Munich airport - train to Straubing and train from Vienna

That S-Bahn from the airport to Freising is a new one for me. I thought the S1 went to Neufahrn (by Munich), where it picked up cars from Freising, then went into town from the west and through town to Ostbahnhof. Does it also drop cars that go to Freising? Better make sure the car you get on says it is going to Freising, not Ostbahnhof.

Personally, I think I would take the bus to Freising and catch the train there. You could also catch the 16:21 bus to Freising (16:39) and be able to get the RE to Plattling at 16:50 in Freising.

Both itineraries also have notes: “runs not every day, 28 July until 10, Sept 2018. What does note this mean? That means it won't run every day in that time span, but if you put in your day and it shows the connection, it will run that day.

All those trains are regional trains, so they will be covered by the Bayern-Ticket (only ICE/IC/EC will not be covered), as will the bus from the airport to Freising.

A Bayern Ticket is the way to go. 31 EUR for the 2 of you. Just take the first one available after you get your luggage and get to the Airport train station. The trains from Plattling to Straubing go every hour, so if you miss it, just wait another hour. Should be a place nearby for a coffee and a snack to kill time.

If the train is on the schedule for your travel day, it will go.

Yes look at buying the ticket for Vienna to Munich now to get a Sparpreis train specfic fare. You can buy now and get a direct Railjet for 59.80 EUR for both of you.

Lee, yes some times DB shows taking an S-1 to Neufahrn, then changing to the other S-1 going to Freising. Depends on the time of day, I guess.

I notice that if you deselect bus in the advanced search, there is a connection to Straubing at Neufahrn for almost every S-1 (20 minute cycle) taking between 2 and 2 1/2 hours. some 2 but most 3 changes.

If the OP arrives at 3 pm, there is a good chance they will be at the airport station before 4 pm, so there are options to leave at 15:51, 16:11, or 16:31.

Careful, Neufarhn bei Freising and Neufahrn (Niederbayern) are not the same place.

That S-Bahn from the airport to Freising is a new one for me.

This summer the so called "Neufahrn bend" (Neufahrner Kurve) will be completed, which will make possible direct train connections from Regensburg to the airport.
During that period there will be a lot of mix-up in the train and bus schedules around the airport. The unusual appearance of a direct S1 from the airport to Freising via Neufahrn bei Freising belongs in that context. It will commute between the airport and Freising since the leg from Neufahrn to the center will be closed as far as Feldmoching. detailed info (in German) here.

which will make possible direct train connections from Regensburg to the airport.

SLA: How is the station at the airport going to be modified to handle all of these extra trains? I understand that when the new tunnel under town is completed, trains from all over will be going out the S8 line from Leuchtenbergring station to the airport.

And will the S-Bahn connections to the airport be maintained, or will one just catch one of the regional trains going through town to the airport.

So it looks like the S1 extension between the airport and Freising is actually using the S8 "train". By 10 Sept it will originate in Herrsching (?) as an S8 and go through town to Leuchtenbergring, then out the S8 line via Ismaning to the airport, then change to an S1 and go to Freising. From Freising it goes back to the airport and then goes from Leuchtenbergring through town on the S1/S8 line to Laim and then out the S1 line to Feldmoching.

When the line from Feldmoching to Neufahrn is reopened (?), there will be a regional train from the Hbf to the Freising with stops only at Moosach and Feldmoching. That should cut the time to the airport (with a change in Freising) by a lot. Hmm, maybe that already exists.

What's the Erdinger Ringschleuss? Is that an extension of the current line to the airport to connect in Erding? Seems redundant.

@Lee

How is the station at the airport going to be modified to handle all of these extra trains?

At the moment no expansion is necessary, because for the one train per hour which comes in from Regensburg in addition to the existing S-Bahn lines, enough capacity is available. But in the context of the projected "Erdinger Ringschluss" the station will be extended to the east.

What's the Erdinger Ringschleuss? Is that an extension of the current line to the airport to connect in Erding? Seems redundant.

The "Erdinger Ringschluss" project has several goals. 1. to provide direct access to the airport from the east of Munich, the fastest growing region around Munich. 2. To make it possible to bypass the city in the north. 3. In connection with the planned re- and (partial) new construction of the line Munich - Mühldorf - Freilassing (-Salzburg), it will provide a direct access from the whole of Southeast Bavaria to the airport.

But 2 and 3 are long term projects. The construction period of phase two is estimated at 10 years from now, and for phase 3 there are no concrete perspectives for completion yet.
And even then, the result will not be comparable to the present integration of the Frankfurt airport into the rail network. It's a belated and unsatisfactory attempt to compensate for the neglect of rail integration in the planning of the airport back in the eighties.

@Linda j
Sorry for hijacking your thread. To sum up answers to your question:

1. Travel on a Bayern Ticket (€31/2) available from ticket machines or the ticket window (€2 service charge) in the airport center.

2. Take either the S1 or the bus to Freising, whichever will leave next

3. At the Freising station, verify your train at the overhead displays on the platform: For the 16:50 RE train via Plattling the terminus shown is Passau, the terminus of the connecting train from Plattling to Straubing is Neumarkt / Oberpfalz. For the 17:08 ALX train the terminus is Regensburg. You leave that train in Neufahrn(Niederbayern) +) and the terminus for your connecting RE is Straubing.

+) As Lee has pointed out, that station is not to be confused with "Neufahrn bei Freising" which you will go through when taking the S1 from the airport to Freising

Thanks Lee, SLA and Sam - and no worries about hijacking the thread. It is very interesting to look at all the permutations of Europe trains - a whole lot more possibilities than our upper Midwest. I'll make some notes about Munich-Straubing and review online again in early September.....and not worry about it before then. AND make some reservations SOON for our trip back to Munich from Vienna in early October.

So this whole change is interesting.

I used to tell people that from the Hbf (tief), you just went down to the platform and got on the first S-Bahn to the airport (S1 or S8) no matter which side of the platform. No more, starting the end of July it will only be the S8.

Also, not very long ago, Ken and I decided that Moosach was a good close place to stay just before flying out of MUC. Not any more. It's just about as far from the airport as you can get now.

No more, starting the end of July it will only be the S8.

But only till sep., 11, when the line from Laim to Neufahrn will reopen and the S1 will resume its usual route. In the meantime (i.e. july 20 to sep. 11) the S8 will go every 10 minutes.