Karlsplatz Stachus Station

Hi

Can anybody tell me where in Karlsplatz Stachus station I can buy tickets for the S8 train to go to the airport. Also where I would get the train.

Many Thanks

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Karlsplatz/Stachus area map

efa.mvv-muenchen.de/mvv/mvv/karlsplatz.pdf

%26gt; Can anybody tell me where in Karlsplatz Stachus station I can buy tickets for the S8 train to go to the airport.

1. MVG info point

2. nearby kiosks

* Mrzyglod Kiosk, Stachus-Shopping Mall

* Müller Kiosk, Stachus-Shopping Mall

* Kestler Kiosk, Stachus-Shopping Mall

* Eggert, Kiosk at the Karlstor (Karl%26#39;s Gate)

3. plenty of ticket machines

%26gt; Also where I would get the train.

Just follow the S-Bahn logo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_S-Bahn

The S-Bahn station at Karlsplatz has only 2 tracks and 1 platform. Track direction Ostbahnhof (labelled %26quot;Ri. Ostbahnhof%26quot; on the above linked map) is the correct one.

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...to keep it simple... just look for a ticket counter or ticket machine... just like you would at any british station...

Help with final decision on Hotel

My family and I will be in Munich for 7 nights just after Christmas - 2 adults, 2 teenagers and a child. I have looked and looked at trip advisor with respect to hotels and have come down to the following two hotels - Kings First Class and Hotel Admiral. Hotel Admiral is slightly higher in price (which we are OK with). I was wanting something central (easy to walk to sights as we won%26#39;t have a car), nice to stay in and in a nice area. We will be using the train for day trips out of Munich. Any advice or assistance in choosing will be appreciated.

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Admiral is full of Brits as it%26#39;s the hotel for the European Patent Office, so the attorneys stay there. Have you thought of other end of town -i.e. near main station, for ease of travel?

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sorry: hence I%26#39;d go for King%26#39;s, out of the two you mention.

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I would recommend a 2 bathroom suite at the:

Hotel bayerischerHof

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Bayerischer Hof is a good idea. Its one of the grand hotels of Munich where old fashioned values reign supreme...

Which town to stay has best access to Garmisch/Neschwanstein

We are staying in Munich for three nights and then would like to move onto somewhere in a closer location to Neschwanstein, Innsbruck and Garmisch.

Would any one be able to recommend a pretty town with easy access to both of these places for day trips?

Was thinking Hohenschwangau or Oberammergau....

Please Help!

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Well, Garmisch-Partenkirchen is centrally located for the three. If you want to use the train and public transportation to access these places, use the www.bahn.de website and change it to English near the top of the page, and then play with your options. Note that the Fuessen/Hohenschwangau/Neuschwanstein area isn%26#39;t connected directly by train to these other places. By car, you should have no problems.

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Thanks for your response....I have just realized that the trains are all indirect and it looks like it would take hours to get around if we stayed in the area...

Do you think it would be better to stay in Munich and make the day trips from there as the trains are all direct from Munich??

It%26#39;s just that we would like to spend time outside of the city and enjoy a bit of the countryside...maybe we should stay in Munich and just have one overnight visit in the Neschwanstein area?

What do you think?

Thanks again!

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I think that there are buses between Fuessen and Garmisch, if so, the train schedule should also show them. They probably aren%26#39;t too frequent.

I think that staying in Hohenschwangau is an excellent idea, preferably in a hotel that has a close-up view of lit-up by night Neuschwanstein. The excellent small hotel Villa Jaegerhaus is one place I highly recommend, just click on my name for my review, and another reviewer has taken some nice photos.

If all you want to do is be in the German Alps, then also consider Mittenwald or Berchtesgaden. The latter is close to the lovely Koenigssee on which you can take scenic boat trips. I%26#39;m sure that you%26#39;d be happy in both these places or in G-P or Hohenschwangau. (Don%26#39;t worry about what you%26#39;re missing, you can%26#39;t see it all, but enjoy what you are seeing.)

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Direct bus service between Garmisch - Oberammergau - Hohenschwagau - Füssen is provided by RVO bus route 9606. You can download a PDF of the bus schedule at -

rvo-bus.de/site/…

Service between Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bahnhof and Füssen Bahnhof via bus and train is also possible on the VVT network. You can search schedules at -

www.vvt.at/page.cfm…

You can also use the DB website to find schedules. Travel time to the castles will be about 2 hours.

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

Munich Airport transportation and Car Rental question.

