Getting around... Munich

As the capital and largest city of the state of Bavaria, Munich relies on many modes of transport to keep the city running. Private cars are abundant and traffic grinds to a halt at least twice daily - as I know from experience. With some 1.55 million people living within the city limits and a further 2 million beyond the city relies on a number of modes of transport, all very commonplace in large urban centres. Getting around Großstadt München is complicated by the fact that the city stretches across rivers like the Isar and Würm and several brooks and canals. This means that there are many bridges that are potential bottlenecks for road traffic. Luckily Munich also has a very extensive public transport network.

The backbone of public transport is the Schnellnetz of S-Bahn and U-Bahn. This rapid transport network comprises of both over ground suburban railway (S-Bahn) with 8 lines and an underground railway (U-Bahn) with 6 lines. These modes of transport take you throughout the Bavarian metropolis and have excellent connections to the busses and trams of local transport and trains for long distance travel.

Bus                               Tram                             S-Bahn (train)

The underground (or U-Bahn) runs throughout the city...