DUDE!!! I was having theeeee hardest time with the public transport system (I’ve been learning German for the last 3 months anticipating my trip to Germany, but obviously I am not a pro…yet). I found your video IN the train station and watched it and this has helped me immensely. I know it’s a couple years old but THANK YOU SO MUCH
If you have Problems just ask the Germans. All younger and middleaged Germans speak English and if they are not unfriendly or incapable of helping, they will help you of course.
I just want to help a bit if you want to save more money on buying tickets! TrainPal is a new app I just discovered that has many discounts available as well as train card sales.
I always asked people to help me when I first moved here . I never used train till I moved. Grateful everyone was willing to help except if they are rushing to catch a train or story don’t speak English. Love Germany. Great country.
This would have been so helpful when we were visiting. We loved public transit in Germany, but it took some time to figure out how it works and we weren't always sure we did ticketing right. You hit it all and it makes a ton of sense. Should be required viewing before you get to Germany. Keep up these awesome videos please!!!
Thank you so much! That means a lot, I was a bit nervous putting out a video like this one, but with good reception we will make another focused on the regional and long distance trains soon. Since you found it helpful, maybe consider giving it a share, sub, or check out some of our others :) anything helps us out at this stage since we are so small. Your kind words meant a lot.
This one of the most useful and educational videos I have seen in a long time. Its practicality is mind-blowing. Would that I had seen that before my trip to Berlin.... That just means I need to go back to Germany!!!
Next time, try TrainPal. The ticket purchasing process is so smooth, and many discounts are also available. If you travel often, consider a train card!
Hi Ben. I will like to say big thank you, for these information’s. I was in Munich, on 3 Day trip earlier this week, and it was my first ever, foreign travel alone. So this video was super supportive and helpfull, about what i must do and don’t do, when i used Collective transport on my travel. And i did it with no mistake’s. So big thank you for uploading this video. 👍👍👍
Just want to say thank you for this informative and simplified video of the German transport system. I'm heading off to Germany next month it may not be Munich, but gives me a good idea of what to expect.
Great help for planning our trip from Spain to Munchen! Thanks for being so detailed, and actually shooting video of how the kiosk will work. And the signage in public areas, in the airport, etc. Just knowing those "situational awareness" details ahead of time will make our trip much smoother.
A video about the different privately-operated regional trains would also be interesting, especially for those who don't plan to stay inside the city's boundaries all the time.
I’m glad you think so! I actually shot a lot of that footage and wrote most of the script already, detailing the private regional trains that operate out of Munich and how best to use them, however with all the lock downs and the year as it was I just never got around to finishing it. Perhaps though I should, when things start opening back up I’ll be sure to knock it out :)
This video is so well explained and useful, specially when you look at the amounts taxis charge from the airport to central Munich, lol. Glad to know about this before I arrive next month! Thank you 😊
Hello Near From Home, Great video! Although I've traveled to Germany (Frankfort, Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Stuttgart) before it is always nice to get a refresher on how the transportation system works for each region and city before I visit. Cheers!
Heading on a solo trip to Munich and the surrounding areas to see the Christmas markets/historical sights and I'm extremely overwhelmed with the public transit system. This really put my mind at ease. I'll be looking at your other videos to see if you have ones about traveling out of the city to neighboring cities! Cheers from Columbus, Ohio in the USA!
Glad to have you onboard! and I hope you stick around :) We always put a focus on explaining logistics along with discovering off the beaten path places wherever we go, so you'll find all our videos just as useful. To us, there is no point to showing people amazing places if you aren't going to put their mind at ease and show them how to get there for themselves too. So I'm sure we will have plenty for you to enjoy in Munich, Bavaria, and beyond.
damn Munich is expensive here in Stuttgart I pay 2,50€ for the city zone and 5,20 for a day ticket in that zone, 3,02 to travel from the airport to the Main Station.
For all they are going to visit Germany. Don't be afraid of asking the people around you. Most of them will be happy to help and also speak English. So just look around looking for help or speak directly and no one has to get on the wrong train or bus and lose time and nerves.
Great job as usual. One thing I would have mentioned is to get your ticket time-stamped on the way to the train the first time you use it. If you forget to stamp your ticket and get caught you will get a nasty scolding from the train conductor.
Great video mate. Lots of clear, to-the-point, relevant information with great supporting visuals and no "ornamental", show-off banter or useless information. The duration is also kept within acceptable limits for the amount of info delivered and the structure is quite clear and easy to follow and helpful to get your ideas organized. There must a great deal of work behind this vid, such is the quality of visuals and the text / audio and the good articulation between the two. I'm really lucky I've bumped into this and I now feel that I have a good understanding of the German transport system. So thanks for that, great work and you've won a new viewer / subscriber. A couple of points you might want to consider to further improve the quality of your work: 1. The audio seems to be a bit low on the volume and I actually had to plug in headphones to be able to understand what you were saying on a "normal" volume level; 2. You might also want to consider not speaking so fast, so that non-native English speakers can keep up. Despite you having a nice voice tone and a clear enunciation, don't forget that you're actually delivering info that people are willing to memorize or retain, so it would be helpful that you would slow down a bit or maybe just do a quick summary of main topics with supporting text on the vid at the end of each section / part. Having said that, its a brilliant video and it helped me a lot, so I'm quite grateful to you. Kudos to you and your team. Keep it up. :)
Thanks for your feedback. This was a much earlier video, and I think we have improved the quality of the videos since then. I think our more recent videos have higher quality audio. Speaking quickly is still a problem though. 😅 I just get so excited.
Thanks! I have never heard of the winter combo ticket actually! However, the employees at the ticket counters at the Munich central station are very nice and speak English well.
Streetcars, trolleys? We do have them in the UK too. Come to Manchester or Sheffield or Nottingham etc. We call them trams. They also call them trams in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Is there a reason why as an English guy you chose to use uniquely the American vocabulary and not even tag the non-American version on the end?
I'm pretty sure you can normally just get into the bus and purchase a ticket directly from the driver while getting in, but I'm not sure if this is still the case right now, what with COVID restrictions and everything. I'm also not sure if you need actual cash or if they take debit and credit cards.
@@theuncalledfor There is a machine on the bus. You can buy from it. It has several languages. I was just afraid because everything was new to me. But the best thing is: to buy the monthly bus ticket.