My question is multipart. We will be arriving in Munich on a Saturday in late August. We would like to spend a couple of days in Munich before traveling through Germany and leaving out of Berlin 2 weeks later. We have not decided on the exact itinerary yet except that we will spend the last 3 days in Berlin.

My questions are:

Should we rent a car at the airport in Munich and drive into the city?

Should we take alternate transportation into the city and rent a car at one of the city car rental offices? I understand that there is a surcharge for rentals at airports and train stations so this should save us some money.

I understand that the S Bahn is available at the airport that will go directly into the center of the city. How practical is it for 2 people each with a medium size suitcase to travel on the S Bahn?

Does anyone have recommendations for car rental companies? We will be dropping the car off in Berlin on Wednesday prior to our departure. (We don’t want a car in Berlin)

Any other advice on renting a car? Is it advisable to take the LDW or would the LDW provided by a credit card company suffice?

Thanks

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Taking the S-Bahn from the airport to center city is very easy and is no problem at all even with luggage. People do it all the time and there%26#39;s plenty of storage on the train.

I wouldn%26#39;t bother with a car at all while you are in Munich. Between the trains, trams, and busses, the public transport is fabulous and easy to figure out. It%26#39;s easy to spend at least a week in the center of Munich and simply walk most places, there is so much to do there.

I%26#39;ve been to Munich at least a dozen times and have only rented a car once to drive to Garmisch Partinkirchen and go to Neuschwanstein. I used SIXT and it turned out great. Beware that there will likely be a hefty drop off charge if you return other than origination city. Check the SIXT web site at www.sixt.com, or call them to find out ahead of time. (I believe when I rented from them you had to talk to them directly to find out about one way rentals.) THey can also tell you the price difference between renting at airport and in town.

I%26#39;ve never taken the LDW, your stateside car insurance should cover you. To be safe, call your insurance provider and ask before you go.

You%26#39;ll have a great time! Bavaria is marvelous.

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Agree with all above, but...my US car insurance does not cover my rental in Europe. My credit card (that I keep only for car rentals in Europe) does pick up the LDW as you indicated in your post. I had a rock crack the windshield last June and the credit card picked up most of the cost just like they said it would. I did have to pay a service fee, but it ended up being very reasonable to replace a windshield on a BMW.

I use Avis when I travel, they have a convenient office in Munich within 200 yards of a S bahn stop and I don%26#39;t think they charge for dropping off at an alternate location.

Good luck.

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Thanks for the advice. I get a corporate discount with Avis so at this point I am inclined to use them. From what I have seen on the web site there is no drop off charge within Germany. I am not sure if taking out the extra LDW is worth the peace of mind or if just using a credit card, which I have already checked that does cover the LDW would be the way to go.

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I agree with all prior posted answers.

No need for a car to get around Munich and parking can be annoying.

As for rentals, I would check with several firms as sometimes deals are better than even the corporate rates...in fact, corporate rates often roll in other costs that are unnecesary because your firm requires them.

Other city drop-offs can be costly and you should check when you make a res. I find it easy to try booking with same place return and get price, then recoing it with the other city and looking for difference.

Christmas Markets 09

We are thinking of visiting the markets in Berlin this year can anyone recomend a reasonably priced central hotel

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Markets are all over the city, the prettiest probably on Gendamenmarkt though I like the one near the Memorial church (Zoo station area) and also near the opera on Unter den Linden.

You cd compare hotel prices on venere.com or look at www.accor.com which covers the chains Mercure, Etap hotel, Ibis and Suitehotel.

The latter 3 are next to each other on Anhalter Strasse near Potsdamer Platz,which is pretty central. I%26#39;ve stayed in the Etap hotel several times; it%26#39;s the most basic ofthe lotbut still en-suite.

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Thanks very much ....I knew there were markets all over the place but couldn%26#39;t work out best area to stay.

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Try the hotel California on their web site we stay there 2 times a year. Great location on kudam. We will be there in nov for the markets.

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Assuming you want to do some sightseeing as well as the markets I%26#39;d suggest you stay in Mitte as there are then more sights within walking distance. Kudamm is great if shopping is very high on your list but otherwise the only major sights nearby are the memorial church, the zoo and aquaium, plus KaDeWe department store (a sight in itself).

Those accor hotels are strictly speaking in Kreuzberg but only one street from Mitte. Potsdamer Platz is near and there are winter activities there, if no actual market.

Alexanderplatz area is also good for markets (there%26#39;s one right onthe square for starters.

