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How to get fromAmerica to Oktoberfestby train, bus, car, plane, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from America to Oktoberfest by train, bus, car, plane, or car train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Muenchen Hbftrain train Ice
    7h 23m
    €92–278

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Mönchengladbach central train station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N94
    11h 8m
    €78–123

  3. Drive  661.4 km

    1. Drive from America to Oktoberfestcar car 661.4 km
    6h 1m
    €123–177

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DUS - MUC
    5h 17m
    €115–291

  5. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    7h 35m
    €89–273

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from America to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    8h 31m
    €160–203

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train 20097 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to München, ZOBbus bus
    13h 28m
    €91–113

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Neuss Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    5h 40m

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane AMS - MUC
    6h 37m
    €154–372

  10. Train, train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Viersentrain train
    2. Take the train from Viersen Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane FMO - MUC
    7h 22m
    €181–457

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane DUS - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    7h 50m
    €122–312

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights

Calendar90Weekly Planes
Duration1h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€45Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 682.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 23m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Oktoberfest, Germany?

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Venlo to Muenchen Hbf 3 times a day. Tickets cost €70–150 and the journey takes 5h 48m. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mönchengladbach central train station to Munich central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €50–80 and the journey takes 8h 25m.

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