There are 6 ways to get from Munich to St. Gallen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 88
3h 35mCHF 42–181Bus via St. Gallen
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train stationbus FlixBus N106 / ...
3h 48mCHF 16–30Drive 221 km
- Drive from Munich to St. Gallencar 221 km
2h 13mCHF 37–53Fly, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train
3h 27mCHF 110–334Bus
- Take the bus from MÜNCHEN, ZOB an der Hackerbrucke, Arnulfstr. 21 st. 1 - 5 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrassebus
4h 40mCHF 20–45Train via Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re70
5h 9mCHF 55–124
Munich to St. Gallen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to St. Gallen is to bus via St. Gallen which costs SFr 16 - SFr 30 and takes 3h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to St. Gallen is to drive which takes 2h 13m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 55.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at St. Gallen train station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to St. Gallen. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at St. Gallen(Ch) via Lindau-Reutin and St. Margrethen Sg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 35m.
The distance between Munich and St. Gallen is 244 km. The road distance is 221 km.
The best way to get from Munich to St. Gallen without a car is to train which takes 3h 35m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Munich to St. Gallen, including transfers.
Munich to St. Gallen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to St. Gallen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to St. Gallen is to train which takes 3h 35m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus via St. Gallen, which costs SFr 16 - SFr 30 and takes 3h 48m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof 5 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 30–150 and the journey takes 2h 22m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train station twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 18–30 and the journey takes 3h 45m. RegioJet also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Pasing to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 15–24
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to St. Gallen train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from MÜNCHEN, ZOB an der Hackerbrucke, Arnulfstr. 21 st. 1 - 5 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to St. Gallen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at St. Gallen train station.
Munich to St. Gallen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to St. Gallen is 221 km. It takes approximately 2h 13m to drive from Munich to St. Gallen.
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