Last year we went out to Spandau to look at the market in the Old Town there. That%26#39;s an U- or S-Bahn ride, as is the one by Chralottenburg Palace.

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Thanks very much for responses................just need to go and get booked!!

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The Accor hotels on Anhalter Str. suggested by Lynda are perfect - I always stay there. They are right on two MetroBus routes and 3 S-Bahn routes, and about a 10-minute walk from Potsdamer Platz. Bus M41 goes from Hauptbahnhof to Anhalter Bhf in about 10 mins. The past two years there has been a Christmas market at Potsdamer Platz, but as there are 17 in Berlin, you won%26#39;t have any problems finding one.

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I am all about value for my dollar and staying at the nicest hotels I can afford.

We are headed to Berlin to kick off our Christmas Market trip and I snagged a room at Melia Berlin for 80E a night.

Priceline offers Marriott for an average of 75 USD per night.

We like the luxury of a nicer hotel and therefore these would be my personal preference. biddingfortravel.com has a lot of information on bidding for hotels in Berlin.

Honeymoon

Hello,

my fiancé and I are planning our honeymoon (14-16 days, but flexible) and we were thinking about starting in Munich. From Munich we would like to travel to either Austria or Switzerland and then take a cheap flight to London (2-3 days), then Eurostar to Paris (2-3 days) and finish with a cheap flight or night train to Barcelona (4 days). We realize that it will be busy, but we%26#39;ve been to London and Paris before so we don%26#39;t have to see everyting again.

We are wondering:

-Should we go to Austria (ex: Salzburg maybe) or Switzerland?

-How many days we should stay in each places (starting in Munich)?

Any suggestions?

thanks!

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We love Salzburg and it would certainly be a nice contrast to the other stops on your list, mostly big cities.

It is a quick 90 minutes by train from Munich and an excellent base for daytrips to the Salzkammergut region, which is stunning!

I have only visited a few spots in Switzerland and found it very expensive - much preferred Germany and Austria (7th trip).

I do think that is a lot of territory to cover but to each his own.

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Salzburg is a great place, romantic, after all it is your honeymoon. Stay in the old town for its lovely ambience in a hotel like the Blaue Gans or Elefant. Take a carriage ride. Split the speciality Salzberger Nockerl for dessert. What%26#39;s nice about Salzburg is that it is a lovely small city that sits literally on the doorstep of both the Austrian and German Alps. There%26#39;s a lot of interesting fun things to do there, such as a visit to the bishop%26#39;s water garden where he liked to play tricks on his guests with water, the unforgettable ice caves by Werfen (nice castle also), a visit to the underground salt mine from either the Austrian or German side, a boat ride amidst the wonderful scenery on the Koenigssee, perhaps a Sound of Music tour, or other visits into the nearby mountains. It%26#39;s an excellent place to spend a week or more. From Salzburg you can get to London inexpensively with Ryanair.

Where to go!

I%26#39;ve been to Germany a number of times but I have been Berlin too many times now (Not a bad thing) and I have been to Dresden.

I%26#39;m thinking of going to Germany again in the summer or possibly next winter but I want opinions on which cities are worth visiting.

I know I%26#39;m asking an impossible question as everyone has their own opinions about which city is better.

Here are some ideas

For example, always wanted to go to Munich not for Oktoberfest. Does Munich have many other beer festivals or do any other cities have better festivals. Are there many ski resorts in close proximity to Munich so I can go skiing for a day. Is Munich worth a short 2-3 day break?

Cologne, I can easily get to Brussells by train from London and then get to Cologne by train. Cologne looks nice from what I%26#39;ve seen and a friend has recommended it to.

Hamburg, The Beatles made their name there, it has got a good nightlife.

Karlsruhe, I%26#39;ve got a friend there

I just want a few opinions on what city is worth visiting or what places off the beaten track is worth visiting? Any ideas would be great: )

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Munich is a beautiful city and worth of a 2-3 day visit. The area within 2 hours of Munich has a lifetime of things to see and do.

From Munich you can go to:

Garmisch

Fuessen and the Neuschwanstein %26amp; Hohenschwangau castles

the Wieskirche

Regensburg

Passau

Salzburg

Chiemsee (castle Herrenchimsee)

Berchtesgaden (Konigsee, church in the Ramsau, Eaglesnest, Maria Gern)

Augsburg

Weltenberg (brewing beer at the monastery since 1050)

Many lakes and cathederals to see, drive the alpenstrasse, go skiing in Garmisch, go to Landshut,

or Mittenwald. Take the train to Innsbruck..

