Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
3 h 11 m
Average
4 h 7 m
Trains per day
19
Distance
384 km
Of the 19 trains that leave Kassel for Munich every day 13 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 237 miles (383 km) | |
Average train duration | 3 h 18 min | |
Average train ticket price | $54 (€47) | |
Train frequency | 12 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 12 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Kassel to Munich cover the 237 miles (383 km) long trip taking on average 3 h 18 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 12 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $54 (€47), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $27 (€24). Travelers depart most frequently from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and arrive in München Hbf.
You can travel by train between Kassel and Munich with Deutsche Bahn for as low as $27 (€24). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best route.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train to Munich from Kassel. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Kassel to Munich train information with Deutsche Bahn:
An ICE travels hourly from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station to Munich main station. Deutsche Bahn also offers connections with a change in Nuremberg. The trips take between 3 and 4 hours. The first direct connection starts early around 6.3midnight, the last around 20.3midnight. After that at 21.30 there is still a transfer connection available which lasts less than 4 hours. In the late evening hours there are also transfer connections, but travel times between 8 and 10 hours must be planned.
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The Bavarian state capital is one of the most important economic and financial centres in Germany. With its famous sights and attractive cultural and shopping opportunities, Munich is a popular tourist destination. The internationally renowned Oktoberfest in particular attracts millions of visitors from all over the world every year.
All trains from Kassel to Munich depart from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station - usually from platform 2. Since the line from Kassel is exclusively served by ICE trains, there is no further stop in Kassel.
The Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe train station is located in the west of the city. There are several tram and bus stops in front of the station. Here the tramlines hold 1, 2, 3 and 7. Further the journey with the bus lines 24, 41, 52, 55, 100, 113 and 500 is possible. At night, the N4 and N52 lines stop in front of Wilhelmshöhe train station.
The route from Kassel to Munich is basically the same, but there are some differences for some trips. Some of the direct connections are via Fulda, Würzburg and Nuremberg, for some a stop in Nuremberg is omitted, for others Augsburg is added as a further stop. In some cases you have to change trains in Nuremberg.
At Munich Central Station there are two underground stations with connections to the U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U4, U5, U7 and U8. Four tram stops are available around the station. Lines 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 and 22 depart from the Hauptbahnhof Vorplatz stop. The station Hauptbahnhof Nord is served by lines 16, 17, 20, 21 and 22. Lines 18 and 19 stop at Holzkirchener Bahnhof and Hauptbahnhof Süd. Bus lines 100 and MetroBus 58 also stop at Hauptbahnhof.
When taking the train to Munich from Kassel, you can choose to depart from train stations like Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel Hbf and Kassel, Hauptbahnhof Nord. Your route can end in train stations such as München Hbf, München Hackerbrücke and München Marienplatz.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and arrive in München Hbf.
Passengers booking this journey most frequently board their trains from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and need to travel around 2.7 miles (4.4 km) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Munich most often arrive at München Hbf and need to travel around 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from this train station to the city center.
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