the arts, from architecture to furniture,
posters, glass, pottery, textiles and book illustrations; it ended
at the latest with the beginning of the First World War.
Despite many losses in the Second World War and a subsequent "mania
for modernization", in which many Art Nouveau objects were torn down
and destroyed as "kitsch", there are still numerous examples of Art
Nouveau to be admired in Munich, some of which have recently been
carefully restored:
In the old town, the best-known examples
of Art Nouveau buildings are the Müllersche Volksbad and the
Kammerspiele, as well as other building facades. Another important
building in Art Nouveau is the Prinzregententheater in Bogenhausen
and the German Theater in Ludwigsvorstadt.
Schwabing as the place
of residence of artists and bohemians was one of the highlights of
Munich Art Nouveau, here you can visit many recently superbly
restored town houses as examples of Art Nouveau facades. The same
applies to the districts of Nymphenburg, Bogenhausen and Sendling.
Neues Rathaus or New Town Hall (Munich)Marienplatz Tel (089) 23 32 31 91 Subway: Marienplatz Town Hall and Tower Open: mid- April- Oct: 9am- 7pm Mon- Fri 10am- 7pm Sat, Sun Oct- mid- Apr: 9am- 4pm Mon- Thur: 9am- 1pm Fri Closed: Sat, Sun Alt Rathaus or Old Town Hall (Munich)Marienplatz 15 Subway: Marienplatz Closed to tourists Spielzeugmuseum Tel. (089) 29 40 01 Open: 10am- 5:30pm daily Residenz (Munich)Max-Joseph-Platz 3 Subway: Odeonsplatz Tel. (089) 29 06 71 Open: Apr- 15 Oct: 9am- 6pm daily 16 Oct- Mar: 10am- 4pm daily
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Marienplatz (Munich)
Stadtmuseum (Munich)St. Jakobplatz 1 Tel. 089-23 32 23 70 Subway: Marienplatz Open: Tue-Sun Frauenkirche (Munich)Frauenplatz 1 Subway: Karlsplatz, Marienplatz Tower open: Apr-Oct: 10am- 5pm Mon-Sat Closed: Sunday and holidays Frauenkirche is constructed on a site of much older medieval Marian chapel that dated back to the 13th century. A much bigger cathedral was constructed by the orders of Prince Sigismund. The new building was designed by Jorg von Halspach and Lukas Rottaler and completed in 1488. Copper onion domes were added later in 1525. This cathedral measures 40 m (130 ft) wide and 100 m (330 ft) long. It houses a magnificent tomb of Emperor Ludwig IV of Bavaria designed by Hans Krumpper (1619- 22). Schloss Nymphenburg (Munich) |
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Munich)Prinzregentenstrasse 3 Tel. 089-211 24 01 Bus: 100 Trolley bus: 17 Open: 10am- 5pm Tue, Wed, Fri- Sun; 10am- 8pm Thu Closed: Monday
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Asamkirche (Munich)Sendlinger Strasse 32 Subway: Sendlinger Tor Busses: 52, 152 Trolley bus: 16, 17, 18, 27 Open: daily
Glyptothek (Munich)Konigsplatz 3 Tel. 089-28 61 00 Subway: Konigsplatz Open: 10am- 5pm Wed, Fri- Sun; 10am- 8pm Tue, Thu |
City foundation
Munich was first mentioned in 1158 as forum apud Munichen in
Augsburg , after the Duke of Bavaria and Saxony, Henry the Lion,
built a transition settlement of the salt road over the Isar
approximately at the site of today's Ludwigsbrücke and founded a
market.
With the Augsburg arbitration, however, the city of Munich was not
founded; The already existing settlement was thereby granted by
Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa only the market, coin mintage and
customs law. However, the bishops of Freising received a third of
the resulting income.
It is not known when the settlement named from 1158 "Munich" was
actually founded and what its name was when it was founded.
Middle Ages
When Henry the Lion was ostracized by the Emperor in 1180, Bavaria
fell to the Wittelsbachs and Munich to the Bishop of Freising . In
1240, Munich also came into Wittelsbacher ownership and became ducal
residence as early as 1255 after the first division of the Land.
Since 1314, Duke Ludwig IV was German king, since 1328 also
Roman-German emperor, and Munich was considerably expanded as his
residence by a new second wall ring. At that time, Munich adopted
the colors of the old empire , black and gold, as city colors.