All pretty much within 2 hours of Munich...and I am sure I left out a bunch...so grab a book on Bavaria and map it out!

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Since you mentioned beer festivals, Munich%26#39;s is the world%26#39;s largest, and Stuttgart%26#39;s ( www.cannstatter-volksfest.de ) the world%26#39;s second largest from late September to early October. (Unlike Munich, however, there is little price gouging by the Stuttgart hotels.) Stuttgart ( www.stuttgart-tourist.de ) also has a very large wine festival ( www.stuttgarter-weindorf.de probably only in German) in late August early September, and the world%26#39;s largest Spring beer festival ( www.stuttgarter-fruehlingsfest.de only in German) from late April to early May. Then there is the Christmas Market ( www.stuttgarter-weihnachtsmarkt.de only in German) which is one of Europe%26#39;s oldest, largest, most visited, and most beautiful with all the stalls highly decorated and in a lovely setting by the palace square, the Old Palace, the New Palace and the Stiftskirche (old church).

Some excellent things to see and do in Stuttgart, birthplace of the automobile:

Mercedes Benz Museum

Porsche Museum

other excellent museums such as the Staatsgallerie for art, Linden Museum for ethnology, Museum am Loewentor for local dinosaur and Ice Age fossils, Wuerttemberg Museum in the Old Palace for history up to the early 1800s, etc.

Wilhelma ( www.wilhelma.de ) Europe%26#39;s largest combined zoo-botanical garden set amidst the nice Moorish architecture of this former palace

walk around the city center with the palaces, churches, opera house, Markthalle with sights and smells of gourmet foods from around the world, etc.

world%26#39;s first modern TV tower, has a viewing platform

three large mineral baths associated with western Europe%26#39;s largest mineral waters

world reknown ballet and Germany%26#39;s opera house of the year 6 out of the last 11 years

panoramic walks about the steep valley walls

extensive vineyards ( www.stuttgarter-weinwanderweg.de only in German) with nice walks through them with wineries, Weinstube%26#39;s and Besenwirtschaft%26#39;s along the way

Weissenhofseidlung where world-famous architects designed houses for a 1927 architectural exhibition

15 minutes away by public transportation in the form of the S-bahn are: Esslingen ( www.esslingen.de ) with its well preserved medieval center; and Ludwigsburg ( www.ludwigsburg.de ) with Germany%26#39;s largest perfectly preserved (all original) Baroque Palace (in www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de along with the Stuttgart palaces, Wilhelma, and other excellent places operated by the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg), the Swabian Versailles, with the longest and best European palace tour I%26#39;ve been on, four excellent museums, extensive gardens, porcellan manufacture and sales (Ludwigsburg Porcellan celebrated their 250th anniversary last year), and two smaller associated palaces set near a deer park (several days to see it all).

Venturing slightly further away, any of the towns at the ends of the 6 S-bahn lines are enjoyable to visit for a few hours: such as Weil der Stadt, birthplace of the mathematician/astronomer Keppler; Marbach birthplace of the poet Schiller (250th anniversary of his birth this year, so some special activities); and Schorndorf birthplace of the automobile inventor Daimler. All have museums dedicated to their favorite sons.

Slightly further away and accessable by train: the old college town of Tuebingen ( www.tuebingen.de )with its hilly cobblestone streets, half-timbered houses, castle, interesting nontourist shops, and one of Europe%26#39;s oldest universities (our favorite place in Germany to repeatedly visit) and nextdoor well preserved medieval Bebenhausen Monastery (in www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de ); Metzingen ( www.Metzingen.de ) which has Germany%26#39;s most factory outlets for some inexpensive shopping; Bad Urach ( www.badurach.de ) a lovely old mountain valley town: etc.

With a car, there are many other places that become easily accessable such as my favorite area of Germany, the Swabian Alb ( www.schwaebischealb.de ) with its many castles and caves and excellent cliffside scenery; the Black Forest ( www.schwarzwald-tourismus.de ); the walled cities of the Romantic Road; etc.

For other interesting places to visit in and around Stuttgart, just click on my name for my many forum posts for this area of Germany.

From the UK, Stuttgart is inexpensively accessable by Germanwings ( www.germanwings.com ) and TUIfly ( www.tuifly.com ), and there are other airlines serving Stuttgart.

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Thats great advice from you both. Thats really appreciated.

I still need to do a lot of thinking about where to go but at least the suggestions so far has made it easier for me.

Vielen Danke!