I am planning to spend a few days in Munich and then travel further south into Bavaria to spend a few days in the mountains. I was planning to take the train from Munich to Garmisch and rent a car there, but I am unable to identify any trains with availability on either the day I was planning to go to Garmisch (June 13), or for the return trip to Munich (June 17). Am I too late? Could the trains be sold out? Even though my daughter and I are traveling with only carry-ons, I think they will be too big to use FlixBus. Is my only option to rent a car from Munich?
Posted by
Green Bay
23587 posts
There is construction work on the rail line during that time. You can still get to G-P, but you need to take the rail replacement bus to Weilheim, then board the continuation of the train to G-P.
Trains appear to be running normally of June 17.
Posted by
OP
11 posts
thank you! I did do another search and found a return train. Getting there will just be a little less smooth than i had hoped due to the construction. I hope maybe my hotel concierge can walk me through the logistics.
Posted by
Green Bay
23587 posts
The replacement buses are indicated at Munich Hbf Nord, north side of the station, Munich Hbf is a giant construction project on its own right now, so I would want to have the bus pick-up location identified beforehand. Depending on where you are staying in Munich, it might be easier to get the bus at Donnersbergerbruecke S-Bahn station where it also stops.
Posted by
Niagara, Ontario
2000 posts
Flixbus luggage sizes:
https://global.flixbus.com/service/luggage
I don't know where you intend to visit from GaPa. You only have 3 full days and there's plenty to see and do around there using the free public transportation pass you'll receieve where you are staying.
Fussen and the two castles, if in your plans, is quicker to reach by car.
Posted by
Wengen
3965 posts
Could the trains be sold out?
No. Trains are mass transit. If they sold out they would be useless. Most people that travel on those trains have decided to make that trip, and bought their tickets on the day themselves.
Bus substitutions are annoying, but they work, and are usually well organised. See it as a relay race with you as the baton. So you get out of one vehicle and follow the crowd to the next vehicle.
There is a map here that shows where the SEV bus will leave from.
SEV stands for SchienenErsatzVerkerhr, Rail Replacement Bus in English. Pay attention to signs with that mentioned on it.
https://www.bahnhof.de/downloads/replacement-service-maps/4234.pdf
So the SEV stop is in Elisenstrasse, as your train goes direction Pasing, one block away to the North.