Since the end of the 14th century, there were repeated uprisings of
the citizens against the Dukes, who then moved their seat of
government from the Old Court to the new residence on the outskirts.
Because of the threat of the Hussites in 1429 the city fortification
was reinforced by an outer wall ring.
In 1442, the Jewish citizens were expelled from the city. Thereupon
no Jews lived in Munich until the second half of the 18th century.
In 1468, the foundation stone for the new St. Mary's Church "
Frauenkirche " was laid, the construction of which lasted only
twenty years.
Capital and residence of Bavaria
After the city had experienced a new cultural heyday in late Gothic
, Munich became capital of the whole of Upper and Lower Bavaria in
1506 with the reunification of the duchies by Albrecht IV
(1465-1508). In the following years, the influence of the
citizenship went back further and the Wittelsbach determined from
then on the development of the city. Munich was under the rule of
William IV (1508-1550) and Albrecht V (1550-1579) a center of the
Renaissance and the Counter-Reformation . In 1589 the Hofbräuhaus
was founded by Wilhelm V. (1579-1597). Two early city viewsare
pictured with Georg Braun , Franz Hogenberg : "Civitates orbis
terrarum" from 1572.
Under Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria (1597-1651) Munich 1628 electoral
residence city of the very old Bavarians and in 1632 had to endure
the occupation of Swedish troops. Munich had to pay a high ransom
and put hostages in order to avoid its destruction. A little later,
the plague broke out and killed a third of the population. After the
end of the Thirty Years War in 1648, the city quickly recovered and
opened under the Elector Ferdinand Maria (1651-1679) the Italian
Baroque .
1704 Munich came in the War of Spanish Succession for several years
under Habsburg occupation , since Elector Maximilian II Emanuel
(1679-1726) had allied with France. An uprising of the citizens and
peasants was ended bloody in the Sendlinger Mordweihnacht.
After the imperial coronation of Elector Karl Albrecht (1726-1745)
Habsburg troops occupied Munich in 1742 for two years again.
Maximilian III Joseph (1745-1777) gave up the great power politics
of his predecessors and devoted himself to internal reforms, so the
Bavarian Academy of Sciences was founded in 1759 in Munich. In 1789,
on the order of Elector Karl Theodor (1777-1799), the layout of the
English Garden in the Isar meadows and a little later, the medieval
city fortifications were demolished.
Although Munich was already in 1328 imperial residence city, the
rise to the big city began only 450 years later. Towards the end of
the 18th century Munich grew rapidly, which was accelerated in 1806,
when Bavaria was raised by Napoleon to the Kingdom of Bavaria and
Munich became the capital of a twice larger country. If Munich had
just 24,000 inhabitants in 1700, the number of inhabitants soon
doubled all about thirty years, so that in 1871 170,000 people lived
in Munich and in 1933 840,000. Under King Max I Joseph (1799-1825)
began the planned expansion of the city, 1818 Munich was given a
self-government with two mayors and two council colleges.
Under the reign of King Ludwig I of Bavaria
(1825-1848), Munich became a well-known city of art. The classics
Leo von Klenze and Friedrich von Gärtner designed the Ludwigstraße ,
the Königsplatz and the extension of the Munich Residenz .
Ludwig's son Max II (1848-1864) particularly promoted the humanities
and gathered a circle of writers around (" The Crocodiles "). Max II
emerged as his father as a builder. In the new " Maximilianstil "
reminiscent of the English Gothic , among other things, the
buildings on the Maximilianstraße, today one of the most exclusive
and expensive shopping streets of the continent.
Under King Ludwig II (1864-1886), musical life experienced a new
boom with several stays of Richard Wagner . In the 19th century,
when Munich was repeatedly plagued by the plague, Max von
Pettenkofer introduced the sewage system . As early as the end of
the 19th century, Munich was considered one of the cleanest cities
in Europe.
In the time Prinzregent Luitpolds (1886-1912) experienced Munich
then a tremendous economic and cultural boom. Among others, the
Prinzregentenstraße and the Prinzregententheater were built . At the
turn of the century, Schwabing flourished as a bohemian district,
with many important literary figures and painters of the time. In
1896, the Munich cultural magazine Die Jugend was published for the
first time, which gave its name to the Art Nouveau style . In 1911,
the artist association Der Blaue Reiter was founded.
