Airport-City-Day-Ticket
The Airport City Day Ticket is a day ticket that covers travel to and from the airport and within the Munich city area (Zone M–5). It is available as a single ticket (1 adult and up to three children aged 6–14) and as a group ticket for 2 to 5 people (children aged 6–14 count as half a person).
Purchase options
With the Airport City Day Ticket, you can travel flexibly between Munich Airport and the entire city area for a whole day. The ticket is valid on all MVV transport services (S-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus, tram and regional trains) in zones M–5 – perfect for your journey to and from the airport, as well as for trips into the city centre.
Key benefits:
- Unlimited journeys in a single day between the airport and the city centre (zones M–5).
- Available as a single or group ticket (up to 5 people; two children aged 6–14 count as one adult).
- Valid until 6 am the following day – ideal for day trips and flexible planning.
- Convenient purchase: at a ticket machine, online, as a mobile ticket or directly to your smartphone wallet.
- Easy payment: cash, debit/credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal accepted.
Good to know – Airport City Day Ticket
The Airport City Day Ticket is available from the following ticket machines:
- Vending machines at Munich Airport
- Vending machines at most S-Bahn stations (with exceptions, see below)
- Mobile ticket machines on MVG buses and trams
- Fixed MVG ticket machines in the Munich city centre
How to buy a ticket from a machine:
- First, select “MVV Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund”.
- Then select “Airport-City-Day-Ticket” on the screen.
Exceptions when buying tickets:
At certain S-Bahn stations near the airport, it is not possible to purchase a ticket from a machine. Simply select “Airport” as your destination at these stations:
- S1: Eching, Freising, Lohhof, Feldmoching, Neufahrn, Oberschleißheim, Pulling, Unterschleißheim
- S2: Altenerding, Aufhausen, Erding, Feldkirchen, Grub, Heimstetten, Markt Schwaben, Ottenhofen, Poing, St. Koloman
- S8: Hallbergmoos, Ismaning
The Airport City Day Ticket can be paid for in various ways at the ticket machines:
- Coins and banknotes
- Debit card (EC card) and GeldKarte
- Credit card
Credit cards at the airport and S-Bahn stations:
EUROCARD/MasterCard, VISA and Diners Club are accepted.
Credit cards at MVG ticket machines (e.g. underground):
MasterCard, VISA and American Express are accepted.
The Airport City Day Ticket is valid until 6 am the following day.
In most cases, the Airport City Day Ticket does not need to be validated.
- Tickets purchased at the airport, at S-Bahn stations (DB ticket machines), as OnlineTickets or from mobile ticket machines on buses and trams are already validated.
- Only tickets from fixed MVG ticket machines within the Munich city area need to be validated before your journey. These tickets can be identified by the words ‘Validate here’.
Tip: It’s best to buy your ticket just before you set off.
For a single journey to the airport, you can also use a single ticket or a multi-trip ticket. This is particularly good value for shorter journeys, for example from Unterschleißheim.
As an alternative to the Airport City Day Ticket, a day ticket for zones M to 5 can also be used – both tickets are equivalent in price and service.
Tip: Before buying, consider how often you’ll be travelling that day. For multiple journeys on the same day, a day ticket is usually cheaper.
There are two S-Bahn lines running directly from Munich Airport to the city centre:
- S1: via the west of Munich (e.g. Neufahrn, Moosach)
- S8: via the east of Munich (e.g. Ostbahnhof, Marienplatz)
Timetable:
Trains run alternately every 10 minutes. Each line runs approximately every 20 minutes.
Journey time:
The journey to the city centre takes approx. 35 minutes.
Main stops:
Both lines stop at key stations such as Hauptbahnhof and Marienplatz.