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It's fine, it's a train station. However, for a major station in a major city, it's pretty disappointing in terms of things like availability of food or bars or cafes. Normally you would expect a station like this to have multiple options but really this one only has a couple of kiosk style places. It's not nothing, but more limited than I would expect. However, the signage is very good and getting to your train doesn't seem to be an issue. The platforms are high so there is no huge step up to your train. As a terminal station for most trains it's also a great place to depart from as you typically get extra time to board.
Leaving Munich and Oktoberfest. Nice big train station in Munich with easy access to the main area. Lots of amenities and connections since it's a major city.
Organized mayhem, is the only words I have for the European train stations. As a visitor, it was a bit hectic for us, but we were able to get to our train and then we were able to navigate to the subway system to get close to our hotel. The longer we stayed in country the easier we found it to be able to navigate thru.
Quite clean and nice train station. Main 26 tracks easy to find- bit of a walk if on a lesser (higher #) track. Not as fancy and efficient feeling as say train stations in Japan, but generally things running on-time.
7/9/2024 - took an Uber for 13 euros from the Hotel Isartor for a 15 minute drive instead of the bus or U-train. Landed in the center of Munich Train Central Station. Off memory, tracks 5-21 is visible. Have to walk all the way down the halls to you see sign for 22-29. There is an information booth inside if you have questions, a Starbucks a few places to grab food and drinks to save money than buying in the train. No issues. Have fun in your travels. Next stop is Switzerland.
We had a trip to Stuggart from here. Tickets were easy to purchase from the self serve kiosk. Although our Concierge mentioned it can get busy and, if so, to use the DSB app. 29 Platforms with a Standard amount of shops/restaurants. A couple of Cafes including a Starbucks, sandwich shops and small grocery store. Not much for seating or waiting areas. Although it was crowded at 10:30 on a Thursday morning, we were able to navigate getting tickets less than a half hour before our trip. Our train departed on time.
The central train station in Munich is large, busy, and efficient. We took the S-Bahn here from our hotel for a quick, overnight trip to Salzburg. Easily found our platform abs grabbed a coffee and snacks before our train departed. Friendly and helpful staff, great signage everywhere, and on time trains are just standard in Europe making travel so easy and cheap! Love it.
Incredibly busy train station - even on Sunday. German trains arrive and leave ON TIME. Just for future reference, if you're riding first class, don't wait way down by the initial entrance to the track. There are 2 first class compartments and they are at the front of the train. I tried to explain this to the man, but no eschuca nada. So now we're running like idiots with heavy luggage to the front of the train. To top it off, the man has lost our paper tickets. Germans want that ticket, and you must have it BEFORE you enter. Always have a pic of your E-ticket readily available. Started the day to Stuttgart with a panic attack followed by a heart attack.
I connected through here a bunch of times as our Airbnb was outside the city but accessible by S-Bahn. The Hauptbahnhof is the central station of Munich and everything stops here. Trams, buses, underground, commuter and regional trains. It is very much the center of activity. As such, the station is super busy and packed with people at all times of the day and night. Excellent signage with easy to understand icons that show you how to get from one transportation mode to another. Lots of self-service kiosks that sell tickets. Lots of food and shopping opportunities. It's an organized chaos. If you don't know where you're headed and still trying to work it out, may I suggest that you please step to the side and out of the flow of traffic? Also, Americans need to understand that you MUST stand to the right on escalators and not block the whole thing. [Review 11995 overall, 1778 of 2019.]