Revolution, Weimar Republic and National Socialism
In 1916, during the First World War , Munich was hit in three French
air raids by bombs that did no major damage. The worsening supply
situation, on the other hand, posed a major problem for the
population.
In 1935, Hitler awarded Munich the city honorary title of the Nazi
era: capital of the movement. In 1938, the Munich Agreement was
concluded, which determined the connection of the Sudetenland to the
German Reich.
On 1 December 1937, the race organization Lebensborn moved into the
house of Thomas Mann , which was located at the corner of the former
Föhringer Allee (since 1955: Thomas-Mann-Allee) and the
Poschingerstraße. The headquarters of the SS organization remained
in the building until 31 December 1939.
Like all major German cities, Munich was hit hard by Allied air
raids during the Second World War (air raids on Munich). By the end
of the war, the historic old town was destroyed to ninety percent
and the city as a whole to fifty percent. It is estimated that about
6,000 people died and about 15,000 were injured.
Two days before the occupation of Munich by the Allies, called the
resistance organization freedom action Bavaria , which consisted of
military and civilian persons, on local broadcasting stations to
rise against the National Socialist rule. The rebellion of the
freedom action was ended on the same day by an SS formation. On
April 30, 1945, ultimately occupied the US Army, without much
resistance, the city of Munich. Elsewhere in Germany, the war
continued until the beginning of May. He finally ended on 8 May with
the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht.
Numerous memorial sites are reminiscent of the victims of National
Socialism.
By plane
Munich "Franz
Josef Strauss" Airport (IATA Code: MUC) is the second largest in
Germany and is therefore served from all over the world. It has only
one disadvantage: it is about 40 km from the city center. To get to
Munich, we recommend the S-Bahn (MVV) with two lines, both of which
lead to the center: The S8 runs through the eastern parts of the
city to the center (approx. 40 minutes). You should take it if you
e.g. want to go to the New Mass; the S1 runs through the western
parts of the city to the center (approx. 50 min.). Alternatively,
there is an airport bus that goes directly to the main train station
with just one stop in the north of Munich (approx. 45 minutes). This
is the fastest connection for the north of Munich when there is not
a traffic jam on the motorway.
Memmingen Airport, which
low-cost airlines such as Ryanair use expressions like
"Munich-Memmingen" or "Munich West" to refer to, is actually 110 km
from Munich. You can therefore expect a considerably longer journey
time. It can be reached via a bus and the A96.
By train
With 350,000 travelers daily, Munich Central Station is behind the
front runner Hamburg and, together with Frankfurt Central Station,
is the second busiest in Germany and easy to reach from all
directions. The main station is a terminus in a central location at
the west end of the pedestrian zone. With 32 above-ground and 2
underground tracks for the S-Bahn (plus 6 more for the U-Bahn that
do not belong to the DB), it has the most main tracks of all train
stations in Germany.
Numerous ICE, IC, EC and regional
connections connect Munich with the rest of Germany and Europe. From
Munich there are direct connections to Milan, Venice and Rimini via
Innsbruck, to Prague via Pilsen, to Budapest via Vienna, to Belgrade
via Villach and Zagreb, to Mannheim, to Essen via Frankfurt am Main
and Cologne, to Berlin via Nuremberg and Leipzig , to Hamburg via
Würzburg, to Lindau and Passau.
The Starnberg station is a
northern side wing of the main station concourse (tracks 27-36, on
Arnulfstraße), the occasionally still used designation Holzkirchner
Bahnhof refers to tracks 5-10 on the south side outside the station
concourse (on Bayerstraße).
The main station is served
directly by MVV with all S-Bahn lines, by the underground lines U1,
U2, U4, U5 and the amplifier lines U7 and (only on Saturdays) U8 as
well as numerous tram and bus lines.
In addition, the station
also offers shopping for groceries, magazines, etc. on Sundays.
The advanced plans for the complete renovation of the less
attractive main station were initially put on hold in May 2007 for
cost reasons. Preliminary planning for a new building has been in
progress again since November 2013.
Munich Central Station,
Bahnhofplatz, 80335 Munich.
For more detailed information on
rail connections and infrastructure, see the travel guide to Munich
Central Station.
