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Weekend getaways in Munich

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10 getaways from Munich

  • Lake Starnberg

    35 min · Train, Car

    Swimming, lakeside walks and a steamer across the water, with the Alps on clear days. Covered by the MVV network and the Deutschlandticket.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    €10–€70
    S6 from the centre to Starnberg or Tutzing
    May to September

  • Ammersee and Andechs Abbey

    50 min · Train, Bus

    A Benedictine monastery brewery on a hill above a quieter lake. The walk up earns the beer garden.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    €15–€70
    S8 to Herrsching, then walk up through the woods to the abbey
    Spring to autumn

  • Tegernsee

    1 h · Train, Car

    An alpine lake with hiking up the Wallberg, lake swimming and a ducal brewery in the old monastery.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €20–€220
    Bayerische Regiobahn from Hauptbahnhof
    All year; walking May to October

  • Chiemsee

    1 h · Train, Car

    Bavaria's largest lake, with Ludwig II's Herrenchiemsee palace on one island and a nuns' island on the other.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €30–€230
    Regional train to Prien, then the ferry to the islands
    May to October

  • Nuremberg

    1 h 5 min · Train, Car

    A walled old town and castle, small grilled sausages, and the December Christkindlesmarkt.

    Stay
    1 night
    Per person
    €100–€280
    ICE from Hauptbahnhof, several an hour
    All year; December for the market

  • Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze

    1 h 25 min · Train, Car

    Germany's highest mountain, the Partnach Gorge and serious hiking or skiing at the foot of the Wetterstein range.

    Stay
    Day trip / 2 nights
    Per person
    €70–€380
    Regional train from Hauptbahnhof, then the cog railway or cable car
    Summer for hiking, winter for skiing

  • Salzburg

    1 h 30 min · Train, Car

    Mozart's baroque city under its fortress, an easy hop across the Austrian border.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €120–€330
    Railjet or regional train from Hauptbahnhof
    All year; summer festival in July and August

  • Innsbruck

    1 h 50 min · Train, Car

    A Tyrolean capital with a funicular from the old town straight up into the Nordkette mountains.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €130–€360
    Railjet or regional train via Kufstein
    All year

  • Füssen and Neuschwanstein

    2 h · Train, Car, Bus

    Ludwig II's fairy-tale castle over the Alpsee. Book castle tickets ahead and go early or out of season.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €40–€240
    Regional train to Füssen, then the bus to Hohenschwangau
    Spring and autumn

  • Berchtesgaden and the Königssee

    2 h 40 min · Train, Car

    An emerald fjord-like lake crossed by electric boat to St Bartholomä, in Germany's only alpine national park.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €130–€350
    Regional train with a change at Freilassing, then a bus to the lake
    May to October

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.