This is very helpful! I'm in Germany right now, and had to travel from the Munich airport about 2 hours outside the city, which took me a while to navigate! I ended up taking a train out to a random stop on accident, so a three train trip turned into a 5 train trip. I also messed something up when buying a ticket, and like you said, only one train out of the 5 had someone checking tickets. He clearly didn't like the ticket I bought, but when I attempted to speak limited German with him, he said it was fine and left me alone. It sounds like I got very lucky in this case, and I am watching this because I don't want to have the wrong ticket again 😳 Also, traveling from the city to the countryside, I definitely saw a few different types of trains. This was important for me to learn, because they are all clearly labeled on Google Maps, but the train ID numbers change based on the kind of train, and there are usually so many stops, you might not see the stop you're looking for. I found if you match up the train number, then you're ok. Also, the schedules here are super accurate. They had one train schedule in the red because it was one minute off the planned time.
:Thanks so much! That‘s unfortunate about your train mistakes, but it sounds like you gained a lot of first hand experience. When I first moved to Germany, all of those things happened to me too. (sometimes I still get on the wrong local train lol) Thanks for showing that with a little effort, it's very doable :D
@@NearFromHome oh, I was there a full week and just about made a new train mistake every day! 😅 It helped though, and I know the next time I visit, I'll have a much stronger grasp of the system. It was definitely my favorite part of the trip; it's a great way to see a lot of people and places!
Hallo! We will be heading to Germany (Frankfurt and more south to Austria) in December. If we get the Eurail pass, I would assume we also need to buy tickets for the local transport in the cities we plan to visit as well like the SBan, Trams, Etc? Just so we have an idea on extra costs. We will be doing some long trips from Frankfurt Airport to Salzburg, Austria, and then more long trips back up to Frankfurt along our time there. Video has some great info!! Thanks for sharing it helps much more with understanding what the SBan is and so forth.
You are very welcome! I figured since I talk so much about public transit in all of my exciting videos and more fun guides :) then I should at least make a dedicated video as well.
We often debate it; but at least at this moment the rules are so obtuse and highly likely to change within the next few months that I think it would do more harm than good. The 49€ isn’t meant for travellers; requiring an EU bank account, being a subscription, having to cancel by the 10th of month prior the month you wish to cancel, etc. It’s an amazing value, and it’s saved me hundreds of Euros per month but only the most studious travellers will be able to pull it off without getting burned. So for right now, I don’t expect to make a more general audience video. That may change if they ease or alter the rules though.
Seems a bit daunting for me but your video was good, but, do you have to swipe your ticket before getting on the s -bahn? I know there are no barriers, like in the UK.
Tell people to get tickets with the APP! Much more comfortable to plan journeys and buy tickets in one go, ahead of time. E.G. at the airport waiting for luggage, or even before you fly. Locals without a season ticket use the official MVV or MVG APPs!
Taking a multi city trip through Germany. I just want to clarify that a group ticket can be used for myself and my son? He is 15 and considered an adult fare.
Do you suggest getting the 49 euro ticket if we are spending 1.5 weeks in Bavaria? Visiting places like Salzburg, garmisch, Rothenburg, Munich. Thanks!
Yes! The rules are very complicated and tricky for non German residents though. I would start looking into it asap, as it's a subscription service, and you have to buy in long before the month you want to start using it.
Thank you for this video. Would you say that this system exists in similar forms in most other German cities - Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, etc - that you are able to buy single day or multi day tickets to be used across train/bus systems? Thank you so much
hello thanks for your video but i want to ask what is the different between single all-day ticket with group- all-day ticket? thankyou i have a plan to visit germany on March 2025
Great vid thanks. Off to Munich next weekend. Day 1 plan is airport, drop bag at main hof, then onto Dachau and then back to main hof, best ticket a Bayern ticket?
@@1985tonyjones No, I wouldn’t touch the Railjet. You can use another Bayern Ticket and take the blue BRB RE5. Don’t forget to check out our Salzburg series too, and tell all your friends ;)
Seems so confusing🙄🙄 And I thought Taipei’s MRT subway system was confusing 🙄🙄HOWEVER IF I go to Munich for 10 days how much is a weekly pass unlimited rides Pass for one week? And do most people especially the platform workers speak and understand English ok? Also what city in Germany has the BEST Architecture? Berlin Frankfurt or Munich? Thanks
Hi, basically everyone in Munich speaks English very well, so you should be ok to ask DB employees questions. I think I pass for the M zone in Munich costs around 30ish euros. I think the architecture in Munich is the best.
Great vid! I was just in Berlin last week and I want to know how the say “doors are closing” at the train stations. its in my head but cant spell it out😅
Hey there, just a quick question if you would mind. If I buy the tickets from machine, which trains am I able to use? Can I use the regional trains too? Thank you.
If you buy a day pass Bayern ticket you are able to use any public transportation in the state of Bavaria. Sbahn, Ubahn, tram, bus, regional train. You cannot use the high speed trains, ICE and IC. If you buy a day pass M zone ticket, you can use any transportation within the Munich M zone. All other tickets are point to point tickets, and you must use the transportation described on the ticket.
Hello! This was very helpful in visualisation. Thank you so much :) We are planning a day trip to Garmisch area but even the regional map does not cover that. Is there any resources out there, specifically a map to aid us in our planning? Thanks!
Yes! This video only talks about transportation in the city. Luckily, getting to Garmisch from Munich is really easy. There is an RB or RE train that leaves every hour or so. I have linked a map of the train lines in that area. Just purchase a Bayern ticket from the machine or kiosk in the Munich Hauptbahnhof. It lasts the whole day on all public transit in Bavaria. Additionally, check out our channel's "Garmisch-Partenkirchen" playlist. We have tons of daytrips from Munich to Garmisch that also show how we get there. Sometimes watching others get there via YT can help a lot! assets.static-bahn.de/dam/jcr:002a5c82-1857-4b18-9784-65611db090a1/229162-306872.pdf
@@NearFromHome This is amazing! Thanks for the reply all the way from Singapore. We'll be heading down in April and I've been staring at train maps the entire of today haha. Appreciate it, will definitely take your advice down into Munich when I'm there. Will also check out your playlist.
