Munich Mobility and Transport

Munich is a transport hub at several scales: European aviation, German rail, regional roads, and a large public-transport network that the city is trying to expand and integrate as it grows.

Hub Role

Munich Economic Development describes Munich as a key transport hub connecting central, eastern, and south-eastern Europe through railway and road systems. Munich Airport is described as a prominent European aviation hub serving around 220 destinations worldwide.

Munich Central Station is Germany’s second-largest passenger train station and is undergoing a major upgrade. The main building, northern side wing, and forecourts are being modernized or reconstructed, and wider rail transport in the western and eastern parts of the city center is being improved.

Public Transport Network

The official key-figures page lists Munich’s public transport as:

  • 444 km S-Bahn
  • 95 km U-Bahn
  • 82 km tram
  • 575 km inner-city bus network

It reports 921 million passenger journeys in 2024. The city is expanding the network to keep pace with growth and developing Mobility Strategy 2035 toward interconnected, greener, sustainable, space-saving mobility.

Mobility is also an economic sector. Munich’s automotive and mobility page names BMW, MAN, Siemens Mobility, Sixt, FlixMobility, MVG, and Stadtwerke Muenchen as major regional employers or institutions. It highlights e-mobility, digitalization, connected mobility, automated driving, mobility services, railway, public transport, cycling, and cross-sector mobility networks.

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