Day trips from Munich

Will you have a car to use for the day trips?

What time of year? And are you looking for just a nice place to visit, or some more rigorous activity?

I would definitely go to Dachau, by car or public transportation. If you like going to peaks you could go down to Garmsich-Partenkirchen and go up the Zugspitze- Germany's highest Beer Garden. Those are my suggestions. They both are a full days worth.

Regensburg is a wonderful day trip. About 1 hour from Munich.

To answer a few questions others have had, I won't have a car, so day trips would be by train or other public access.
I will be there in the middle of July

thanks!

"On the two off days...."

Apart from Salzburg, which I don't tire of going back to, I would suggest Regensburg, as pointed out above, and Ulm and Augsburg. All three are well worth the time spent as day trips r/t.

I would also suggest visiting Dachau. Other easy day trips from Munich would be going to Andechs Monastery. Fine Baroque church in a rural Bavarian and it has a great beer garden. You can get there by bus. Or Berchtesgaden to see Hitler's Eagle nest. Berchtesgaden can be reached by train. All three can be done without a car.

My vote for a day trip from Munich would be the Andechs monastery (google it - well worth the visit).

I've gone to both Dachau and Salzburg (not on the same day) from Munich via public transportation. They are both worth doing. Since the performances are in the evenings you could easily go to Dachau on one of the opera days.

We loved, loved, loved Passau.

Hi Todd,

I like the Garmisch/Zugspitze suggestion and I'll add another suggestion, a trip to Mittenwald and the Karwendelbahn. Yes, the Zugspitze is a better trip I'm my opinion, but the Karwendelbahn is good, half the price of the Zugspitze and Mittenwald is beautiful.

Paul

Andechs, "You can get there by bus."

Don't even try going by bus. Yes, you can, but the bus routes in the MVV are short. MVV shows connections taking 4 hours with 7 or 8 different buses. Take the S-Bahn to Herrsching. There is a bus connection from there to the Monastery.

Alternatively, you can go to Tutzing and by bus from there to Andechs.

Use the website for Munich metro to find connections.

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Take the S8 to the end of the line at Herrsching. It's a pretty walk from Herrsching of about an hour (uphill, about 3.5 km) through the forest to Andechs. When you get there you'll be ready for a lunch and a cold brew in the Bräustüberl. Take the #951 bus back down to Herrsching, then cruise around the Ammersee on one of the elegant steamships, some of them more than 100 years old. If you have time, stop off in the charming, authentic, non-touristy town of Dießen.

Photos here.

Regensburg would be my first choice but I would also recommend Landshut. We were just there in April for our second visit:

http://mcchelsea.smugmug.com/Other-2/April-2014-Landshut/38726799_vsK4kd

Just a walk about town and up to the castle was the best use of time for us. Augustiner an der St. Martin and the Hofbräuhaus were both good restaurants.

Hi Todd- you might try catching a train to Rothenburg (or Bamberg) Wednesday morning, staying overnight, and returning to Munich Thursday afternoon before the Thursday evening performance. If you want to travel light, you could keep your room in Munich or the Munich hotel would probably let you leave a bag there in storage if you are returning to the same hotel after the night away. The other choices you have left open were mentioned by Aly & Paul (Garmisch and the Zugspitz) and Jenn (Berchtesgaden- Eagles Nest and the Konigsee). Have a great trip!!!