Other train stations in Munich:
The
Munich Ostbahnhof in the Haidhausen district is also served by
long-distance traffic, including night trains. For example, there is
also a direct connection to Strasbourg that does not go through the
main train station.
The Munich-Pasing train station is located in
the west of Munich and is the fourth largest train station in
Bavaria; it is also served by many long-distance trains.
The
three Munich train stations are directly connected to each other
with the S-Bahn (almost all lines).
By bus
The central bus
station (ZOB) for Munich was reopened in September 2009 at
Hackerbrücke. In addition to various restaurants, the modern
building also houses infrastructure such as banks, pharmacies,
drugstores and other shops.
From the central bus station
there are various international bus connections from several travel
companies to neighboring European cities, mainly in Eastern Europe
and sometimes with stopovers in other German cities. The number of
connections is currently increasing. Examples of regular bus
connections (timetable) are:
Berlin (via Leipzig), Paris,
Belgrade, Zagreb and Budapest have daily connections.
Barcelona,
Madrid, London and Budapest are served several times a week.
In
South Tyrol, Dorf Tirol and Schenna are visited several times a
week.
Freiburg - Friedrichshafen - Munich, (€ 36.50, MeinFernBus)
since April 2012 first domestic German long-distance line.
ZOB
(Central Bus Station Munich), Arnulfstraße 21 (near the main train
station at the Hackerbrücke). Tel .: +49 89 4520 9890, email:
zob@muenchen-zob.de.
Directions to ZOB by MVV: all S-Bahn and tram lines 16/17,
Hackerbrücke stop
Other long-distance bus terminals in Munich
are the Fröttmaning bus terminal on the northern outskirts of Munich
in Fröttmaning with national and international connections and the
Messestadt-Ost bus terminal with regional connections on the eastern
outskirts of Munich in Riem an der Neue Messe.
The topic
article long-distance buses in Germany provides an overview of the
long-distance bus line operators in the Germany area and further
information on long-distance buses and long-distance bus lines.
By street
Access to the environmental zone, which is the
entire area within the Mittlerer Ring, has only been permitted with
a green sticker since October 2012. This applies to all cars as well
as buses, mobile homes and trucks. The Mittlerer Ring itself is not
part of the environmental zone. For more information, also about the
issuing points of the fine dust tickers and how to obtain a sticker
over the Internet, see environmental zone in Munich, the price for
the sticker is usually € 5.
You can travel to Munich by car
from all directions. The motorways A8 (from / to Stuttgart or from /
to Salzburg), A9 (from / to Nuremberg), A92 (from / to Deggendorf),
A94 (from / to Altötting), A95 (from / to Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
and the A96 (from / to Lindau).
The A99 forms the Munich
motorway ring, which is not completely closed, as there is no
connection between the A95 and the A8 in the direction of Salzburg
in the south-west of Munich. The middle ring surrounds the inner
city area, the old town ring the center. Radial streets lead into
the city.
Parking in the city center, like most other cities
in the world, is no fun. There are hardly any free parking spaces
within the Mittlerer Ring. However, since the introduction of the
parking license areas, paid parking spaces have been available, at
least in the residential areas. Parking garages in the city center
charge at least € 3 per hour. If you are arriving by car, it is
advisable to clarify the parking options and prices with the hotel
in advance.
Around the city
On foot
Munich does not feel like a cosmopolitan city, but as a
large village, the distances are manageable. The city center between
the main train station and Isartorplatz can be easily explored on
foot. In a few places, however, you have to remind yourself that
there are also busy streets in the city center where pedestrians do
not have right of way.
Transportation
The easiest way to
get around the city is usually by public transport:
MVV
The MVV (Münchner Verkehrsverbund) maintains a dense and diversified
network of the local public transport system with a common tariff
system, which means that the tickets purchased are valid for all
local transport. The means of transport are fairly punctual. In a
Europe-wide study of 23 major cities in 2010, the ADAC awarded MVV
first place in the overall ranking with top marks (very good) for
the individual criteria of travel time, changes and information.
Only the fares were rated as too expensive and only sufficient.
Mobile phone reception has also been possible in the tunnel sections
in the MVG network since 2012. There is a rarely enforced alcohol
ban in the vehicles.