The M zone is its own zone just as the M1 is it's own zone, the M2 is it's own zone ect. If you are just traveling in the M zone, then you just buy the M zone ticket!
Question about buying a group value ticket in multiple zones. If I’m starting my day in zone M but intend to visit Dachau, which appears to be on the border between zones 1 and 2. Would I need to buy all the way to zone 2 or since it’s on the border could I do zone M and 1? After visiting I’d be returning to zone M for the remainder of the day. Thanks
No. You just validate it at the machine before going down the escalator to the platform. There’s no gate like in London, so you could technically just walk I got the train without a ticket if you want to risk the fine
Hello! I’m planning my trip to Germany with my friends and we are finding some troubles with the train timings… we need to head to Untergrainau from Munich Airport and it would be at night… do you have any advice on how we should plan our way there and also, how late does the train system operate? are there midnight trains available for us to take?
Hello. Unfortunately the regional trains do not run past 11:00ish. Your best course would probably be to take the train from the airport to Munich, stay the night, and wake up early for the train and bus to Untergrainau.
That was very succinct and informative. However, my question was not answered. Is there staffed ticket window for the Deutsche Bahn in the Munich airport station, who can validate Eurail passes?
Dubai's ticketing system is better.. All have to buy is a Prepaid RFID Card called Nol which can be used for metro, bus, tram and Public Parks. It automatically deducts money based on checkin and check out stations... Except for public parks... You can also use this card to buying parking tickets... You can buy this card for 25dhs at metro Station and will get around 22 dhs pre-loaded
Hi bro, I remember we will need to validate the ticket after purchasing it otherwise there will be 60eur penalty if getting caught, missing that part in your video?
Ah. So yes, this “can” be true. The problem is that the German train system is a convoluted mess of stamped and unstamped tickets, stripe cards, different machines, different transport associations, and more. So in this video for the sake of clarity I just showed one way of doing things that will be guaranteed to work, and ignored everything else. In this case, all of the tickets shown are automatically stamped by the machine and don’t fit in the validation machines.
It seems like the tickets are validated automatically when you purchase them from the machines as he explained. You can request the tickets to not be validated so you can use them at a different date. You can see all of this in the video at minute 7:49
@@MARCOZG3B Exactly. The method I showed in the video will produce automatically stamped tickets, that don’t even fit in the validation machines. For the sake of clarity to benefit the average tourist I chose to ignore a ton of ticketing complexity, however maybe I should have stated that more clearly to avoid confusion.
Do we need to validate our ticket on the train or on the station ?I am aware most European countries need to have your ticket validated even after u had purchase the ticket.Pls advice
Isn’t it much easier to buy tickets on MVG app? No need to carry paper tickets and no need to time stamp them? And my credit card is already linked to the app, so no worries for payment 😊
yes absolutely. That's how we do it, HOWEVER, I will say I remember signing up for the app being a headache, especially since it is in German. Using the app also involves a bit of a learning curve. I don't know if a tourist in Germany for a week is up to the task.
Hello Thank you for the video, very informative. question; i bought a bayern ticket for a specific date, online and in advance. i will be traveling with an s-bahn from Munich airport to Munich HBF, and then take a regional train to Nuremberg and take another metro to the hotel. Are the S Bahn and U Bahn in Munich and Nuremberg, respectively, covered in cost with the Bayern ticket ? Thanks !
Not “all” ticket types require validation. Unfortunately there are many different ticket types and it can all be very confusing. To keep it simple I chose to hone in on methods that don’t require manual validation and ignore anything you didn’t strictly need to know.
Thanks for this ,your video is very helpful. May I ask if you can make a video regarding what type of internet that we can use as Auslander while travelling in Germany.
That's not a bad topic suggestion, though I've never had to use a hotspot yet as I usually use the deals with my previous cell carrier. However, I should probably look into it! Thanks for letting me know you'd be interested in seeing something like that.
Thank you for the video. Is the Diners Club / Discover network cards accepted in the ticket machine? Or it’s just the usual Visa and Mastercard as always?
Diners/Discover/Amex are pretty limited around most of Germany. In fact cash is king pretty much everywhere in Germany. I was once asked to pay for an apartment's worth of furniture, thousands of euros, entirely with cash to the delivery driver. That being said, I've never looked hard enough at the machines to tell if they take all credit cards, so I'm afraid I'm not sure. They might, but the rule of thumb is always assume they won't.
Maybe you should have explained that you ned to cancel ( "Entwerten") your ticket some times. Always check if you need to do this when buying the ticket
I am traveling from Munich to Nuremberg for a day trip, is there any travel pass that covers the airport train and trains to Nuremberg as well? Thank you
the Bayern ticket! If you do both of those in the same day, then buy that ticket. If you are here from April onward, then you could buy the 49 euro ticket. This will give you access to all public transit in Germany, except for ICE trains.
Hey great video! 👍 Just one question: Is there any option to buy ticket for "Airport to City center" and plus all-day ticket for M zone in a single offer? or you have to buy second "all-day" ticket for M zone separately? Thanks in advance 🙏
I think you’r best bet would be to purchase an all day ticket for zones m-5. This might be more expensive than your suggestion tho. Additionally, there are tickets for different amounts of time as well. They can all be tailored by zone, so it might make sense to weigh up those options and decide what combination of variables has the best savings
Actually, there is an Airport-Plus-Ticket available for your needs. It´s 14,80 Eur single and 27,50 Eur for groups up to 5 persons. However, this is correct for Munich only. Other cities can have different tickets.
The Bayern ticket comes in different options. You can buy a Bayern ticket for 1, 2, 3, or 4 people. Go to the DB office in the Hauptbahnhof or the red ticket machines in the central station!
Yeah, so with some tickets you’ll need to validate it before you can use it, but honestly I didn’t want the video to be too overwhelming. If you follow the steps I outline the machine will automatically validate the ticket on purchase and you can ignore everything else.
