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S-Bahn / Munich Transport Network (MVV)

  • Duration: approx. 40 minutes to the central train station
  • S1 and S8


The S1 and S8 S-Bahn lines connect the airport to the Munich city center  The S1 travels via the west of the city and the S8 via the east. The trip to the main railway station at the city center takes approx. 40 minutes. Since the S1 and S8 run alternately, there is a 10-minute interval between the airport and the city center.

Intervals and operating hours S8 und S1

  • S8 (via Ostbahnhof)
    Nonstop service (24/7). From approx. 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. every 40 minutes; otherwise every 20 minutes

  • S1 (via Moosach)
    Every 20 minutes daily from approx. 3 a.m. to midnight (nonstop on weekends and holidays)

The S-Bahn stops at two stations at the airport:

  • Visitors Park ("Besucherpark")
    Administration, cargo.
    Parking areas P41, P43, P44, P50, P51, P90, P91, P92

  • Flughafen München
    Terminal 1 and 2


Play it safe

Since travel times may change at short notice due to construction work or disruptions, please check your connection to and from the airport. 

Journey Planner

Operating Situation

Lufthansa Express Bus

Munich - Munich Airport - Munich

The Lufthansa Express Bus is the nonstop connection from Munich Airport into the city centre and back again, 365 days a year. No matter which airline you fly with!

You will find the current timetables and stops in the 

Lufthansa Express Bus schedule 

Every 20 minutes from Munich Central Station via Munich North (Schwabing) to Munich Airport and back again. The following stops are served:

  • Munich Central Station
  • Munich North (Schwabing)
  • Terminal 2 Bus stop 1, E03
  • Munich Airport Center, Zentralhof Süd, E03

  • Every 20 minutes
  • Journey time Central Station ↔ Airport: 45 minutes
  • Journey time Munich North (Schwabing) ↔ Airport: 25 minutes

Lufthansa Express Bus

Nuremberg - Munich Airport - Nuremberg
Innsbruck - Munich Airport – Innsbruck

With Lufthansa Express Bus you can enjoy a travel service that is synchronized perfectly with your flight connections from Munich. You travel environmentally friendly and comfortably from Nuremberg / Innsbruck to Munich Airport and back.

More information and booking

Thanks to appropriately timed services and minimal transfer times you can easily catch your flights– relaxed and with transfer guarantee. The following stops are served:

Nürnberg - Flughafen München - Nürnberg:
Terminal 2, Bus stop 13, arrival area E03

Innsbruck - Flughafen München - Innsbruck:
Terminal 2, Bus stop 17, arrival area E03

  • Optimal synchronization of bus and plane
  • One Lufthansa ticket and one check-in for the bus and the plane
  • Advance seat reservation for the bus journey
  • Baggage drop-off directly in the terminal
  • First-class, four- and five-star-category coaches (incl. Wi-Fi)
  • Mileage credit also available for the bus journey

Flixbus long-distance buses

Flixbus connects Munich Airport with numerous locations in Germany and Europe.

The bus stops for long-distance buses at Munich Airport are just a few steps from Terminal 2 at bus stops 21 and 22. Terminal 1 is only a five to 10 minute walk away. Please follow the signs.

  • Destinations in Germany and Europe
  • Central bus stop at Terminal 2
  • 5 to 10 minute walk to Terminal 1

Regional trains / MVV-Bus line 635

There are regional trains between Freising and the following cities:

  • Landshut
  • Regensburg
  • Passau

Between Freising and the airport please use the bus line 635 or the airport express train ÜFEX.

Timetable Deutsche Bahn
Timetable Bus line 635 (only in German)
Timetable Airport express ÜFEX (only in German)

ÜFEX Airport express train

The Airport express ÜFEX stops at the final train station "Flughafen München" (between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) and directly connects the following cities with Munich Airport: 

  • Freising
  • Moosburg
  • Landshut
  • Regensburg
  • Nürnberg

See details on the  Deutsche Bahn website (only in German). 

Other bus connections

From Terminal 2

Airport-Munich trade fair-express bus stop 2, arrival area E03
Ingolstadt Airport Express bus stop 20, arrival area E03
RegioJet Airport Transfers bus stop 23, arrival area E03
Scharf Reisen (Bus Line 20) bus stop 24, arrival area E03

From Terminal 1

Erding (MVV Line 512) MAC - Terminalstraße Mitte, E04
Freising (MVV Line 635) MAC - Terminalstraße Mitte, E04
Schwaig (MVV Line 512) MAC - Terminalstraße Mitte, E04
Economy Parking and Novotel MAC - Terminalstraße Mitte, E04
Ingolstädter Airport Express MAC - Zentralhof Süd, E03

Park at the airport and take advantage of free public transportation

If you park your car in the parking areas P41, P43, P44, P50, P51, P90, P91 or P92,  you can use your parking ticket for free public transportation to your departure terminal – and when returning to your vehicle after your trip. Simply present your parking ticket when boarding. The ticket is valid for all persons travelling to or from the airport together. The parking ticket is automatically issued when you enter the parking area at the barrier - please keep it safe.

You can use these connections free of charge with the parking ticket:

  • S1 and S8 rail lines every 10 minutes between the station "Visitors Park" and the airport, Terminals 1 and 2
  • 635 bus line every 10 minutes between the economy parking area P41/P43 and Terminalstrasse Mitte (level 04)