Train from Ljubljana to Munich -Transfer Time at Munich Pasing

No need to worry at all.

First, don't book through Rail Europe. I won't get into details but basically you are better off booking directly with the rail company. Use https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml

One indication Rail Europe is not the way to go here is they are giving you a transfer in Munich Pasing for a trip from Ljubljana to Munich. Pasing is just a suburb station and in theory you could get on any train to continue on the the main train station if you booked with bahn.com but with Rail Europe, who knows? Plus its really strange to make this a transfer stop coming into Munich.

Looking at bahn.com the best way to get from Ljubljana to Munich is with one change in Villach. 6h15m for about 60€ (could be less if you book far enough out).

On to your questions:

1. If we don't make the connection can we just get on the next train with our same ticket?

Usually, yes. But again with a Rail Europe ticket, who knows.

2.Should I just book the ticket to Munich Pasing and then buy a local ticket when we arrive to Hauptbanhof?

No, book the whole trip on bahn.com.

1. When I look at the fare details it's says reservation NOT included. So what exactly am I getting with my purchase?

That just means you are not getting a reserved seat so you'll have to take any open seat on the train. If you are worried about getting seats then pay for a seat reservation.

1. Is the upgrade from 2nd class to 1st class worth the additional cost?

What happened to question 4 ;) ? Bur for questions 5, I don't find first class is worth it unless I'm trying to get some work done in the train.

DJ

Definitely buy from BahnCard.de. We did this last September and got a great Sparpreis on the direct train ( Munich to Ljubljana, so the opposite direction). Buy that 2-3 months in advance.

Looking now, I see a Sparpreis of 39,90 € on a random date in February for the 9:22 direct train to Munich Hauptbahnhof. However, looking at dates in March, April, May and June, the 9:22 train has a change at Munich Ost or maybe elsewhere. Only the night train departing around 23:00 if direct.

My Questions are:
1. If we don't make the connection can we just get on the next train with our same ticket?
2.Should I just book the ticket to Munich Pasing and then buy a local ticket when we arrive to Hauptbanhof?
3. When I look at the fare details it's says reservation NOT included. So what exactly am I getting with my purchase?
4. Is the upgrade from 2nd class to 1st class worth the additional cost?

1. Assuming that you would take the direct EC 212 dep. Ljubliana 9:22 : During summer 2019 that train will bypass Munich Hbf (main station) due to construction work. But there is no need to go all the way to Pasing and then backtrack to the Hbf. Rather I'd leave the train in Munich East (München Ostbahnhof) and take any (of the numerous) west bound S-Bahn.

2. Book your ticket either to Munich Hbf or to any S-Bahn station close to your hotel (price will be the same).

3. You get your ticket, that's it. Seat reservation is not obligatory and costs an extra €4.50 pp in 2nd class.

4. For an EC: no - the slight difference in comfort is not worth a 50% surcharge. Things are different with RJ's and ICE's. This excellent website shows pictures of a second class car.

Look up details and book at www.bahn.com (not bahncard.de, which is a site that sells Bahn Cards).

Step 1 - run away from Rail Europe. Use either the Oebb (Austrian railway who provide the train) or DB (German railway with the best and easiest to use information about trains throughout Europe and through whom you can book this because it travels part of the journey from/to/within Germany). The information is easy to understand on the DB website (there are several ways to get into it but they all take you to a flavour of https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/ ... I use https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml
which takes you straight in in English) and deals are easy to find there, like the ones found by Lola.

It seems that the Oebb Austrian trains are skipping Munich Hbf on the way through, calling at München Ost (which is German for Munich East) and München Pasing (which is a similar distance west of the centre), and then continuing their journey to Frankfurt am Main or elsewhere.

It really isn't a problem. Just get off at München Ost (no reason to stay on until München Pasing unless you want to) and change to any S-Bahn going into the Hbf. There is one every couple of minutes as München Ost is a major transfer station and lots of trains and all the S-Bahns on that side of town stop there. It is just an 8 minute journey into the Hbf.

On the other hand, depending on where your actual destination is in Munich, you can get off at any of the S-Bahn stations in the rail corridor. It is likely that a station other than Hbf may be more convenient for you. For example, if you wanted the ZOB to catch a long distance bus or if you wanted a bier at the Augustinerkeller biergarten you would get of at München ZOB (Hackerbrücke) and walk one way for a beer and the other way for a bus.