We'll be flying to Munich from the US for the first time the end of May and after watching this video I'm really intimidated. I have a credit card I want to use that has 0 foreign conversion fees but it certainly doesn't have a PIN #. Do I need to call Capitol One to ask about getting one so I can use the card in a ticket machine? If we're taking a train to the Central Train Station, walking about 3/4 of a mile to drop off our luggage at the Premier Inn München City Zentrum Hotel and then taking public transportation from the nearby Sendlinger Tor to Nymphenburg Palace and depending on the time and how jet-lagged we are, on to the Alte Pinakothek art museum and then back to our hotel, what kind of ticket should I purchase for two of us, what's the total cost and what stops should we be looking for so we don't get lost? Will we be going on trams or underground trains? Thanks for helping reduce my stress level.
Hi I'm from Munich and would like to help you. It's really simple, what you should do after arriving at the airport is to buy a "AirportPlus Group Ticket" for 27,50€. It's a all-day ticket for the entire public transport network in Munich so you can use the S-Bahn (Trains), U-Bahn (Metro), Trams and Buses. It's the cheapest and easiest option and the train from the airport to the city is included. You only need to buy one ticket since it's a group ticket for up to 5 persons. If you want to visit Nymphenburg Palace and the Alte Pinakothek you can take the Tram directly from Sendlinger Tor. For Nymphenburg Palace take the Tram 17 to "Schloss Nymphenburg" and for the Alte Pinakothek take the Tram 27 or 28 to "Pinakotheken". I recommend to take a screenshot of the Tram Map. It's this one: www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Netzplaene/MVV_Tramnetz.pdf Unfortunatly I'm not sure if the ticket machines will take your card. Don't forget that the AirportPlus Ticket is only valid for one day so if you travel back to the airport the next day you will need to buy 2 One-Way Tickets to the Airport for 12,30€ each. I hope I could help and happy travels.
I’m also traveling to Germany at the end of may in a few days here. I’m commenting here so i can see if anyone answers you LOL In any case, I would for sure call capital one to see if you can set up a PIN#. Also let them know where you will be traveling so they don’t lock your account thinking that someone stole your card.
I think the public transportation system is designed to be used by locals only. The maps and ticket machines are like reading Greek. We've been here 2 days and still can't figure it out.
Hello! Could you help me with my doubt: Do those trains (ICD, IC, ICE) accept large suitcases (22kg) in second class? In my ticket does not appear if they allow large luggage :(
Most tickets purchased at a ticket machine are already validated for immediate use. Exceptions include 4-use tickets, for reasons that are hopefully obvious.
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DUDE!!! I was having theeeee hardest time with the public transport system (I’ve been learning German for the last 3 months anticipating my trip to Germany, but obviously I am not a pro…yet). I found your video IN the train station and watched it and this has helped me immensely. I know it’s a couple years old but THANK YOU SO MUCH
If you have Problems just ask the Germans. All younger and middleaged Germans speak English and if they are not unfriendly or incapable of helping, they will help you of course.
I just want to help a bit if you want to save more money on buying tickets! TrainPal is a new app I just discovered that has many discounts available as well as train card sales.
Just moved into Germany, thanks for all the help regarding this puzzle! 😂
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I always asked people to help me when I first moved here . I never used train till I moved. Grateful everyone was willing to help except if they are rushing to catch a train or story don’t speak English. Love Germany. Great country.
Yes! I have had a lot of nice experiences asking for help as well. It's so daunting at first.
10/10… should be the video sent to all visitors as they arrive.
haha thank you!
No matter the videos, they was not as amazing as this one. it really educate me well. I thank you.
I hope you stick around for all the adventures where we put these tickets to good use!
This would have been so helpful when we were visiting. We loved public transit in Germany, but it took some time to figure out how it works and we weren't always sure we did ticketing right. You hit it all and it makes a ton of sense. Should be required viewing before you get to Germany. Keep up these awesome videos please!!!
Thank you so much! That means a lot, I was a bit nervous putting out a video like this one, but with good reception we will make another focused on the regional and long distance trains soon. Since you found it helpful, maybe consider giving it a share, sub, or check out some of our others :) anything helps us out at this stage since we are so small. Your kind words meant a lot.
you loved it because you come from third world Norf England.
Ticketing is really complicated. Agree. I just found TrainPal can make a smooth process with many discounts and train card sales. 🙏
The board showing the S1 is cancelled at 4:39 is the most Munich experience ever
Can’t hide from the truth :)
This one of the most useful and educational videos I have seen in a long time. Its practicality is mind-blowing. Would that I had seen that before my trip to Berlin.... That just means I need to go back to Germany!!!
Thanks so much. Glad we were clear and helpful. The train systems can be overwhelming. :O
Next time, try TrainPal. The ticket purchasing process is so smooth, and many discounts are also available. If you travel often, consider a train card!
Hi Ben. I will like to say big thank you, for these information’s. I was in Munich, on 3 Day trip earlier this week, and it was my first ever, foreign travel alone. So this video was super supportive and helpfull, about what i must do and don’t do, when i used Collective transport on my travel. And i did it with no mistake’s. So big thank you for uploading this video. 👍👍👍
Thanks so much! I get that traveling for the first time can be really daunting, especially when using the public transit. Glad to have helped!
Definitely will be watching this video a few more times before now and September! Vielen dank!
Awesome. Thanks so much for watching!
Just want to say thank you for this informative and simplified video of the German transport system. I'm heading off to Germany next month it may not be Munich, but gives me a good idea of what to expect.
Thanks! :D
Thank you SO much for this! This makes public transport much less daunting for a trip to Germany! Greetings from Seattle and thanks again!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Great help for planning our trip from Spain to Munchen! Thanks for being so detailed, and actually shooting video of how the kiosk will work. And the signage in public areas, in the airport, etc. Just knowing those "situational awareness" details ahead of time will make our trip much smoother.
Thanks so much! We feel the same way. Seeing someone else do the public transportation makes it way less scary.
Thank you so much.. this was a great help. Thankyou for taking your time to make a clear, short and informative videos.
Glad it helped!
A video about the different privately-operated regional trains would also be interesting, especially for those who don't plan to stay inside the city's boundaries all the time.
I’m glad you think so! I actually shot a lot of that footage and wrote most of the script already, detailing the private regional trains that operate out of Munich and how best to use them, however with all the lock downs and the year as it was I just never got around to finishing it. Perhaps though I should, when things start opening back up I’ll be sure to knock it out :)
This video is so well explained and useful, specially when you look at the amounts taxis charge from the airport to central Munich, lol. Glad to know about this before I arrive next month! Thank you 😊
Very welcome :) Enjoy Munich!
