MVV Local Transport - An Overview

From-To
Distance
Means of transport
Approximate cost
Munich Airport - Garching - Munich Airport 17 km S-Bahn S1 + Bus 690 with change in Neufahrn (40-60 min)
S-Bahn S8 + Bus 230 with change in Ismaning (40-60 min)

7.50 EUR
Taxi ~ 35-45 EUR

Munich Airport - Ismaning - Munich Airport

 13 km S-Bahn S8 (15 min)

7.50 EUR
Taxi ~ 25-30 EUR
Munich Airport - Munich City - Munich Airport 40 km S-Bahn S8 or S1, airport bus (30 min)

10 EUR
Taxi ~ 55-60 EUR

Garching - Munich City - Garching

 23 km U-Bahn U6 (25 min)

5 EUR
Taxi ~ 35-45 EUR
Ismaning - Garching - Ismaning 7 km Bus 230 (10-15 min)

2.50 EUR
Taxi ~ 20-25 EUR
Garching - ESO - Garching 2 km U-Bahn U6 to Garching Forschungszentrum (3 min) plus then a 5 min walk to ESO

1.20 EUR
Taxi ~15 EUR
 

- Airport to Garching via Neufahrn with S1 and bus 690:  Note that the 690 bus goes from Neufahrn directly to the campus and terminates at U-Bahn station Garching-Forschungszentrum, without passing through Garching. If you wish to go directly to your hotel, you would then have to take the U-Bahn for one stop, from Forschungszentrum to Garching. Or - better - go via Ismaning with S8 and bus 230 which does pass through Garching.

- Bus 230: no service on Sat/Sun*.  Bus 690: limited service on Sat., no service on Sun.
  (* The MVV provides a taxi service on the 230 route evenings and weekends, but one has to phone in advance to request it, and speak in German.)