The 10 Best Day Trips from Munich, Germany

[@EdeltraudJakobGrace]

Wonderful list of things to do. I am German and I also lived in the Austrian Alps near Innsbruck for 11 years. What is also amazing, besides the cities you mentioned, is simply enjoying the stunning nature. The mountains, the meadows, the waterfalls. I love that whole region so much. I do live in Australia and cannot wait to visit Munich and surrounds again soon. Thank you for your great video

[@kenpatton8761]

Was in Munich in May this year. Took my wife on her first ever trip outside of the USA. We stayed 2 days in Munich then enjoyed a 10 day stay in Garmisch. Traveled to Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Visited Linderhof palace (King Ludwig II personal home and the only one to be completed before his death). The palace and surrounding grounds were amazing. While we were part of a tour group, I had lived at a Gasthaus in a small village outside of Ramstein AFB while stationed there in the 1980‘s. So while the rest of the tour group did touristy things, we did our own exploring/shopping and had fun with the locals. My German is so-so and my wife doesn’t speak it at all but that‘s what made it fun for us…..get in there and go for it!! From making friends with Edith, the 88 year old owner of a yarn shop, to finding a Turkish restaurant with actual Turks owning and running it. I had lived for several years in Turkey and surprised the owner by speaking some Turkish. My wife had only had Turkish food made by Americans in the USA so this was her first time tasting the real McCoy. Let’s just say there‘s a big difference between the two. One day I‘ll take her to Turkey when it’s a little safer and take her to some out of the way villages and resorts not frequented by tourist that I know of. We really enjoy your channel…please keep it up. Prost

[@MontagZoso]

Only 2 days in Munich? 😮😢

[@kensilverstone1656]

Thanks!

[@JDizzledum]

Even just the journey on the train through small Bavarian villages is great, seeing the nice countryside with the great view of the Alps behind it

[@ticnatz]

I come from Texas, but have lived in Garmisch for over 30 years. I know this area well. I would add Passau to this list. Wonderful city where 3 rivers come together. The Inn, the Danube, and the Ilz.

[@lokiiago_x0x]

Ooh, das ist perfekt! Ich reise bald wieder nach München! Sie ist meine Lieblingstadt. Die Natur war so schön, die Menschen waren freundlich, und das Essen hat exquisit geschmeckt.

[@mandalynn252]

Salzburg and Nuremberg are great day trips. Dachau is hard to visit, but very important.

[@kenandcoreen7179]

We really enjoyed Munich. We took 2 day trips. One on our own on the train to Dachau. It was a very emotional day, and definitely worth the trip out. The other was to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. We took a tour, and it included this lovely midevil town with half-timbered roofs, and cobblestone roads. It looks really like a fairy tale. We loved it. I highly recommend both. I will be visiting Salzburg in the spring of 2026, and hope to plan a day trip over to Munich.

[@matttedder7173]

Leaving Munich tomorrow. Completed a lot of these day trips as overnights to have more time. (GP, Salzburg, and Regensburg) Highly recommend the D Ticket to complete these trips. Cheaper than Bayern tickets and individual tickets.

[@DMUSA536]

I was stationed in Bayreuth 1976-1978. Many trips to Munich, Austria, Italy, etc. Great memories 😊

[@Railbookers]

Great list! Don’t miss the scenic train rides to these amazing spots. Perfect for a cultural adventure from Munich! 🚂

[@aaronrochard4594]

Regensburg is hands down my favourite city in Germany. Been 6x and heading back next summer.

[@filmbuff2777]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Ksenia1988-e7z]

I live 40 km away from Füssen. The whole Allgäu region is beautiful. However, you definiitely need more than a day here :D Should be a separate vacation.