Very informative video wow make more videos like this 👍
Thanks so much! This video is very old, so they only get better from here! Thanks for watching!
Hello Near From Home, Great video! Although I've traveled to Germany (Frankfort, Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Stuttgart) before it is always nice to get a refresher on how the transportation system works for each region and city before I visit. Cheers!
Glad to have helped!
Heading on a solo trip to Munich and the surrounding areas to see the Christmas markets/historical sights and I'm extremely overwhelmed with the public transit system. This really put my mind at ease. I'll be looking at your other videos to see if you have ones about traveling out of the city to neighboring cities! Cheers from Columbus, Ohio in the USA!
Glad to have you onboard! and I hope you stick around :) We always put a focus on explaining logistics along with discovering off the beaten path places wherever we go, so you'll find all our videos just as useful. To us, there is no point to showing people amazing places if you aren't going to put their mind at ease and show them how to get there for themselves too. So I'm sure we will have plenty for you to enjoy in Munich, Bavaria, and beyond.
damn Munich is expensive here in Stuttgart I pay 2,50€ for the city zone and 5,20 for a day ticket in that zone, 3,02 to travel from the airport to the Main Station.
...yeah. 😬 I just tell myself we are paying for quality. 😅
For all they are going to visit Germany. Don't be afraid of asking the people around you. Most of them will be happy to help and also speak English. So just look around looking for help or speak directly and no one has to get on the wrong train or bus and lose time and nerves.
YES! :D
This is so helpful! Please do a video on regional trains getting around Germany too!
That was our intention when we first made this hahah. Will do eventually, but we have SO MANY projects we want to start and complete
Great job as usual. One thing I would have mentioned is to get your ticket time-stamped on the way to the train the first time you use it. If you forget to stamp your ticket and get caught you will get a nasty scolding from the train conductor.
This is a great point! Now I'm kicking myself for not including it.
In my experience....you'll also get a fine :O
How do you get it time stamped?
@@kikiwebster3246 There are little boxes in front go the elevators that go down to the platforms.
Great video mate. Lots of clear, to-the-point, relevant information with great supporting visuals and no "ornamental", show-off banter or useless information. The duration is also kept within acceptable limits for the amount of info delivered and the structure is quite clear and easy to follow and helpful to get your ideas organized. There must a great deal of work behind this vid, such is the quality of visuals and the text / audio and the good articulation between the two. I'm really lucky I've bumped into this and I now feel that I have a good understanding of the German transport system. So thanks for that, great work and you've won a new viewer / subscriber. A couple of points you might want to consider to further improve the quality of your work: 1. The audio seems to be a bit low on the volume and I actually had to plug in headphones to be able to understand what you were saying on a "normal" volume level; 2. You might also want to consider not speaking so fast, so that non-native English speakers can keep up. Despite you having a nice voice tone and a clear enunciation, don't forget that you're actually delivering info that people are willing to memorize or retain, so it would be helpful that you would slow down a bit or maybe just do a quick summary of main topics with supporting text on the vid at the end of each section / part. Having said that, its a brilliant video and it helped me a lot, so I'm quite grateful to you. Kudos to you and your team. Keep it up. :)
Thanks for your feedback. This was a much earlier video, and I think we have improved the quality of the videos since then. I think our more recent videos have higher quality audio.
Speaking quickly is still a problem though. 😅 I just get so excited.
I love your Zugspitze video! By any luck do you have any video on purchasing the Zugspitze winter combo from the ticket booth?
Thanks! I have never heard of the winter combo ticket actually! However, the employees at the ticket counters at the Munich central station are very nice and speak English well.
Streetcars, trolleys? We do have them in the UK too. Come to Manchester or Sheffield or Nottingham etc. We call them trams. They also call them trams in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Is there a reason why as an English guy you chose to use uniquely the American vocabulary and not even tag the non-American version on the end?
I never rode the bus because I didn't know how to buy tickets for it.
Thank you for explaining.
Glad to help😎 I was also nervous about buying tickets for the bus
I'm pretty sure you can normally just get into the bus and purchase a ticket directly from the driver while getting in, but I'm not sure if this is still the case right now, what with COVID restrictions and everything. I'm also not sure if you need actual cash or if they take debit and credit cards.
@@theuncalledfor There is a machine on the bus. You can buy from it. It has several languages. I was just afraid because everything was new to me.
But the best thing is: to buy the monthly bus ticket.
This is very helpful! I'm in Germany right now, and had to travel from the Munich airport about 2 hours outside the city, which took me a while to navigate! I ended up taking a train out to a random stop on accident, so a three train trip turned into a 5 train trip. I also messed something up when buying a ticket, and like you said, only one train out of the 5 had someone checking tickets. He clearly didn't like the ticket I bought, but when I attempted to speak limited German with him, he said it was fine and left me alone. It sounds like I got very lucky in this case, and I am watching this because I don't want to have the wrong ticket again 😳
Also, traveling from the city to the countryside, I definitely saw a few different types of trains. This was important for me to learn, because they are all clearly labeled on Google Maps, but the train ID numbers change based on the kind of train, and there are usually so many stops, you might not see the stop you're looking for. I found if you match up the train number, then you're ok. Also, the schedules here are super accurate. They had one train schedule in the red because it was one minute off the planned time.
:Thanks so much! That‘s unfortunate about your train mistakes, but it sounds like you gained a lot of first hand experience. When I first moved to Germany, all of those things happened to me too. (sometimes I still get on the wrong local train lol) Thanks for showing that with a little effort, it's very doable :D
@@NearFromHome oh, I was there a full week and just about made a new train mistake every day! 😅
It helped though, and I know the next time I visit, I'll have a much stronger grasp of the system. It was definitely my favorite part of the trip; it's a great way to see a lot of people and places!
@@10xHippo :D It takes a while, but you are right!
Best video we have seen for train system in Germany for our upcoming trip
Thanks so much!
Hallo! We will be heading to Germany (Frankfurt and more south to Austria) in December. If we get the Eurail pass, I would assume we also need to buy tickets for the local transport in the cities we plan to visit as well like the SBan, Trams, Etc? Just so we have an idea on extra costs. We will be doing some long trips from Frankfurt Airport to Salzburg, Austria, and then more long trips back up to Frankfurt along our time there. Video has some great info!! Thanks for sharing it helps much more with understanding what the SBan is and so forth.
