I have read through the posts for transport tickets in Munich and Berlin but am still somewhat confused.
We will be in Munich for 4 days and Berlin for 6 days. Is there a ticket that allows multiple trips on bus, subway, etc on multiple days (similar to the Paris Navigo). I must be missing something as it seems there are 1 day tickets but not multi day.
Thank you.
For Munich, yes, and lots of options.
http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-fares/tickets/day-tickets/multiday-tickets/index.html
As does Berlin.
http://www.vbb.de/en/article/tickets-and-fares/ticket-fares/ticket-fares/5649.html
Hi,
It's available for multi-days, the duration of your stay
On arrival in Munich, go to one of the MVG customer centers either at Hauptbahnhof or at Marienplatz; both are in the mezzanine of the S-Bahn station (http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/service/service-centres/index.html). Tell them which area you need to cover and for how many days and they will sell you the ticket you need.
To be truthful, the only multi-day transport ticket for Munich is the three-day inner zone pass (Single or Group). The others are all city-ticket which include discounted admissions. These are not, in my opinion, worth the extra cost. I don't think you have time to make them pay, but read about them and decide for yourself.
To be truthful, the only multi-day transport ticket for Munich is the three-day inner zone pass (Single or Group). The others are all city-ticket which include discounted admissions.
An IsarCard is valid 1 week from date of issue. The version covering the innermost 4 cercles (i.e. the inner zone of a day ticket) is E. 21,10 compared to 16 E for a 3 day ticket.
http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-fares/fares/index.html#c7000
»Rings« coverd by the IsarCard:
http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-fares/tariff-structure/rings/index.html
(The system is ridiculously complicated. Hence my suggestion to go to the MVG customer center)
You keep saying MVG - are you actually talking about MVV? or is there really some MVG entity that you're referring to?
You keep saying MVG - are you actually talking about MVV? or is there really some MVG entity that you're referring to?
MVG is the transport authority of the city of Munich (MVG = "Münchener Verkehrsgesellschaft", https://www.mvg.de/en.html). MVV ("Münchener Verkehrsverbund") is a cooperation between MVG, DB and several local transportation companies.*)
There are two MVG customer centers: Hauptbahnhof (open Mo - Fr 8am - 8pm, Sa 8am - 4pm) and Marienplatz (Mo-Fr 8am - 11pm, Sa 8am - 4 pm).
*) See http://www.mvg-mobil-blog.de/1x1-des-oepnv/58-mvv-oder-mvg-wo-ist-da-der-unterschied.html (in German).
The U-Bahn, Trams, and Buses in Munich are run my the MVG. The S-bahn and regional trains are run by the Bahn. However, you don't have to buy separate tickets to use the S-Bahn/regional trains and the U-Bahn/trams/buses. The MVV (lit. Munich Transit and Fare Administration) coordinates the schedules and sets one fare system for the entire network.
There are a number of information centers in Munich. Most are run by the MVG and are in or near U-Bahn stations, but there are others, one of which is the S-Bahn Customer Service Center in the mezzanine above the Hbf S-Bahn station. I believe I have also seen an information center run my DB and MVV at the Munich airport.
Incidentally, if you wanted a ticket for the inner zone for a week, the 4 ring IsarCard for 21,20€ per person (42,40€ total) would be the best, but for 4 days, a Group Innenraum (Inner zone) Ticket for 3 days, at 28,20€ plus a one day Group Innenraum Ticket for 12,20€ (40,40€ total) would be slightly less. Also, depending on what you want to see in the Innenraum, a less expensive 2 or 3 ring IsarCar might suffice.
Depending on where you are staying and what you want to see, you might not even need transit passes. On our last trip to Munich, four nights, we stayed inside the Altstadt, a few blocks from the pedestrian street, and spent most of our time in the shops there and around Marienplatz (Frauenkirche, Glockenspiel, Hofbräuhaus, Maximilianstrasse). One day we used four single trip tickets (round trip for two), for 10,40€ (then) to go to the Deutsches Museum. That was our only transportation expense in Munich until the last day when we went to the airport.