[@keithparker5125]

You are right! We holiday every year in the Allgäu and base ourselves in Oberreitnau on the edge of Lindau. Not only is Lindau the perfect base for the Allgäu but as it is on the shore of the Bodensee, Muenchen and Zurich are within 2hrs train travel as are Friedrichshafen, Bregenz, Bludenz, and Liechtenstein! Another plus for the German Bodensee is that hotel guests get free train and bus travel in the area for the duration of their stay (paid for by the Kurtax) with the Bodenseekart.

[@leighfercher3358]

I spent a week in Munich and surrounds in April, taking in many of the sights you mentioned. If you’re in Regensburg, Walhalla is easily accessible by bus and was a highlight of my trip. Don’t forget to take a quick walk around Lake Eibsee when visiting Zugspitze.

[@marissagarcia6135]

Great video! Please keep doing these type of videos of day trip ideas from a city. Been a long time fan!

[@lokiiago_x0x]

Oberammergau ist sehr schön! Das Eiskaffee ist total lecker :)

[@andrewmlinarcik2473]

Doing this trip in a month! 10 days in and out of Munich, so excited!

[@ageoflove1980]

Missed a really great one : Andechs Abby. Its absolutely beautiful and they have a great brewery and serve traditional Bavarian food. I really enjoyed the huge 1 litre glasses with the dark bock beer thats made right there on site. Thats like a meal in itself. Especially when the weather is nice the Biergarten is an absolute joy! It also has a beautiful Baroque church where among others the famous composer Carl Orff is buried. On clear days you can see the Alps rise up in the distance from the top level of the complex which makes for a spectacular sight. Also there are many hiking trails through the surrounding countryside which offer great views on the iconic abby. And the fun thing about it is that many of the visitors are locals themselves so then you really know you are at the right place.

[@mahasidha9]

We have a friend who told us people walk up the hill to Andech Abbey; drink the beer and then roll down the hill; their beer is very good BTW

[@ageoflove1980]

@mahasidha9 I know. I had the 1 litre dark bock which was heavy and a bit sweet. Delicious! Also had the 1 litre pilsner which goes down a lot easier. Had an amazing piece of roast pork with crispy crackling with some homemade potato salad. Absolutely amazing and very reasonably priced I might add.

[@mahasidha9]

@@ageoflove1980 You had Schweinhaxe my favorite and only available in the south

[@ageoflove1980]

@mahasidha9 I especially liked how the food is just perfect in combination with very large volumes of beer. Add to that the amazing architecture of the abby and the amazing views of Southern Bavaria... and the only conclusion you can come up with is that it's probably one of the best places on earth you can possibly be!

[@tcoiler]

Thanks for the improved transitions, they're an improvement.

[@Maria-qh6np]

You a right! I have recently moved to Bamberg. It does have the best people in the world ❤

[@paddypleiner5518]

Other nice cities for a day trip nearby: Augsburg, Landshut, Eichstätt, Freising and of course Rothenburg ob der Tauber

[@gegenuberwachung5714]

Oh you forgot my hometown Augsburg! A more than 2000 years old town with its famous "Fuggerei", the oldest public housing project in the world and the "Maxstrasse", one of the most beautiful boulevards in Germany.Augsburg was not hit by World War 2 as hard as Nuernberg, so there are more old buildings that survived war. And it´s only 30 Minutes away from Munich by train!

[@joannunemaker6332]

I enjoyed this video. 😊❤

[@80sRockHead]

My favorite day trip from Munich is to Andechs Monastery and Brewery. You can get a great meal there with some of the best beer and views in Bavaria. Then go to nearby Ammersee (Lake) where you can have a beer at the lakeside beer garden, Seehof Hershing. A beautiful Bavarian day in nature and 45 minute train ride on the S8 and a 30 minute picturesque walk thru the hills.

[@80sRockHead]

Mark, you could do a whole video on just that day trip. Your kids would love the hike/walk.

[@thesearchbar9330]

Great recommendations!!! I’ll be there with family and friends in December. We’re doing Krakow to Zakopane, to Prague, to Nurnberg, to Innsbruck, back up to Munich. Super stoked for a 3 week adventure!!!

