Car Hire Munich Airport

Identification Codes:  

• IATA: MUC
• ICAO: EDDM

Distance from MUC to: 

• Munich city center – 23 miles (37 km)
• Ingolstadt – 44 miles (71 km)
• Augsburg – 55 miles (89 km)
• Ulm – 103 miles (165 km)
• Salzburg, Austria – 114 miles (183 km)

Nearest Major Airports: 

• Nuremberg Airport – 106 miles (170 km)
• Salzburg Airport (Austria) – 109 miles (176 km)
• Innsbruck Airport (Austria) – 130 miles (210 km)
• Stuttgart Airport – 144 miles (231 km)

Munich Time Zone: 

• 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 1:00)

Hotels near MUC: 

• There are 5 hotels in the airport complex

Facts about MUC:

• 2nd busiest airport in Germany
• 2008 brought 34.7 million passengers
• In 2007, Skytrax named MUC as the “Best Airport in Europe”
• Munich Airport and all of Germany are part of the Schengen Zone

Car Hire at Munich Airport:

• There are 6 car hrie companies that serve the Munich Airport
• Rental car pick-up and drop-off areas are near concourse B and C of terminal 1
• Working hours are from 6:00 or 7:00 to 23:00 or 24:00 everyday
• Car hire prices change depending on the season

Train to Munich:

• Train stops are located in the central area and the visitors park
• Take the S1 or S8 line to the city center
• Travel time for each line is between 40 and 45 minutes
• All day ticket = 10.00 EUR
• Single ride ticket cost from 2.30 EUR – 9.20 EUR depending on the distance

Munich City Bus:

• There are many busses that go to destinations around Munich
• For a bus to the city center use the Lufthansa Airport Bus
• Departs from Terminal 1, 2 and the central area
• Busses come every 20 minutes from 6:20 to 21:40
• Price for adults = 10.50 EUR (roundtrip = 17.00 EUR)
• Price for children (6 – 14) = 5.50 (roundtrip = 11.00 EUR)
• Children under 6 = free

Taxi Service:

• You can find a taxi outside of both terminals
• Fares are per taxi not per passenger
• The price is between 55.00 EUR and 65.00 EUR to the center
• Travel time is about 40 minutes
• *1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

• There is a large variety of different parking lots
• Short-term lots are charged hourly
• Long-term lots are charged hourly and daily
• Remote parking is charged daily
• There are discounts for parking longer than 5 days
• Long-term parking lots have a limit of 3 months

*Prices, information, and exchange rates are as of May 11, 2009