Munich Transportation: The public transportation in Munich city is run by the Münchener Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH - MVV. The most popular means of transport in Munich city is by the S-Bahn (the overground rails) and U-Bahn (the underground rails).There are eight underground lines, 10 urban rail lines, and 9 regional lines providing comprehensive transport in Munich city. Besides these, there are 20 tram lines and more than 80 bus lines. City buses run mostly within the city district of Munich. All of these means of transport run from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. There are hourly night buses and trams from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Airports: The main airport of Munich city, Flughafen Munchen Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, is situated 28 km northeast of the city center. This is Germany's most important airport after the Frankfurt airport. It connects Munich city to approximately 200 destinations worldwide. The facilities in this extremely modern airport include banks, bureaux de change, medical emergency center, and duty free shops, and restaurants. Car hire is available from the airport to the city through reputed companies like Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, and Sixt.
Taxis: The taxis of Munich city are cream in color. There are many of these taxis running on the roads of Munich city. You are allowed to hail taxis on the streets or book them by phone.
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These taxis can be found outside the hotels, airports, or taxi stands. If you prefer to book a taxi by phone, there is a central agency called Taxizentrale Munchen (Ph: +40 (0) 89 21 610 or +49 (0) 89 19 410) or Isarfunk Taxizentrale (Ph: +49 (0) 89 45 05 40). The initial basic charge for taxis is €2.50 to which €1.45 per km is added for the first five kilometers. For the next five kilometers, it is €1.30 and for each kilometer thereafter it is €1.20. Taxi drivers cannot refuse to transport you and you have to pay only the amount displayed on the meter.
Bicycle: Traveling by bicycle is an extremely popular means of transport in Munich city. There is an extensive network of bicycle paths throughout the city. You can carry your bicycles on the S-Bahn also. You can also obtain a free map, showing all bicycle trails, from the tourist office. There are numerous bicycle hire companies in Munich city from where you can hire bicycles.
Online Booking of Flights: Many airlines that fly to Munich International Airport offer the convenience of online booking of flights to and from Munich city. Some of the airlines, which fly to Munich city, are Air Canada, American, Continental, Delta, LTU International Airways, Lufthansa, Northwest, United, US Airways, Aero-Lloyd, Air Berlin, Condor, Deutsche BA, Eurowings, and Hapag-Lloyd.
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