We arrived at the Munich Central Station on a high speed ice train. The train was very comfortable, quiet & clean. Announcements were in German than English. Restrooms were clean, waitresses offered refreshments & there was space for luggage. The ride between cities was scenic passing farms, wineries & charming villages. We purchased our return tickets on the internet. We walked to the station, found our track & boarded our train. We found comfortable seats after leaving our luggage in the rack by the door. read more
I USED THIS CENTRAL STATION A FEW TIMES DURING MY STAY IN MUNICH =============================== My husband and I took one of the regional ICE (white and red) trains from Munich to Stuttgart on Monday, April 20th, because I had tickets for the Porsche Factory tour. Everything worked out pretty well, but you will need the PIN for any credit cards you use in the machines to buy tickets. We didn't have that. We then had to find out where the information office was and purchase tickets at the counter. You could also buy your tickets in advance on one of the aps, but I couldn't get the DB ap to work at all when in Munich even with a full cellular plan. Trainline seemed to work a lot better. My main point is that you probably shouldn't wait until the last minute if you need to be in another city at a set time. Also, carry lots of Euro coins while in Germany. You have to pay 1 1/2 Euros at this station to use the restroom. read more
It's fine, it's a train station. However, for a major station in a major city, it's pretty disappointing in terms of things like availability of food or bars or cafes. Normally you would expect a station like this to have multiple options but really this one only has a couple of kiosk style places. It's not nothing, but more limited than I would expect. However, the signage is very good and getting to your train doesn't seem to be an issue. The platforms are high so there is no huge step up to your train. As a terminal station for most trains it's also a great place to depart from as you typically get extra time to board. read more
9 months ago
Leaving Munich and Oktoberfest. Nice big train station in Munich with easy access to the main area. Lots of amenities and connections since it's a major city. read more
Organized mayhem, is the only words I have for the European train stations. As a visitor, it was a bit hectic for us, but we were able to get to our train and then we were able to navigate to the subway system to get close to our hotel. The longer we stayed in country the easier we found it to be able to navigate thru. read more
7/9/2024 - took an Uber for 13 euros from the Hotel Isartor for a 15 minute drive instead of the bus or U-train. Landed in the center of Munich Train Central Station. Off memory, tracks 5-21 is visible. Have to walk all the way down the halls to you see sign for 22-29. There is an information booth inside if you have questions, a Starbucks a few places to grab food and drinks to save money than buying in the train. No issues. Have fun in your travels. Next stop is Switzerland. read more
We had a trip to Stuggart from here. Tickets were easy to purchase from the self serve kiosk. Although our Concierge mentioned it can get busy and, if so, to use the DSB app. 29 Platforms with a Standard amount of shops/restaurants. A couple of Cafes including a Starbucks, sandwich shops and small grocery store. Not much for seating or waiting areas. Although it was crowded at 10:30 on a Thursday morning, we were able to navigate getting tickets less than a half hour before our trip. Our train departed on time. read more
The central train station in Munich is large, busy, and efficient. We took the S-Bahn here from our hotel for a quick, overnight trip to Salzburg. Easily found our platform abs grabbed a coffee and snacks before our train departed. Friendly and helpful staff, great signage everywhere, and on time trains are just standard in Europe making travel so easy and cheap! Love it. read more
1 year ago
3 years ago
Incredibly busy train station - even on Sunday. German trains arrive and leave ON TIME. Just for future reference, if you're riding first class, don't wait way down by the initial entrance to the track. There are 2 first class compartments and they are at the front of the train. I tried to explain this to the man, but no eschuca nada. So now we're running like idiots with heavy luggage to the front of the train. To top it off, the man has lost our paper tickets. Germans want that ticket, and you must have it BEFORE you enter. Always have a pic of your E-ticket readily available. Started the day to Stuttgart with a panic attack followed by a heart attack. read more
I connected through here a bunch of times as our Airbnb was outside the city but accessible by S-Bahn. The Hauptbahnhof is the central station of Munich and everything stops here. Trams, buses, underground, commuter and regional trains. It is very much the center of activity. As such, the station is super busy and packed with people at all times of the day and night. Excellent signage with easy to understand icons that show you how to get from one transportation mode to another. Lots of self-service kiosks that sell tickets. Lots of food and shopping opportunities. It's an organized chaos. If you don't know where you're headed and still trying to work it out, may I suggest that you please step to the side and out of the flow of traffic? Also, Americans need to understand that you MUST stand to the right on escalators and not block the whole thing. [Review 11995 overall, 1778 of 2019.] read more