[@tobiojo6469]

Hey Mark, awesome video

[@matureyoungman]

that's a proud momma's boy right there!

[@donaldlewis567]

Munich is such a great anchor point for a vacation - such amazing day trips all around.

[@markeschen]

After you've done most of the suggested locations, I'd add Chiemsee, with the boat ride out to the islands. We definately enjoyed visiting a Herreninsel.

[@TheSouth-j7f]

Great info.

[@limbardo9169]

I love Munich. I would add to your list Oberschleissheim, located right North of Munich, next to Dachau. It has a beautiful baroque palace (where Kubrick used to film Paths of Glory in the 1950's) and a former military airbase that saw service in both world wars and currently houses the aviation exhibit of the Deutsches Museum. Another location I love and would recommend is Prien am Chiemsee which is located roughly halfway on the train trip between Salzburg and Munich. The main attraction there is of course the unfinished Herrenchiemsee palace (another one of Ludwig II's megalomaniac projects) on the Herreninsel island of the lake Chiemsee.

[@80sRockHead]

For the southern Bavarian places like Fuessen, Garmisch, etc, I would strongly consider staying the night in one of these places and then exploring the area from there. If the train ride is 1.5 hrs one way, I consider staying at that location.

[@Luv2tickt]

So with regards to 1:46 my first trip was in June when the cotton trees were in bloom. It was also a day when the Bundeswehr recruits were there as part of their required training. It was surreal to be there with these lads who took what was being reinforced to never to allow such an atrocity to happen again. I tried to keep them out of all of the pictures out of respect for their training. To add to the surreal, when we were by the ovens, the cotton was falling from the trees which one can guess what image that gave. Yes, it's a required trip and more than once in order to experience different guides. So on to Nürnberg. I was speaking of the city, which I opined needed a coat of paint as it resembled Milwaukee, to one of our German immigrant residents. She told me I MUST return but during the Christmas season as they have one of the best and most beautiful Christkindlesmarkts in all of Germany.

[@Klongwell]

Rothenburg is another great day trip from Munich

[@markeschen]

You're looking at close to 3 hours each way (by car or train) to Rothenburg. It's possible, but it makes for a rough day trip. Bamberg and Nurnberg are on a high speed line, so they're much easier to reach.

[@paulcooper6201]

I would recommend a trip to Augsburg. It's a very regular train service and only a 45 minute journey. It's main claim to fame is probably the Fuggerei. Well worth a visit.

[@chetgoodenough8749]

Never forget history

[@paradoxparade1]

Yeah, that was a great day.

[@anthonykaiser974]

Another good day trip near Salzburg and Berchtesgaden is Bad Reichenhall. You can even go into the old salt mine. Btw, the Regensburg Steinbrücke is open to foot and bike traffic only now.

[@mattball2700]

SHHHH re: Bamberg!! And Regensburg, but I think the cat is out of the bag there.

[@MsHorseracer]

I would love to visit Germany

[@mahasidha9]

You left out Lake Starnberg 17 miles south of Munich! Also a visit to Rose Island is worth it: Rose Island (German: Roseninsel) in Lake Starnberg is the only island in the lake and the site of a royal villa of Ludwig II of Bavaria which had been commissioned by his father.

[@ronpardue]

Bad Tolz and Lenggries are charming small towns an hour south of Munich. Lenggries has a ski mountain that offers some great views.

[@daveking-sandbox9263]

Nürnberger Rostbratwürste you forget to mention.

[@OhioTravelswithKris]

Good list of stadt's in Deutchland to visit! On my bucket list

[@AymanTravelTransport]

If you plan it right, it is also possible to make a daytrip to Zürich in Switzerland with the direct Eurocity train service, which is 3½ hours each way.

[@barbarawissinger]

Erding! Go to the Therme and the brewery. Coburg is really interesting if interested in Queen Victoria.

