Munich. Met at the private terminal and driven to the city, the Bavarian lakes or the Tyrol.
Munich is a serious airport with a proper general aviation terminal, and it is the start of some of Europe's most useful drives: the clinics of the lakes, the Tyrolean resorts, and the autobahn south.
The airport
Munich at a glance
- CodesMUC / EDDMFranz Josef Strauss Airport, in the Erding and Freising districts.
- DistanceAbout 28 km north east of the centreMotorway most of the way, plus the S1 and S8 suburban railway.
- RunwaysTwo parallel, 4,000 m eachNothing in the business jet fleet is restricted here.
- Private flightsA general aviation terminal on the east of the campusHandled separately from Terminals 1 and 2, with several handling companies on the field.
Munich applies night restrictions. Between midnight and 05:00 only very limited categories of flight operate, and the hours either side are restricted and capped. Your operator plans the flight within them; it is a real constraint on late departures.
Journey times
From Munich Airport by road
| To | Quiet roads | Busy periods and winter |
|---|---|---|
| Munich centre, Maximilianstrasse and Lehel | 35 to 50 minutes | 50 to 80 minutes |
| Tegernsee and the lakes | 70 to 90 minutes | 90 to 120 minutes |
| Garmisch Partenkirchen | 85 to 105 minutes | 105 to 140 minutes |
| Salzburg | 100 to 125 minutes | 125 to 165 minutes |
| Kitzbuhel | 110 to 140 minutes | 2 to 3 hours on Saturdays |
| Innsbruck | 110 to 135 minutes | 135 to 180 minutes |
| St Anton and Lech | 2 hours 45 to 3 hours 15 | Longer in snow and on transfer Saturdays |
Realistic ranges. Saturdays in the ski season are the worst day of the week on the Austrian routes, and the Inn valley and the Arlberg approaches are where the time goes.
Why clients use it
One airport, three quite different journeys
Munich does three jobs. It is the business airport for a city full of corporate headquarters, so roadshow and meeting days start here. It is the practical gateway to the Bavarian lakes, where a number of well known clinics and retreats sit within about an hour and a half of the terminal. And in winter it is a genuine alternative to Innsbruck and Salzburg for the Tyrol and the Arlberg, with a longer drive but far fewer weather cancellations.
That last point is worth stating plainly. Alpine fields close. Munich rarely does. When a January forecast looks marginal, a longer road transfer from a reliable airport beats a short one from an airport the aircraft may not reach. We are happy to plan both and hold the second.
Odyssey owns its cars and employs its chauffeurs in London and Manchester, and works through a trusted global network everywhere else. In Munich the cars are arranged through operators we know, with winter tyres and drivers who have done the Alpine routes before.
The other option
Oberpfaffenhofen, south west of the city
Munich has a dedicated business aviation airport at Oberpfaffenhofen, about 25 km south west of the city and roughly an hour from the main airport by road. It carries no scheduled traffic, which usually means faster handling, and for passengers heading to the lakes or to the city's western suburbs the drive is shorter than from MUC.
Its opening hours and slot arrangements are its own and change; your operator will confirm what is possible for your dates. If you tell us which field before the slot is booked, we will tell you what each one costs you in road time.
On arrival
How we handle a Munich arrival
Standard practice, stated so you can hold us to it.
- Tail number or flight number tracked, with the car positioned before the aircraft is on stand wherever the airport allows it.
- Private arrivals met at the general aviation terminal; scheduled arrivals met inside with a board or at the kerb.
- Winter equipment on the car as a matter of course for any journey into the Alps, not on request.
- Long transfers planned with a comfort stop rather than driven flat out, unless you tell us otherwise.
- Ski and luggage volume confirmed at the quote stage, because a family with skis is a larger vehicle, not a bigger boot.
- Late departures checked against the airport's night restrictions before we commit a pick up time.
Onward
Where Munich passengers go next
Request a quote
Tell us the arrival
Dates, flight or tail number, passengers, luggage including skis, and the destination. If the resort is in Austria, say so, because that is a different kind of drive. We come back with a clear price. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About Munich transfers
Is Munich a sensible airport for an Austrian ski week?
Often, yes. The drive is longer than from Innsbruck or Salzburg, but Munich is far less likely to be closed by weather, and in January that reliability is worth more than an hour of road.
Can we depart late in the evening?
Not freely. Munich restricts flights around and through the night, and the airport applies caps in the hours either side. Your operator will tell you what your aircraft can do; we plan the car to that.
What about Oberpfaffenhofen?
A dedicated business airport south west of the city with no scheduled traffic, often quicker on the ground. Its hours and slots are its own and your operator confirms them.
Do the cars carry winter equipment?
Any vehicle we arrange for an Alpine transfer is equipped for the season. We would rather not run that conversation on the day.
Are these your own cars?
In London and Manchester, yes, and a trusted global network covers everywhere else. In Munich they are arranged through operators we know.