Thank you super helpful video and I exactly know what ticket I’m buying for 24 hrs in Munich :)
YAY! That's the idea. :)
Very helpful. I could see myself standing there wondering what the heck “M” means or how to get to group tickets page.
Thanks! It is very overwhelming!
Since you mentioned landing in Munich's airport, did you notice is their DB Reisezentrum has a staffed counter, which can validate a train pass?
I did not! Thanks for the info. :)
It was helpful, thanks for your amazing video.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Really helpful vid, thanks for taking the time to make it.
You are very welcome! I figured since I talk so much about public transit in all of my exciting videos and more fun guides :) then I should at least make a dedicated video as well.
I’m watching and I hate it having to learn it . Seriously… thank you for the video
Thanks! It‘s a lot to wrap your head around. You can do it!
What camera are you using mate? It's super high quality.
Thanks! Sony A74!
Thanks for this helpful video.
You're very welcome!
Just wondering if you are planning a video about the Deutschland Ticket. I would think this would be a great feature for some travellers.
We often debate it; but at least at this moment the rules are so obtuse and highly likely to change within the next few months that I think it would do more harm than good. The 49€ isn’t meant for travellers; requiring an EU bank account, being a subscription, having to cancel by the 10th of month prior the month you wish to cancel, etc. It’s an amazing value, and it’s saved me hundreds of Euros per month but only the most studious travellers will be able to pull it off without getting burned. So for right now, I don’t expect to make a more general audience video. That may change if they ease or alter the rules though.
Thank you for this.This is very helpful
Glad to help. The system can be really overwhelming at first. :)
You’re a legend thank you!!
Thanks brother 🙏
:D
I will be traveling to Baden Baden next year. Is it the same there? Do you have a seperate video on Baden Baden transit?
I think it is similar. They probably have a Baden ticket. I think most states do
Seems a bit daunting for me but your video was good, but, do you have to swipe your ticket before getting on the s -bahn? I know there are no barriers, like in the UK.
Thanks! it's daunting at first, but it doesn't take long to get the hang of it! You don't have to swipe to get in.
Tell people to get tickets with the APP! Much more comfortable to plan journeys and buy tickets in one go, ahead of time. E.G. at the airport waiting for luggage, or even before you fly. Locals without a season ticket use the official MVV or MVG APPs!
I’m a big fan of DB Navigator :)
Thanks for the video, may i know if i need to validate the ticket and does single and day ticket need to be validated as well?
if the single day ticket has the date, I don't think you need to validate it
Visiting Munich next week, this has been very helpful. Is this still up to date?
Reasonably. They are rolling out this new machine, but it’s pretty easy and not very widespread yet.
Great video!!!
Thanks so much!
Taking a multi city trip through Germany. I just want to clarify that a group ticket can be used for myself and my son? He is 15 and considered an adult fare.
I'm pretty sure, but it wouldn't hurt to double check at the ticket office in the Hauptbahnhof. The employees there are helpful, and speak English.
Do you suggest getting the 49 euro ticket if we are spending 1.5 weeks in Bavaria? Visiting places like Salzburg, garmisch, Rothenburg, Munich. Thanks!
Yes! The rules are very complicated and tricky for non German residents though. I would start looking into it asap, as it's a subscription service, and you have to buy in long before the month you want to start using it.
@@NearFromHome thank you!
Thank you for this video. Would you say that this system exists in similar forms in most other German cities - Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, etc - that you are able to buy single day or multi day tickets to be used across train/bus systems? Thank you so much
Thanks! I think so, but can't say for sure.
hello thanks for your video
but i want to ask
what is the different between single all-day ticket with group- all-day ticket?
thankyou
i have a plan to visit germany on March 2025
There group all day ticket is more expensive, and you can choose how many people are on it. Otherwise, they function the same.
Great vid thanks. Off to Munich next weekend.
Day 1 plan is airport, drop bag at main hof, then onto Dachau and then back to main hof, best ticket a Bayern ticket?
Yes, go with the Bayern ticket!
Have a nice time!
@@NearFromHome super thanks. Does seem like there is too many options and a little over complicated.
This is true! A bayern ticket is usually the best option though!@@1985tonyjones
@@NearFromHome what would you recommend for a day trip to Salzburg next Monday? Railjet the best option?
@@1985tonyjones No, I wouldn’t touch the Railjet. You can use another Bayern Ticket and take the blue BRB RE5. Don’t forget to check out our Salzburg series too, and tell all your friends ;)
Thanks, great video. What is this song that is playing on the b-roll/intro and the outro?
The song is called tulip and it's by an artist called VESHZA. We use Artlist for all of our music, so you can find him there!
Hi! Excellent video. I see this is 4 years old. Is the information still valid today?
I believe so! I would check out the 49 euro. That is a new addition, and a great deal!
Seems so confusing🙄🙄 And I thought Taipei’s MRT subway system was confusing 🙄🙄HOWEVER IF I go to Munich for 10 days how much is a weekly pass unlimited rides Pass for one week? And do most people especially the platform workers speak and understand English ok?
Also what city in Germany has the BEST Architecture? Berlin Frankfurt or Munich?
Thanks
Hi, basically everyone in Munich speaks English very well, so you should be ok to ask DB employees questions. I think I pass for the M zone in Munich costs around 30ish euros.
I think the architecture in Munich is the best.
Great vid! I was just in Berlin last week and I want to know how the say “doors are closing” at the train stations. its in my head but cant spell it out😅
idk if the Munich trains have the curtesy of telling you the doors are closing haha
Apparently the U in U-Bahn does not stand for underground buy unabhaengig - independend, as it mostly runs on independend tracks or trasses
🤯🤯🤯
My life is forever changed 😅
the day pass, are 24 h or just for the day of purchase?
They are just for the day of purchase
Hey there, just a quick question if you would mind. If I buy the tickets from machine, which trains am I able to use? Can I use the regional trains too? Thank you.
If you buy a day pass Bayern ticket you are able to use any public transportation in the state of Bavaria. Sbahn, Ubahn, tram, bus, regional train. You cannot use the high speed trains, ICE and IC.
