Fly into Munich airport and other Munich, Germany Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: The first thing you notice about Munich airport is that it is far too large and grandiose for a city the size of Munich, which means that it's mostly empty. The second thing you notice is that away from the Lufthansa areas, there's nowhere to eat except Burger King. Thanks for thinking about people who fly airlines other than your crappy national carrier, guys! The final thing you notice is that, rather cleverly, the airport was built in a slight depression in the ground in the middle of nowhere. This means that a) it takes 45 minutes and 50 euros to drive to the city center by taxi, and b) in the winter, fog gets trapped over the airport, causing massive flight delays. Nice one.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: Munich probably prides itself on its system of buses, trams and metro trains. I wouldn't know as I never bothered using any of them. And watch out for those damn cycle paths. They're everywhere, and if you're not careful you'll get run over. Be particularly cautious at night as no-one seems to think that bike lights are necessary.

Personally, I'd either walk (the city center is not that large) or just grab a taxi. All taxis are painted a sort of wishy-washy pale yellow, and tend to be large Mercs. They are also pretty cheap (but remember - I come from London, which probably has the 2nd most expensive cabs in the world after Tokyo). The major advantage of taking a cab is that all the drivers seem to speak English. Note that tipping isn't really part of the culture here, and they'll be ecstatic if your fare comes to 8.70 euros and you round it up to 9.00.

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