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Berlin to Innsbruck by train
How to travel from Berlin to Innsbruck by train
There are no direct trains from Berlin to Innsbruck, but it's typically easy journey with four things in particular in its tick box:
- The first part of the journey will be on a swish ICE train
- Only one train of change is required
- Munchen HBf is a super-easy station in which to make a connection
- And if you set off early enough in the day to arrive in Berlin before dusk falls, the final hour of the trip is rather lovely,
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From Berlin Hbf to Innsbruck Hbf
Journey Summary
6hr 48min
Daily
Travel Information
These trains usually depart from the lower level (tief) in Berlin Hbf.
These trains also call at Berlin Gesunbrunnen station - which is to the north of the city centre and at Berlin Sudkreuz - which is to the south.
Connections are available at Berlin Sudkreuz from S-Bahn trains from the eastern and western edges of the city centre, as well as S-Bahn (local) trains from Brandenburger Tor and Postdamer Platz and Anhalter stations.
Check your connections in Berlin on this public transport map.
Final Destination: Munchen
5 x connections per day**
There are no direct trains between Berlin and Innsbruck but it's a straightforward journey.
Target the journey options with only 1 x change of train as there is no need to change trains more than once when travelling between these cities.
The connecting time at Munchen Hbf station between the arrival of the ICE train from Berlin and the EC train on to Innsbruck will be around 30 -32 mins, which will usually be stress-free, but it isn't guaranteed.
If need be tickets will be valid on subsequent departures
If you have reservations on the train between Munchen and Innsbruck and the train from Berlin does arrive too late in Munchen to make a booked connection, then these can be transferred free of charge to subsequent departures at the Reisezentrum desk in Munchen Hbf station.
Tickets
Online bookings usually open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
On DB Bahn look for the journeys which have '1' in the chg. column and 'ICE, EC' in the Products column.
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Connections at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day -so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets and your seat reservation is included - but they're optional when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DB Bahn | from €35.90 | |
| Trainline | from €35.90 |
Train 1
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Journey Features
This is a scenically uninteresting journey, so what gives this journey its wow factor is its speed.
Around 10 minutes after departure from Leipzig, where the train will reverse direction, the train will move on to the high speed line.
It will then spend around 80 minutes travelling at speeds of up to 290 km/h until it switches back to the conventional railway just to the north of Bamberg.
It will use a second stretch of high speed line for the 40 minute journey between Nurnberg and Ingolstadt.
Train 2
Journey Features
Good to Know
If time is on your side and you will be travelling with a rail pass; the slower alternative Regio trains, take an even more spectacular route from Munich to Innsbruck.
This journey becomes more scenic once the trains depart from Kuftstein.
For much of the journey between there and the suburbs of Innsbruck, the railway is parallel to the River Inn, most of the views of the river can be seen from the right.
On the other side of the river at the foothills of the Central Austria Alps.
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