If you buy a day pass M zone ticket, you can use any transportation within the Munich M zone.
All other tickets are point to point tickets, and you must use the transportation described on the ticket.
@@NearFromHome Alright, thank you very much.
Hello! This was very helpful in visualisation. Thank you so much :) We are planning a day trip to Garmisch area but even the regional map does not cover that. Is there any resources out there, specifically a map to aid us in our planning? Thanks!
Yes! This video only talks about transportation in the city. Luckily, getting to Garmisch from Munich is really easy. There is an RB or RE train that leaves every hour or so. I have linked a map of the train lines in that area. Just purchase a Bayern ticket from the machine or kiosk in the Munich Hauptbahnhof. It lasts the whole day on all public transit in Bavaria.
Additionally, check out our channel's "Garmisch-Partenkirchen" playlist. We have tons of daytrips from Munich to Garmisch that also show how we get there. Sometimes watching others get there via YT can help a lot!
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@@NearFromHome This is amazing! Thanks for the reply all the way from Singapore. We'll be heading down in April and I've been staring at train maps the entire of today haha. Appreciate it, will definitely take your advice down into Munich when I'm there. Will also check out your playlist.
Aren’t you supposed to validate or stamp the ticket before entering???
Yes! There are little machines in from of the escalator before you enter
I notice the M Zone cost 880 Euros. I do not need to specific choose like M1, M2 or M3?
The M zone is its own zone just as the M1 is it's own zone, the M2 is it's own zone ect. If you are just traveling in the M zone, then you just buy the M zone ticket!
Question about buying a group value ticket in multiple zones. If I’m starting my day in zone M but intend to visit Dachau, which appears to be on the border between zones 1 and 2. Would I need to buy all the way to zone 2 or since it’s on the border could I do zone M and 1? After visiting I’d be returning to zone M for the remainder of the day. Thanks
Do you have to swipe/validate your ticket in and out for each journey like you do in London?
No. You just validate it at the machine before going down the escalator to the platform. There’s no gate like in London, so you could technically just walk I got the train without a ticket if you want to risk the fine
Thank you!
:)
Hello! I’m planning my trip to Germany with my friends and we are finding some troubles with the train timings… we need to head to Untergrainau from Munich Airport and it would be at night… do you have any advice on how we should plan our way there and also, how late does the train system operate? are there midnight trains available for us to take?
Hello. Unfortunately the regional trains do not run past 11:00ish. Your best course would probably be to take the train from the airport to Munich, stay the night, and wake up early for the train and bus to Untergrainau.
That was very succinct and informative. However, my question was not answered. Is there staffed ticket window for the Deutsche Bahn in the Munich airport station, who can validate Eurail passes?
sorry I have no idea!
Hi how can we get the cheapest tickets from Munich city to Munich Airport for 3 persons? thanks
group day ticket for the M zone to the zone the airport is in (5 I think)
Dubai's ticketing system is better.. All have to buy is a Prepaid RFID Card called Nol which can be used for metro, bus, tram and Public Parks. It automatically deducts money based on checkin and check out stations... Except for public parks... You can also use this card to buying parking tickets... You can buy this card for 25dhs at metro Station and will get around 22 dhs pre-loaded
wow maybe we will get there one day
How do we use the German Rail Twin pass on public transportation?
Sorry, I actually have no idea :O
Hallo mein Freund, welches ist das billigste?
dusseldorf international airport -mönchengladbach Ich möchte gehen, bitte informieren Sie mich
can you pay cash for the ticket machines
yes!
Hi bro, I remember we will need to validate the ticket after purchasing it otherwise there will be 60eur penalty if getting caught, missing that part in your video?
Ah. So yes, this “can” be true. The problem is that the German train system is a convoluted mess of stamped and unstamped tickets, stripe cards, different machines, different transport associations, and more. So in this video for the sake of clarity I just showed one way of doing things that will be guaranteed to work, and ignored everything else. In this case, all of the tickets shown are automatically stamped by the machine and don’t fit in the validation machines.
It seems like the tickets are validated automatically when you purchase them from the machines as he explained. You can request the tickets to not be validated so you can use them at a different date. You can see all of this in the video at minute 7:49
@@MARCOZG3B Exactly. The method I showed in the video will produce automatically stamped tickets, that don’t even fit in the validation machines. For the sake of clarity to benefit the average tourist I chose to ignore a ton of ticketing complexity, however maybe I should have stated that more clearly to avoid confusion.
Do we need to validate our ticket on the train or on the station ?I am aware most European countries need to have your ticket validated even after u had purchase the ticket.Pls advice
If you buy a a point to point ticket you need to validate it!
Watching as a german because i have no clue either😅👌
this made me lol. Hope it was helpful
The 9-euro ticket covers every route and type of tickets within the city?
YES! It covers every single transit option in Germany except ICE and IC trains
Isn’t it much easier to buy tickets on MVG app? No need to carry paper tickets and no need to time stamp them?
And my credit card is already linked to the app, so no worries for payment 😊
yes absolutely. That's how we do it, HOWEVER, I will say I remember signing up for the app being a headache, especially since it is in German. Using the app also involves a bit of a learning curve. I don't know if a tourist in Germany for a week is up to the task.
@@NearFromHome I see. Makes sense.
I wish I had seen this video the first time I searched...
As do I!
When taking the tram do we need to key in ticket inside or outside the tram before entering?
I thinkkkkkkk the ticket validator is inside the trams!
Hello Thank you for the video, very informative. question; i bought a bayern ticket for a specific date, online and in advance. i will be traveling with an s-bahn from Munich airport to Munich HBF, and then take a regional train to Nuremberg and take another metro to the hotel. Are the S Bahn and U Bahn in Munich and Nuremberg, respectively, covered in cost with the Bayern ticket ? Thanks !
Yes! It is shocking how much the Bayern ticket covers. Everything except the ICE and EC trains. :D
@@NearFromHome thank you so much :D !
When you buy a ticket at those red machines, how do you validate it?
Not “all” ticket types require validation. Unfortunately there are many different ticket types and it can all be very confusing. To keep it simple I chose to hone in on methods that don’t require manual validation and ignore anything you didn’t strictly need to know.
Thanks for this ,your video is very helpful. May I ask if you can make a video regarding what type of internet that we can use as Auslander while travelling in Germany.
