City to city
Amsterdam to Munich by train
Amsterdam Centraal → Hauptbahnhof Süd
- Fastest
- ≈ 7h 03m
- Typical
- ≈ 8h 19m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS, Eurobahn, DB Fernverkehr AG
Trains link Amsterdam (Amsterdam Centraal) and Munich (Hauptbahnhof Süd) in about 7h 03m at best, with no changes needed.
How long does the train from Amsterdam to Munich take?
The fastest trains cover Amsterdam to Munich in about 7h 03m; a typical journey takes around 8h 19m.
Is there a direct train from Amsterdam to Munich?
Yes: direct trains run between Amsterdam Centraal and Hauptbahnhof Süd.
Is the train or a flight faster from Amsterdam to Munich?
A typical flight works out roughly 4h 15m quicker door to door (about 4h 25m against 8h 40m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 8h 40m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 25m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~28 kg train · ~91 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Amsterdam or Munich
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
- Nightjet Munich–Rome Munich → Rome
- Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam Zurich → Amsterdam
More trains from Amsterdam
- Amsterdam → Utrecht ≈ 26 min · direct
- Amsterdam → Rotterdam ≈ 43 min · direct
- Amsterdam → The Hague ≈ 49 min · direct
- Amsterdam → Antwerp ≈ 1h 20m · direct
- Amsterdam → Eindhoven ≈ 1h 21m · direct
- Amsterdam → Brussels ≈ 1h 56m · direct
More train routes in Germany · France · Belgium.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.