The underground lines U1 to U6 have a
time interval of 5 or 10 minutes, depending on requirements (since
two lines always meet on one route in the city center, there is
sometimes a 2-3 minute cycle), the distance between the stops is
inner-city area is less than 1 km. The U7 amplifier line runs during
rush hour and the U8 line at weekends.
The seven S-Bahn lines
connect the city with the surrounding area with 800,000 passengers
every day. The time interval of the lines is 20 minutes in the inner
area close to the city, and 40 minutes for some outer areas. In
Munich city center between the Donnersbergerbrücke stops and the
Ostbahnhof, all lines run on one route, the so-called trunk line,
and thus approx. Every 2 ½ minutes, during rush hour every 2 minutes
The inner city is currently being specifically planned and has had
building rights for a first section since January 2014.
The
main line is also the bottleneck in Munich's public transport: the
possible capacities and the technical condition of the line, which
was created around 1970 for the Olympics, are controversial between
supporters and opponents of a second main line. The fact is that in
recent years there have been more and more train cancellations and
delays in the operation of the Munich S-Bahn due to operational
disruptions.
The tram runs across the city on various lines.
Basically, it travels above ground. In addition to their transport
function, some routes are also of interest to tourists, as they lead
past places worth seeing, such as B. Line 19 between Stachus and
Max-Weber-Platz, which leads completely through the famous
Maximilianstrasse and up to the Bavarian State Parliament
(Maximilianeum).
Over 40 different bus routes operate in
Munich. A distinction is made between city buses (three-digit
numbers, operate on short routes) and metro buses (two-digit
numbers, operate on longer routes with fewer stops). The latter are
rarely on time during rush hour, but run every 10 minutes, so this
is less of a problem. The obligation to show the driver a ticket
after 9 p.m. on the bus, introduced a few years ago, is only
implemented consistently at bus stops that are rarely used.
The individual lines of the U1 with U8 and those of the S-Bahn lines
S1 with S8 and the special line S20 are each assigned a color. The
assignment of the direction of travel to the tracks on the platform
can be seen on the display panel above the platform: out of town the
terminus and inward to Marienplatz or Hauptbahnhof.
Night
lines
On weekdays the tram lines N16, N19, N20 and N27 and the
night buses N40 - N45 run every hour. For the nights Fri / Sat and
Sat./Sun. as well as before public holidays, the cycle is compressed
to every half hour. The central transfer point with coordinated
departure times is at Stachus. N80 and N81 drive from Pasing to
Germering. Shortly after 2 a.m. there is a late S-Bahn per route on
the weekend.
Tariffs: (as of December 15, 2019)
Current
price overview (increases take place annually at the timetable
change in December)
The tariff system was reformed in 2019 -
since then the urban area has been called "Zone M".
The day
tickets: For any number of trips on one day in different variants:
Price: Single day ticket
adult zone M = € 7.80; Partner day ticket for 5 adults indoor space
= € 14.80. Day ticket for children = 3.20 € Before starting the
journey, a validation is required.
CityTourCard: Special day
ticket, with a discount on currently more than 30 admission prices
such as: BMW Museum, Allianz Arena, Bavaria Filmstadt, Sea Life,
Hard Rock Cafe, etc. Info. The discounts on the offer only pay off
if you visit 3-4 attractions in one day.
Examples: Day ticket
inside: € 12.90, group ticket € 19.90; 3-day indoor area: 22.90 €,
3-day total network: 35.90 €.
Single ticket: For one person and
one trip in one direction (€ 3.30 for Zone M), transfers and breaks
are permitted, return trips and round trips are not permitted; as a
short distance: four stops, of which a maximum of 2 underground
stations, otherwise: after the zones traveled through. Maximum
travel times: 3 hours (short distance: 1 hour) or 4 hours. A
validation is required before starting the journey. For children,
the single ticket costs € 1.50. The short-haul ticket costs 1.70
euros or one stripe on the stripe card (does not apply to the U21
stripe card).
Strip ticket: System like single tickets, depending
on the tariff, the corresponding number of strips are validated by
the strip ticket. E.g .: Two strips have to be stamped for zone M.
The short distance is a strip, here a maximum of 4 stations can be
covered, of which a maximum of 2 with S- / U-Bahn. (Price for the
10-strip ticket = € 14.00). A validation is required before starting
the journey. For each additional zone, 2 strips are due again.
