Munich - need hotel outside city to park car & take train in

Lisa, what Dave is referring to is an MVV Partner (up to 5 people) Gesamtnetz Tageskarte (all zones all day ticket) which cost €18 and would cover a round trip to/from the airport as well as all your other transport in Munich.

I think I would rather go to Epcot than stay in a Holiday Inn, or any other US chain, for that matter. When in Munich I always stay in a small, traditional hotel in the eastern suburbs (2B room €74, MVV XXL Partner Tageskarte €11,80), but they only speak German and don't want the hassle of someone who can't.

If you want to stay near the airport, stay in Freising. It's only a few minutes by bus from the airport and has direct S-Bahn access to town via Neufahrn. Click on the British flag, here, for an English directory to accommodations.

Lastly, don't let anyone tell you the myth that you need a car. I've spent 8 weeks in Bavaria, going everywhere I wanted to go and seeing everything I wanted to see, all with public transportation (mostly trains and a few buses), and I saved well over a thousands $ by doing so.

And Lee also saved himself countless headaches from NOT having a car! I totally agree, even if you think you just cannot do without a car, chances are you really can. I've been all over Europe on 15 or so different trips. My first 2 or 3 trips was with a car because I just couldn't fathom being able to see the things I wanted to see by using public transportation. After our family took the initial plunge of train travel we never looked back. Now the thoughts of having a car to deal with just make me have a knot in my stomach. Dumping the car and using public transport is just like a breath of fresh air - freedom!

ha - can you tell I hate rental cars, high rates, high deductibles, expensive or non-existent parking, having to pay an additional $500 because I put a 3 inch superficial scratch on the rear bumper from a heavy suitcase, expensive fuel, heaven forbid a wreck, buying maps for every country or destination, time spent plotting maps, time spent re-plotting due to road construction, parking a stupid rental car for days because some cities don't even ALLOW cars - Venice, Muerren, Wengen. I can just go on and on, but I'll stop now.

Hi Lisa, I was just in Munich with a friend and we stayed at a Holiday Inn Express by the airport for around 90 euros. They offer a shuttle to the airport for 8 euros per room (not per person) and at the airport you can take the train into the city. The train is about 18 euros for two people round trip (I can't exactly remember). Just leave your car in the parking lot and away you go.

Most all big European cities are offer treacherous driving. Can you just dump the car and ride the trains instead? There are always cheap hotels/hostels around the train stations somewhere. Not having the extra expense of parking, shuttles from outlying hotels, trains into the cities can all probably make up for the cost of a train ticket. Besides, trains usually deliver you right into the center of the city as well as to most airports. Cars a usually more of a hassle than a plus.

The only time we're going into a big city is for a day or two in Munich. The rest of the week we'll be in the countryside and smaller towns so feel the car rental is still a better idea.

I liked the Hotel zur Gred in Freising:

http://www.hotelzurgred.de/

We were traveling by train but the hotel had parking beside it. It was just a couple blocks from the train station on Bahnhof Strasse.

Freising is serviced by both regional trains and the SBahn into Munich on the Partner Card. The regional trains have fewer stops and are significantly quicker.

We liked Freising for itself. There is monastery (Domberg) with a beautiful chapel and a good church museum. The museum had a very interesting collection of nativity scenes set in various European locations to include Istanbul.

The town also has to oldest active brewery in the world and a brew masters school.

The Hotel zur Gred and the Hotel Bayischerhof had decent restaurants.

Regards, Gary

There used to be a topic, under "transportation", on the main Grafitti Wall page (not the Travelers' Helpline) pertaining to Rail Travel. But people kept asking questions on it (apparently a sin tantamount to rape and child molestation), so they took it off.

Hi Lisa,

Friesing is a nice town to stay in close to Munich. Another is Erding, which has also has a very nice old town. We stayed at the Park Hotel in Erding. They have a parking garage and the train station is just 2 blocks away.

Paul

Sorry for the misspelling... Freising

Lisa, check out the town of Gauting at www.gauting.de Look under tourismos and then click on hotels and pensions on the left of the page. We stayed at Gastehaus Bauer. We took the D-bahn into the city every day--worked out great. Have fun making memories!