A large train station in Munich that we used a few times while here in Germany. Public Transportation in Germany is phenomenal- both efficient and affordable. The only reason for my 4 star review is the condition of the train station elevators- every time we used them, they smelled terrible. Other elevators we used in Munich were clean. A very nice train employee took a photo of us right now. I didn't get her name, but she is from South Africa. We are taking a train today to Switzerland . THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING MEMORIES GERMANY ! read more
7 years ago
4 years ago
All roads lead to the Haupbahnhof. For all my recent visits to Munich, I've stayed at a hotel within a couple blocks of the train station. So my day typically begins and ends at the station. When arriving at the Munich Airport, you can pretty easily hop on the S1 or S8 line to Munich's main train station for 10 Euro and a 45 minute trip. Once at the train station, if your hotel isn't close by, the majority of local transportation lines go through this station, so you can relatively easily make connections... if you can figure out the signs and ticketing booths. For some reason, this always takes a bit of sorting out. I don't have nearly as many issues using public transportation in the rest of world, but Munich always makes me work for it. And in my defense, it also took a bit of work for my local friend. The services at the station are pretty good, with high marks for the food options. There are kiosks throughout the station, but one primary food court that offers everything from sushi to Italian food and seating from bar stools to a restaurant with linen tablecloths. In the main concourse there is also a kiosk with salads and vegetarian options from the U.K., dean & david. Of course, the fast food options are also here (Starbucks, Burger King, etc.), but my two favorite things are the Currywurst kiosk just outside the station on Bayernstrasse, Esspunkt, and the stands inside that sells candied nuts. These are pretty much my two first stops on every visit to Munich. There is a travel office, money changer and lockers for your luggage. The station is also non-smoking which was a pleasant surprise. This station is roughly a 10-15 minute walk to Marienplatz and some of Munich's most popular tourist attractions and shopping. You can also hop the S-bahn one stop if you don't want to walk. If only Germany's world famous precision and logic applied to its signage and ticketing, my home-away-from-home in Munich would get five stars. read more
6 years ago
Located in the city centre and it is not the best main station that I have been to. It feels dirty and not well maintained. It can get quite busy, as all the S-Bahn trains go through here and the U1, U2, U4, U5, U7 and U8! read more
11 years ago
This is a large, busy train station where we took an ICE train from here to Nurenburg. There's no need to get to the station super early, unless you're going to get a bite to eat beforehand. There's plenty of places to eat, from Doners, Asian, pizza, snacks, sandwiches, even Burger King and Subway. There's also plenty of kiosks to pick up souvenirs, coffee, and magazines. The trains are punctual, as that's how the Germans are. The information desk isn't always the most helpful, but eventually your question can get answered. There's also a great Starbucks if you're looking for those ICON mugs. read more
Full disclosure, I'm a train geek. I love trains, train stations, Soul Train...anything related to trains. They fascinate me and this station fascinates me as well. On the surface (meaning above ground) it is fairly orderly. Platforms are right there, well lit by a glass roof. There are excellent options for food and shopping. I really liked some cream puff thing I got at a bakery kiosk. I also bought water here, a Tyrolean hat and other fun stuff. You could really spend a day shopping here! When coming back from the Weisn, I had to use the loo and there was a clean one down near the S Bahn platform that cost a Euro to use but it was clean and well supplied with hand sanitizer. Now, once you go below the surface, things are a little different. There are a ton of train lines, (U Bahn and S Bahn) that you can transfer to here but there's a lot of construction and to be honest, the signage rivals Penn Station in NYC for least valuable information provided by signs. However, you can find your way if you just keep looking hard enough. The central location is perfect and I made this my base station whenever I was out and about. Munich should be proud of this station. It's far superior to places like Penn Station in NYC and Waterloo Station in London (although for charm, it cannot compare to Grand Central). Now, you and I both know that often you will find some unsavory characters hanging out at train stations, but here they seemed to be at a minimum It was more commuters, tourists and kids traveling around Europe with giant backpacks that they don't seem to realize they are wearing because they swing them around without having a clue that they might be hitting bystanders. So for cleanliness, convenience and a feeling of security, I grant Hauptbahnhof four stars. read more