Children (6-14 years) pay a flat rate of 1 lane, no matter how far
they drive. U21 offer: Young people (15-20 years) pay only 7.70
euros for the U21 strip ticket, e.g. B. only 1.54 euros for a trip
in zone M.
Isarcard: the weekly and monthly card;
For any
number of trips in the selected rings (1–16) during a week or a
month. The IsarCard weekly ticket is valid for seven consecutive
days. In addition, it applies beyond the last day of validity until
12 noon the next day. The monthly pass is valid for one month and
beyond the last day of validity until 12 noon the next day. Example:
If the monthly pass is purchased on the 11th of the month, it is
valid until the 11th of the following month at 12 noon.
(The
inner area of the day ticket consists of several rings (1–4)! No
validation required, valid from the time of purchase. If you move
around a lot within the selected zones / rings, a weekly stamp
(compared to day tickets) pays off for 3 or more daily trips from a
stay of three days.
further special tariffs:
Seniors
travel cheaper with the IsarCard 65.
the IsarCard 9 a.m. is valid
on weekdays except between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Young people can
take advantage of special offers in connection with their school /
apprenticeship ticket.
Taking bicycles with you: if you want to
use your bike, you have to buy a bike day ticket for the entire
network (€ 2.50 for the entire network). During peak times, taking
on the underground is restricted (see below).
Tickets: Tickets
are available from machines and kiosks. The machines take change and
bills up to € 50), you can save money with some cards.
Mobile
phone ticket: Since December 2013 it has also been possible to pay
directly with the smartphone: In order to be able to use the mobile
phone ticket, one of the timetable apps from MVV (MVV Companion),
MVG (MVG Fahrinfo München) or the Munich S- Bahn (Munich Navigator)
are loaded and a registration with the indication of the bank
details has taken place. Single tickets, day tickets, bicycle day
tickets, stripe tickets as well as the “City Tour Cards” and the
“Airport City Day Ticket” are currently available for visitors.
Stripe tickets and weekly and monthly tickets cannot currently be
booked by mobile phone. After the electronic purchase, a
controllable QR code is transferred to the mobile phone, and the
identity card or passport must be kept ready.
Further
information from the MVV. Here you can also look up the scheduled
travel times or z. B. display the shortest connection from point A
to B.
The page on the route network plans of the MVV
(download as PDF file).
Website for the MVV app, a timetable
information as a smartphone app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
Telephone timetable information (telephone computer): 089
41424344;
According to a study by the internet portal
ab-in-den-urlaub.de, the price structure of the Münchner
Verkehrsverbund (MVV) is not considered to be excessively more
expensive compared to other cities. For single trips and the
connection to the airport, however, Munich is well above the German
average.
Bicycle transport
You can take a folded folding bicycle with a tire size of up to 12.5
inches free of charge and at any time, even on buses and trams.
Bicycles up to 20 inches can only be transported free of charge in
S-Bahn and U-Bahn and in approved regional trains outside of the
closing times. For bicycles with tires larger than 20 ", an
additional" MVV bicycle day ticket "for € 3 must be purchased. The
bicycles can only be used outside the blocking times (Monday to
Friday from 6 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm) and can only be taken on
S-Bahn, U-Bahn and regional trains
Public transport
barrier-free
U-Bahn: barrier-free All 94 Munich subway stations
are barrier-free with elevators that do not always work. The
C-series cars, which have been in use since 2000, can be boarded
with wide entry doors without a step; inside there is significantly
more space thanks to the fold-up seats. All platform edges are
equipped with a tactile strip in front of the safety strip.
When
entering the older underground carriages, a step of 5 cm has to be
overcome. With these trains, some of which are still in use, there
have been repeated fatal accidents because blind people got into the
gap between two subway cars and fell onto the track. This is no
longer possible with the new cars. Since 2016 there have been
permanently installed, yellow ramps for easy wheelchair access for
the door directly behind the driver's cab at some stations.
S-Bahn: partially barrier-free Of the 138 S-Bahn stations, around
100 are currently barrier-free, and half are considered to be
optimally equipped. Entry into the ET 423 series vehicles (built
since 1998), which are only used in Munich, is step-free with a
folding ramp operated by the driver. At the Zugspitze and Zugende
there are multi-purpose areas near the driver's cabs for wheelchair
users.