That's not a bad topic suggestion, though I've never had to use a hotspot yet as I usually use the deals with my previous cell carrier. However, I should probably look into it! Thanks for letting me know you'd be interested in seeing something like that.
Thank you for the video. Is the Diners Club / Discover network cards accepted in the ticket machine? Or it’s just the usual Visa and Mastercard as always?
Diners/Discover/Amex are pretty limited around most of Germany. In fact cash is king pretty much everywhere in Germany. I was once asked to pay for an apartment's worth of furniture, thousands of euros, entirely with cash to the delivery driver. That being said, I've never looked hard enough at the machines to tell if they take all credit cards, so I'm afraid I'm not sure. They might, but the rule of thumb is always assume they won't.
Maybe you should have explained that you ned to cancel ( "Entwerten") your ticket some times. Always check if you need to do this when buying the ticket
Hmmm I didn't even know about this. I've never had to do it. I assumed you would just be screwed.
He mentioned this, but referred to it as "validating" the ticket. Unless I misunderstood what he meant.
I am traveling from Munich to Nuremberg for a day trip, is there any travel pass that covers the airport train and trains to Nuremberg as well? Thank you
the Bayern ticket! If you do both of those in the same day, then buy that ticket. If you are here from April onward, then you could buy the 49 euro ticket. This will give you access to all public transit in Germany, except for ICE trains.
You lost me on google maps to find which train to use…can someone explain 😮
Hey great video! 👍 Just one question: Is there any option to buy ticket for "Airport to City center" and plus all-day ticket for M zone in a single offer? or you have to buy second "all-day" ticket for M zone separately? Thanks in advance 🙏
I think you’r best bet would be to purchase an all day ticket for zones m-5. This might be more expensive than your suggestion tho. Additionally, there are tickets for different amounts of time as well. They can all be tailored by zone, so it might make sense to weigh up those options and decide what combination of variables has the best savings
Actually, there is an Airport-Plus-Ticket available for your needs. It´s 14,80 Eur single and 27,50 Eur for groups up to 5 persons. However, this is correct for Munich only. Other cities can have different tickets.
Thank you
:D
Hi can we buy Group Regional ticket or Bayan tickets, how?
The Bayern ticket comes in different options. You can buy a Bayern ticket for 1, 2, 3, or 4 people. Go to the DB office in the Hauptbahnhof or the red ticket machines in the central station!
What’s the deal with the punch machines then and how can’t you get away with using the same ticket for multiple rides
Yeah, so with some tickets you’ll need to validate it before you can use it, but honestly I didn’t want the video to be too overwhelming. If you follow the steps I outline the machine will automatically validate the ticket on purchase and you can ignore everything else.
We'll be flying to Munich from the US for the first time the end of May and after watching this video I'm really intimidated. I have a credit card I want to use that has 0 foreign conversion fees but it certainly doesn't have a PIN #. Do I need to call Capitol One to ask about getting one so I can use the card in a ticket machine? If we're taking a train to the Central Train Station, walking about 3/4 of a mile to drop off our luggage at the Premier Inn München City Zentrum Hotel and then taking public transportation from the nearby Sendlinger Tor to Nymphenburg Palace and depending on the time and how jet-lagged we are, on to the Alte Pinakothek art museum and then back to our hotel, what kind of ticket should I purchase for two of us, what's the total cost and what stops should we be looking for so we don't get lost? Will we be going on trams or underground trains? Thanks for helping reduce my stress level.
Hi I'm from Munich and would like to help you. It's really simple, what you should do after arriving at the airport is to buy a "AirportPlus Group Ticket" for 27,50€. It's a all-day ticket for the entire public transport network in Munich so you can use the S-Bahn (Trains), U-Bahn (Metro), Trams and Buses. It's the cheapest and easiest option and the train from the airport to the city is included. You only need to buy one ticket since it's a group ticket for up to 5 persons. If you want to visit Nymphenburg Palace and the Alte Pinakothek you can take the Tram directly from Sendlinger Tor. For Nymphenburg Palace take the Tram 17 to "Schloss Nymphenburg" and for the Alte Pinakothek take the Tram 27 or 28 to "Pinakotheken".
I recommend to take a screenshot of the Tram Map. It's this one:
www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Netzplaene/MVV_Tramnetz.pdf
Unfortunatly I'm not sure if the ticket machines will take your card.
Don't forget that the AirportPlus Ticket is only valid for one day so if you travel back to the airport the next day you will need to buy 2 One-Way Tickets to the Airport for 12,30€ each.
I hope I could help and happy travels.
I’m also traveling to Germany at the end of may in a few days here. I’m commenting here so i can see if anyone answers you LOL
In any case, I would for sure call capital one to see if you can set up a PIN#. Also let them know where you will be traveling so they don’t lock your account thinking that someone stole your card.
Can you pay in cash at the Fahrkarten machine ??
I believe so!
Confirmed. Bar-Geld möglich : cash accepted. Germany loves cash, cool ! From München.
How to validate a bus ticket?
There's a validation machine on the bus.
@ oki thank u sm!! and u just scan it on there if you u have an online ticket
I think the public transportation system is designed to be used by locals only. The maps and ticket machines are like reading Greek. We've been here 2 days and still can't figure it out.
I wish you’d booked a consultation! We could have helped. Once you get the hang of it, it’s super easy :)
Hello! Could you help me with my doubt:
Do those trains (ICD, IC, ICE) accept large suitcases (22kg) in second class? In my ticket does not appear if they allow large luggage :(
I actually didn't even know you need to pay extra for luggage. We did see some people with large suitcases though. Sorry I can't be more helpful!
Yes. www.bahn.com/en/trains/luggage
this helped with my anxiety lol
Hahahah glad to help.
Where do I stamp my tiks?
There is a machine, usually in front of the elevators, before you go down to the platforms!
Most tickets purchased at a ticket machine are already validated for immediate use. Exceptions include 4-use tickets, for reasons that are hopefully obvious.
traveling from Munich airport to Hbf but i dont know how
Buy a day ticket at the DB machines for zones M-5. Take the S8 to the hauptbahnhof. It only goes in one direction
When I went the transit employees were all on strike and there were just a few buses
oof sorry that happened to you