[@stevebartley628]

I would stay in one of the smaller places you mention and take a day trip to Munich

[@Maria-qh6np]

Don't forget Nördlingen, a town in meteorite crater, 2 hours by regional train

[@chrish2781]

I'd recommend Ulm also for day-trip with the highest church tower of the world

[@daveking-sandbox9263]

Ber-ches-gar-ten easy!

[@markeschen]

Actually it's Berch-tes-ga-ten. You lost the T in the second syllable. No so easy 🙂

[@cybetica]

Berc'-tes-garden

[@paradoxparade1]

​@@markeschenActually, it's "not so easy" and not "no so easy". 😉

[@rrSBS2017]

Love your videos. Did you ever consider moving to Europe? (as traveling to different countries within the continent (and UK) is easier than from the US)

[@TheBayern48]

Don't forget Mittenwald, Tegernsee, Schliersee,

[@Budicles]

Going next year late April or early May

[@Tramptraveller]

❤❤❤

[@jirichladek3380]

Lindau, Passau, Augsburg....

[@thehapagirl92]

Your mom is here!

[@Bolanz73]

You forgot Landshut, Passau and Augsburg - just to name a few

[@anthonykaiser974]

Passau and Augsburg for sure. Landshut for the "Wedding" festival.

[@guavaguy4397]

I heard Ingolstadt and Landshut were good to visit.

[@SunFlower-kg8yn]

Forget Ingolstadt

[@anthonykaiser974]

​@@SunFlower-kg8yn yeah, not really much there.

[@RedProg]

FC Nurnberg 😎

[@poconofriend777]

I'm going to Munich and Nuremberg in a month. Any tips on the train system? Buying the Bayern ticket vs point to point? As an American with little experience with mass public transit, this is the aspect of the trip I am most nervous about.

[@massimosernesi]

What about Augsburg and Rothenburg? 😮

[@SteveInNEPA1]

Mark, my grown nieces are treating me to a trip to the Christmas Markets this December. We're basing in Munich for a few days, taking the train to both Nuremberg and Salzburg. Later, we're doing the TGV to Strasbourg. Do we need train reservations beforehand? Do you recommend reserved seats ir 1st class on TGV? You know this stuff much better than I do. Thank you!

[@markeschen]

I hope Mark responds, but in case he doesn't, I'll give you my (much less valuable) opinion. I always make reservations on high speed rail in Europe. Depending on when you travel, those trains can sell out, and they don't let you on if there are no seats available. 1st Class seats are always a splurge and they're never needed. That said, If I'm planning far enough in advance, and the singles seats across from each other with the table are available, I will spend on those.

[@sultanfahad]

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Zugspitze Schilersee lake Tegernsee lake Legoland Deutschland in Gunzburg

[@surf01er66]

Stuttgart, Black Forrest .......

[@anthonykaiser974]

Not a day trip from Munich.

[@davidlynch9049]

You completely butchered the names - more study here.😎 But those are some great Munich trips. Thanks.

[@japanneedsjesus]

🇪🇬🐪🌴

[@maureencora1]

2024 Will Y'all Be in Munich, Germany For Octokfest ? I Love German Beer, Cars & 5'8" 38*28*38 Women. (smile)

[@m420-nd1if]

Mark Wolter is way too nice and likeable to be american... Come to think of it, that's probably because he spends so much time travelling and outside the US 😅

[@l3p3]

Mark, as always a great video. Only thing that confuses me a bit: Why are you not calling german places by their proper name? I mean calling München "Munic" and for example pronouncing some of the names american instead of german. For me, part of traveling is not to fully learn the language but at least try to properly call names. 😉

[@ronweasley1354]

Maybe because he’s speaking English??

[@paradoxparade1]

I mean, for someone like yourself who just made a lot of grammatical errors, you shouldn't really be judging others. Here's something crazy which just might blow your mind: most people in the world don't speak German. 😮 Anyway, when you ever visit China, make sure to make a video, pronounce the Chinese town you're in correctly and upload it to KZbin so we can all bask in your linguistic triumph.