Tram: barrier-free Almost all of the 148 tram stops are
handicapped accessible (lowered curbs). Modern low-floor trams are
used almost exclusively, which are equipped with an electric lift
for wheelchairs at the driver's first door.
Buses: barrier-free
Low-floor buses with a folding ramp are mainly used as a boarding
aid, recognizable by the disabled sign.
Wheelchair users should
position themselves at the top of the trains (U-, S-Bahn, tram) so
that they can be seen by the driver. The middle door should be used
when entering the buses (signal buttons to the driver outside and
inside, parking space). The newly installed emergency telephones in
Munich can also be operated in wheelchairs and have both Braille on
the individual keys and tactile letters for the visually impaired.
Additional information
MVV website on accessibility
Accessibility of the S-Bahn in Munich (Bundesbahn)
Dodger
The "increased
transport fee" is € 60. Ticket inspectors usually appear in groups
of three and civilian. You identify yourself unsolicited by means of
blue ID cards with a photo. Trying to negotiate when there are
complaints is pointless. If necessary, a forgotten card can be
handed in at the MVG headquarters, the fee is then reduced to € 5.
There were still platform tickets in Munich for entering the
underground stations (40 ¢), these were abolished in July 2019.
Occasionally, the exits of entire underground stations are cordoned
off and all passengers checked. The security forces are also
authorized to check tickets.
By bicycle
Thanks to the many
cycle paths, Munich is easy to explore on two wheels. There are even
city tours by bike. The only problem is the often inconsiderate
motorists. But be careful: there have recently been police on
bicycles that will catch up with you relatively quickly and stop you
if you as a cyclist have done something wrong. Bicycles from
Deutsche Bahn - Call a Bike are available for visitors throughout
the city, which can be borrowed easily (by mobile phone) and parked
at every intersection.
There are also rental bikes from the
MVG (MVG Rad) - the bikes can be rented and returned at fixed
stations as well as at any other location. There are also rental
bikes from providers such as oBike.
Important to know:
Cycling in Munich's pedestrian zone is forbidden and will be
followed by law enforcement officers.
Here you can find
information about the cycling network in the Bavarian capital:
Radlnetz
Taxi
For
those who are traveling in a group, a taxi can also be an economical
way of getting to their destination. Taxi fares are based on the
current taxi tariffs in Munich. For a trip from the city center to
the area around the Mittlerer Ring, depending on the traffic
situation, a good 10 to 15 euros are to be estimated.
However, those who do not pay attention to the distance need not be
surprised when it gets more expensive. From the east to the west end
at rush hour, € 35-45 can easily come together.
In particular
at mass events such as Oktoberfest, New Year's Eve, Carnival and
football games, longer waiting times must be taken into account when
requesting a taxi.
In the street
Exploring Munich by car
is not recommended, especially for non-residents. Motorists in
Munich are plagued by two problems: traffic jams or slow traffic on
the ring roads, inward and outward streets at almost any time and
the lack of free parking spaces. It is best to park in the Park &
Ride areas of the local public transport (MVV), which exist around
the city at S-Bahn and U-Bahn stops, and then change. This is
cheaper, faster, more relaxed and protects your nerves and the
environment.
Parking spaces in the city center (within the
Mittlerer Ring) of Munich are available for a fee, at least in the
residential areas and since the introduction of parking tickets and
parking permits. Parking spaces in the center are generally very
difficult to get hold of during the day and also at night; the
multi-storey car parks (parking guidance system) are recommended. On
the popular shopping days e.g. For example, on the Advent weekends,
the access roads to the center and the parking garages are often
overcrowded and blocked early in the day.
Parking tickets:
are available from machines on the street. They are only valid for
the parking license area shown on the traffic signs. The tariff is
on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. for every 12 minutes or part
thereof: € 0.20, maximum charge € 6 per day;
There are parking
zones in particularly sensitive areas in the districts of Schwabing,
Lehel and Haidhausen / Au. In the parking zones, the following
applies on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Parking along the blue
lines costs € 0.50 for every 12 minutes or part thereof. Otherwise,
there is a restricted stopping ban in all unmarked places and an
absolute no-stopping ban in places that are not clearly visible.
Parking permits are only available for a fee for residents with
proven need;
A parking guidance system in the area of the
center shows the free spaces in the parking garages.
The city has
discovered a bubbling source of income in the parking fees and is
therefore happy to check it frequently.