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City Guide - Munich - Rail | ||
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Rail Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the national service provider (tel: (01805) 996 633 (enquiries and reservations); website: www.bahn.de). The network is modern, extensive and highly efficient. National and international services include high-speed InterCityExpress (ICE) trains, which run between major cities in Germany and further afield; InterCity (IC) and EuroCity (EC) trains, which serve cities in Germany and Europe respectively, and InterRegio trains, which link different regions of the country. Deutsche Bahn offers a number of rail passes including the Bayern-Ticket, valid for one day's travel on local trains throughout Bavaria and on the MVV public transport system. The ticket costs DM40 for up to two adults and three children. Munich's Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) is situated at Bahnhofsplatz 2 (tel: (089) 13 080; fax: (089) 1308 2485), in the centre of the city. The main ticket office is open Monday to Friday 0600-2200 and Saturday and Sunday 0800-2000. Information on pan-European rail travel is available in English from the EurAide (tel: (089) 593 889), office opposite platform 11. Rail services: There is an ICE service daily from Dortmund via Düsseldorf, Cologne and Mannheim; from Hamburg via Hanover and Kassel; and from Berlin via Frankfurt and Stuttgart or via Nuremberg. The ICE-Sprinter between Frankfurt and Munich takes 3 hours 15 minutes. A sleeper service - InterCityNight (ICN) runs between Munich and Berlin or Hamburg taking 7 hours. Inter-Regio trains run from Munich to Dresden. International services arrive from Salzburg, Lindau and Venice (via Innsbruck). Venice is 7 hours train ride away. The EC service to Paris takes 8 hours 30 minutes. Transport to the city: The Hauptbahnhof is at the heart of the urban transport network, with connections to most U-Bahn lines, all S-Bahn lines and several bus and tram lines. Taxis are plentiful. |