Wherever you are in the world, transportation is a vital part of everyday life. Everyone needs a way to get from where they live and sleep to where they work, eat and have fun. Are you curious about transportation in Munich, Germany? Read on to learn more!
There are many ways people get around Munich. People drive around in cars, of course, but there are also many biking and walking paths through the city. There are multiple forms of public transportation, such as buses, trams, an underground subway system called the U-Bahn (pronounced “oo-bon”) and an aboveground subway called the S-Bahn (pronounced “es-bon”). For longer-distance land travel, people can choose from two categories of transportation besides driving: regional trains or Intercity Express (ICE) trains. The regional trains are slower than ICE trains. For instance, it only takes 1 hour to get from Munich to the nearby city of Nuremberg on an ICE train but on a regional train it would take 2 hours. However, a ticket for a regional train is usually cheaper. Finally, flying to other places by plane is also possible from Munich. The Munich International Airport—also known as the Franz Josef Strauss Airport after the German politician of the same name—is easily accessible from the city.