Just like any Central Station in other big cities all over the world, this one is grimy and has all sorts of smells but you're not here for sight seeing or to enjoy the aromas. Thinking about it, this station isn't so bad compared to Roma Termini - now, that place is gross! You can catch the metro and the train here. Expect locals to be in a hurry and tourists taking all sorts of pictures and blocking your way as if they have nowhere important to go to. They have a lot of food options from pastries, pizzas, pretzels, candies, wursts, desserts, frites, salads to sandwiches. If you must, they also have Starbucks, McDonald's and Burger King. They also have stores inside the station and is connected to Karstadt which is a department store. What's great about this station is that it's very efficient and trains/metro are at least 98% on time. During the day, they have people at the information booth on the regional train platforms - they can give you a map of the metro stations but don't ask them for directions/how to from station A to station B. They'll most likely give you wrong information so always use common sense and better judgment like we did. read more
This is a reasonably good train station. It is large and therefore offers a significant number of amenities. The signage is decent and there are a large number of connections to various places in the region. It is also a great option to initiate long distance train travel. However, along with the positives of a large station, there are also the disadvantages. It is busy and crowded. It can also be a little intimidating in trying to find where you need to be, especially with a connection. The aesthetics are OK with an airy design. However, it can also feel like a warehouse. The loft area is nice enough and has some interesting shops and eateries. The approach to the station by car is decent and it is easily accessible by foot if you are in city center. Of course, it is also easily reached by U-Bahn. If you are visiting Munich and want a way to get to the central area, the train station is a very good option. It effectively brings you right to the area of primary interest as it is very close to Marienplatz and Altstadt. The area around the station also features several good restaurants and shops. read more
9 years ago
This station has a nice grocery store. The help desk is located next to the ICE trains and tickets can be purchased at kiosks and at the central ticket area that is across from the help desk. The agents speak English and are helpful. Make SURE to take a number as soon as you walk in and don't lose the slip of paper. No number, no paper, no service. I recommend you install the DB Navigator app on your phone if you are going to be using the train system. It is very helpful. read more
7 years ago
I really liked this train station, there are a lot of places to grab a quick bite. It is a great place to grab a cup of coffee and just people watch, inside or out. It is very like how Penn Station in NYC used to be. It was also close to our hotel (Marriott Courtyard) so it made it easy for local jaunts as well as for the trips we took to Salzberg, Austria and the trip to Frankfurt. With a EurRail pass the trip to Salzberg is included even if you don't have Austria on your list of "countries" to visit. That was cool, saved us about 25 Euro. Some things to note that are not great, the neighborhood is pretty rough, we saw pickpockets in action all over and my goodness, the smokers were everywhere. Keep your money close while wandering around here. read more
For my 1300th review I chose this one. Having lived in this city for a while now, I have used this train station on many occasions and, it keeps evolving as time goes on. The recent renovations have made it more spacious and improved access. Once it is all completed I am sure it will be better :-) There are many entrances and exits to this station depending on which direction you are coming from and this can sometimes be confusing. Most trains that are either U Bahn, S Bahn or regional trains come through here. Just pay close attention to the signs. There are many buses (local and regional) that go from here as well as trams. Plenty of hotel options are available nearby from cheap to expensive. There are loads of food options at the station, all throughout the upper part (regional trains) and in the lower parts (U Bahn). This is one of the only places in the city to shop for food / groceries and other items on a Sunday (yes everything is shut in the city on Sunday's). I love two bakeries in particular here, Rischart (in the food court upper level) and Hopfitserei Ludwig Stocker (U Bahn level). I love the international news stands here, as you can get papers in many languages and, it is one of the only places in the city where you can find such things. You can also find Books and magazines from many countries here. A little bit expensive but, given the limited options for such things in Munich, not bad. If you are traveling by train in Munich or, in and out of Munich you are bound to end up here. It's a hive of activity and can sometimes be confusing. Like any other big train stations in Europe look for the information booths and they will sort you out :-) read more
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