Mobile without a car: Public short-distance passenger transport

Information on the Farchant Bus Pass for Visitors
Route map and schedule of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen local utility.

Information on (Regionalverkehr Oberbayern GmbH) the public transport company, RVO

Travelling to Farchant by car

When coming from Munich, Farchant is 3 km (approx. 2 mi.) before Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

• If you are coming from Munich, take the A 95 freeway towards Garmisch-Partenkirchen. At the end of the freeway after the Eschenlohe exit, continue on the B2 federal highway. Before the entrance to the tunnel, turn right towards Farchant (3 km/approx. 2 mi. before Garmisch-Partenkirchen).
• From Augsburg – Schongau, take the B 17 and B 23 federal highways to the town of Oberammergau, then continue on to Oberau. From Oberau, continue on the B 2 highway, turn right towards Farchant before the entrance to the tunnel.
• If you are coming from the south, take the Brennerautobahn/AutoBrennero freeway (toll) towards Innsbruck – Mittenwald.

Of course, you can put together your own individual route by using an online route planner.

Route-planer

Arriving by rail

Great: Trains are stopping in Farchant again!

Take advantage of the convenient direct train connections to Farchant! Almost all major German cities have excellent ICE train connections to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. There is even a scenic train connection from Reutte, Austria to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Once there, all you need to do is get on the regional train or a local bus to Farchant!

Or travel directly to Farchant on an RVO regional train from Munich.

Arriving by plane

Arrival at the Munich Airport (approx. 110 km/68 mi. from Farchant), continue by MVV public transport (S-Bahn) to the main train station (Hauptbahnhof). From there take the train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberau, or Farchant.

You can also fly to the Innsbruck Airport (approx. 60 km/37 mi.) or the Augsburg Airport (approx. 110 km/68 mi.) and then continue by train or bus.